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Career paths

Posted May 5, 2009 18:15 UTC (Tue) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625)
In reply to: poor SW patents by corbet
Parent article: Long discussions about long names

I have met former patent examiners now working for applicants. How many examiners go on to jobs at firms seeking patents? Is approving a patent a way to apply for a job in the private sector, like approving a big contract for DoD is a way to apply for a job at a military contractor?

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