| An article at CNN lists academic research
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| | hourly wage is just under $15/hour. This
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| scientists as one of the top three "Big
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| | is less than the average salary earned by
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| jobs that pay badly". The article states
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| | recent college graduates with only a
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| that this career track has "one of the
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| | bachelor's degree. Once again, let me
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| most disproportionate ratios of training
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| | remind you of the average salary of a
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| to pay".I believe it.As a one-time
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| | Patent Agent -- $74,900 a year.And it's
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| research scientist myself, I experienced
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| | not all about money. A career as a
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| the low pay first-hand. In all honesty,
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| | Patent Agent has its rewards. It's a
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| it was barely enough to support my modest
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| | highly respectable and honorable career
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| living needs, let alone a family. I
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| | where you may put your knowledge to the
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| found myself in the uncomfortable
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| | test and solve fascinating technical and
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| position of actually making less than a
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| | legal problems. It is your opportunity
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| full-time waitress. This was with my
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| | to really use that science degree (or the
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| Master's degree in Molecular Biology
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| | degrees) you worked so hard to get and
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| working at a prestigious academic
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| | earn the prestige you so deserve.You will
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| institute.And as much as I'd like to say
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| | be right on the cutting edge of research
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| it gets better with more education, I
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| | and development, quite possibly even
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| can't. Unfortunately, the salary and job
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| | closer to it than you are today tucked
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| expectations only seem to only worsen
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| | away running experiments in the
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| with the degree level. If you're a
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| | laboratory. You will be positioned to
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| postdoc, you know exactly what I
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| | learn about new and exciting discoveries
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| mean.Decades ago, the postdoctoral
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| | before anyone else.In addition to the
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| position was merely a "stepping stone" on
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| | prestige offered by a career in patent
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| the road to something bigger and better.
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| | law, there is virtually unlimited
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| But today, many postdocs are trapped in
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| | potential. Patent law is one of the few
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| their temporary positions. Some spend as
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| | legal specialties that is actually
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| long as a decade, or more, just biding
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| | growing. And since many biotech
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| their time, searching for their
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| | innovations truly do advance society, you
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| "big-break" into the small pool of
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| | will have the opportunity to do something
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| permanent Ph.D. positions.Even those that
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| | positive for mankind (which is probably
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| make it are forced to go where the money
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| | why you became a scientist in the first
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| is, which might not be where their ideas
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| | place).And you may always choose to get a
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| and dreams would take them.I can imagine
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| | law degree after you gain experience as a
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| if you're in this position, you're
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| | Patent Agent. As you might guess, you
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| probably wondering why I'm bringing this
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| | can expect a higher pay and even more
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| up. To rub in how incredibly underpaid
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| | challenges as a Patent Attorney (in fact,
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| you are? No. Instead, I want to let you
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| | the average pay for a Patent Attorney is
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| in on a little secret.It's a shortcut
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| | $100,000 with some partners earning well
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| actually.You see, my story changed when I
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| | over $200,000 a year).So with all the
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| found out that as a scientist, I
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| | benefits of a career in patent law, why
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| qualified to begin a career in patent
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| | don't more scientists opt for this
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| law. All I needed to gain status as a
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| | opportunity? Especially when all that
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| registered Patent Agent was pass an exam
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| | stands between them and this career is an
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| conducted by the United States Patent and
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| | exam? Well the truth is, many just don't
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| Trademark Office. Upon passing this
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| | know the opportunity exists. My goal is
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| exam, I would be legally eligible to
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| | to change that.As you can see, passing
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| write and prosecute patents in the
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| | the Patent Bar exam can open an entirely
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| U.S.Chances are you qualify to take this
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| | new career door for you. It can pave the
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| exam and become a Patent Agent too.A
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| | way to a higher salary and a highly
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| licensed Patent Agent (with no law
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| | rewarding career. So if you're interested
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| degree) makes an average expected salary
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| | in a career change of this sort, please
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| of $74,900 a year (as reported by in
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| | seek out more information today. As you
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| 2005). Contrast this with the $45,000
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| | know, shortcuts don't always last
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| average salary of a Research Associate in
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| | forever, especially when the word gets
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| the field of Biotechnology. That's
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| | out.Copyright © 2005 Lisa ParmleyFor
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| almost $30,000 more in a single year.The
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| | more information on the Patent Bar Exam
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| salary for a Ph.D. in a postdoc position
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| | and a career in patent law, please visit
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| is a mere $38,000. And the average
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| number of hours a postdoc works in a
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| | report and discover how you can land an
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| typical week is 51. If you do the math,
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| | exclusive career in patent law.
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| it becomes apparent that a postdoc's
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