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.
You can be an IP lawyer without a STEM degree. You can even be a patent attorney but only on the litigation side.If you don't have a science or engineering degree, in the US, you can take classes. Even in terms of patent litigation, you don't need a science background. Take, for example, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Unlike traditional bar exams, applicants do not need a legal background. There are very good reasons for the requirement of an engineering or science background in order to provide guidance in the patent process. A Nevada patent attorney guide you through these complex procedures and navigate through the thousands of patents that have already been filed. In order to qualify for the Patent Exam, you will need at least a bachelor's degree in one of the specified fields of science or engineering. There are a number of areas in IP that don't require a science background.