The program provides an opportunity to study both traditional and emerging areas of intellectual property law (patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret) I am a student in biology, and was thinking of getting work experience at the USPTO as an examiner before applying to law schools.Jessica Kostyo is a technical advisor in the firm's Waco office, where she collaborates with the firm's attorneys to protect client's intellectual property. You absolutely do not need hard sciences for anything related to copyright and trademarks, including in a law firm. Greenberg Traurig's Intellectual Property Litigation attorneys provide clients with IP enforcement, protection, and strategic counseling on a global scale. In biology and chemistry from Ouachita Baptist University. Getting a law degree later is always an option, but many scientists and engineers wind up working in the field as Patent Agents. This chart outlines the steps in the process. Week.