STEM is required for patent prosecution, but not patent litigation. To be patent barred, you need a degree in STEM.
Need to take the LSAT.
Go for a T14 school, don't settle for a cheaper:
A lot of firms only hire from the top 10% of schools, but will hire from any part of a T14 class.
- Duke University School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
- New York University School of Law
- Northwestern University School of Law
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- University of Chicago Law School
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Virginia School of Law
- + some Ivy Leagues and Yale
You're a splitter if you have a low GPA and a high LSAT and you're a reverse splitter if you have a low LSAT and high GPA
If you want to stay in Chicago, Loyola is your next best bet ESPECIALLY for IP. Very strong IP program. John Marshall and DePaul also have decent IP placement