You can be an IP lawyer without a STEM degree. You can even be a patent attorney but only on the litigation side.Studying intellectual property law provides students with a comprehensive understanding of technology and the skill sets needed to draft patent applications. A patent gives the holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell and importing the patented invention. Even in terms of patent litigation, you don't need a science background. Take, for example, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Riverside Law has vast experience in patent application drafting and patent prosecution in a wide range of technology areas. Patent Law is one branch of Intellectual Property (IP) Law. IP Law is law protecting and fighting over the rights to ideas.