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Re:A mental-health crisis is gripping science – toxic resear... by AlbertCory on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:25PM (#36052105)
Although I AM a patent agent, the job title that I had at Google was "technical advisor." Most of the others with my job were not patent agents and the credential was really not necessary. Litigation is not something you study to pass the Patent Bar.

If you're looking for a job like that with Big Law, you might look for "litigation advisor" or something similar.

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Re:A mental-health crisis is gripping science – toxic resear... by fatnoah on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @09:13AM (#36057547)
The specific role I had was on the Patent Prosecution side vs. the Patent Litigation side. The litigators were more "normal" attorneys, and while we did some small level of advisement, for any real litigation they'd always hire an outside expert.
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Re:A mental-health crisis is gripping science – toxic resear... by AlbertCory on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @11:27AM (#36059447)
Same with Google: there's always an outside firm that does the work. The Google attorney was in charge and monitored all their bills.
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