This Handbook provides an overview of federal patent and trademark law. Information discussed includes types of patents and trademarks, duration of registration, requirements for obtaining, a guide to the application process, protecting your patent or trademark, and much more in 18 pages of materials.
Even in terms of patent litigation, you don't need a science background. Take, for example, Association for Molecular Pathology v.You can be an IP lawyer without a STEM degree. You can even be a patent attorney but only on the litigation side. An important thing to note is that a law degree is not required before taking the Patent Bar nor is it required to be a patent practitioner. To practice trademark or copyright law does not require that one have a scientific background. If all you want to do is write Patent Applications (i.e. Patent Agent), you do NOT require a Law Degree. You are confident you can be an intellectual property attorney even if you don't have a hardsciences or engineering background. No. Only attorneys that prosecute patent applications.