Any good recommendations for patent industry magazines with regular print editions? too much of my keeping up to date is by blogs.

How do you deal with managers or directors younger than you who don’t have strong leadership qualities due to lack of experience? I’m in my mid-thirties and the director of product is mid-twenties. They rose through the ranks as the startup grew so they really know the product and company but they don’t have a lot of experience managing a team. It’s frustrating to have someone lead without having the skills to lead or the insight to give industry or career advice. How have others handled it?

Who gets paid more data scientists or data engineers in New York? Could someone share the career trajectory for both?

Is Austin blowing up or has it settled down a bit in terms of people moving there? And has the city changed at all in terms of the vibe/lifestyle, etc from what it was about 5 years ago?

Can someone who takes CBD tell me if they actually feel a difference? Or is it all a placebo effect?

Are agencies/companies selling old computer monitors? How can I get one?

Hi fishes,
I got verbal offer from oracle and bgv also initiated on Feb 23rd. On March 9th hr says position is waiting for approval at VP and BU level due to budget constraints. My notice period with current company ends on 31st March. What are the chances of getting offer letter? If so, what time frame can I expect?

Anyone from Bloomberg here & willing time chat?

“What will the account think?”
“We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it.”

Hi Fishes,
Any idea on the budget of Cyber security engineer in Visa with 11 yrs of exp.

Is car sales at a dealership worth trying to get into? I'm a car guy so thought it in hopes I would be happier

There’s a guy who plays a trumpet on my block for money and he plays a few tunes on a loop and it’s driving me insane. Anyone dealt with something like this?

Hi all,
How much salary can be offered to a person having 1 year 9 months of experience in sap abap hana, new abap, odata, basics of fiori.
Current ctc: 4.5lpa

I received my fnf from Accenture today. I don't know why 18k as 'other perquisite' is mentioned in income tax computation sheet?

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Hello All,

I am a SAP developer with around 10+ yrs of exp. I want to move into product management, can anyone here guide me how to make that shift , what all skills I need to learn , do I need to have some certification from any B school ?

Uber is coming out with their own airline-like credit card. Very interesting

When you ask your parents what they consider their most reliable news source, expecting “Fox”, but they answer “Epoch Times” 🤦‍♂️

For Program manager track, will the team match happen after hiring committee review or will both these steps happen in parallel. Could anyone throw some light on the process?

Subject matter eligibility "doctrines" .... lol amirite?

Reposting from litigation bowl. Question about patent term extension. Let's say the patent covers i) product A and ii) A in combination with B. PTE is granted based on the combination of A and B. This is the first marketing approval of A. Would the extended patent cover someone using combination A and C? I don't think so but would love to have input.

Is it the same answer if someone else was using A, B, and C?

Is it reasonably possible to jump from patent prosecution to trademark prosecution?

Any recommendations for a document management system that automatically saves emails into the proper folders?

In what order do you draft a patent application? I know the official answer is “it depends.” But what do you find yourself do most often? For me, it’s claims —> drawings —> spec.

Which IP firm has best in-house exit options?

Hi, are there any women-owned patent firms in the SF Bay Area that focus on patent prosecution in computer technologies? Thanks!

What are the pros and cons of the following IP boutique firms: Finnegan, Fish, Banner Witcoff, Oblon, Knobbe?

Just curious: how much time would you bill for on prepping instructions to a FA for a response? Feel free to break down by how long you’ve been practicing, complexity, or any other factor you think is relevant.

What do folks find most frustrating about patent prosecution? Drafting, OAs, client relations, other?

For me, I dislike drafting the spec to explicitly recite the basic things it does, eg, server talks to client to do <basic action>.

Has anyone regretted going in-house as patent counsel? If so, were you able to successfully transition back to a firm?

I’m a patent pros. paralegal working in bio/chem at my firm, 26 yo with an MS in Chem at 100k and a 115 hr billable req.
After the mental beat down that was grad school, I’m happy to have straightforward tasks and mentally coast, but my attys want me to start studying for the patent bar asap.
I like where I’m at and I know that once I start down the tech spec/agent/attorney path, it’s going to be full speed. How long do you think I can/should stay in this position before starting to study?

Does anyone have any experience with Sterne Kessler? Thinking of hopping over, and am wondering if it’s a good fit for me.

If a client asks law firm A to transfer a couple of patent prosecution cases to law firm B, does law firm A need to deliver all relevant documents to law firm B? Can law firm B just submit POA and access all the files via Private Pair? Thank you

How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

Having some severe Executive Dysfunction atm. I can't imagine that the patent attorney bowl here is short on the neurodivergent. Suggestions/tips/tricks/advice are all appreciated. I recently moved, bought my first home, got vaccinated, etc. - basically just a huge load of stressful events that are probably doing a number on my brain, but I also just can't seem to get on top of.

Please, if you're neurotypical, think thrice before posting - I'm not normal, and want help, not stress or dismiss

I do prosecution and am looking to lateral. Does anyone have recommendations on firms to consider, or ones to avoid? I’m flexible on location.

Raise your hand if you received the “paul budnek” email today

How do firms handle export control rules compliance for inbound disclosures for new filings?
Do you make the determination of export control classification number (ECCN) yourself based on each inbound disclosure? Do you ask the client to provide the ECCN, if they know it? Do you play ostrich? Or something else?