这几年最好找到工作的律师是有CS/EE学位的专利律师。原因之一是有很多诉讼案件是围绕着software or business method patents。这就需要有CS学位的专利律师来对付。但去年美国最高法院在 Alice v. CLS Bank 案的判决中,给software or business method patents一记闷棍:如果一个计算机软件只是用来实施一个 abstract idea,而没有其它创造性的发明,那么这个计算机软件不在专利法保护的范畴之内。半年过去了,美国的各类法庭依据此案,对许多诉讼案件发出了Alice Standard-based 判决。而收到这种判决书的专利,仅有5%被认定有效,其余都被判定无效。这可能会大量缩减推上法庭的和software or business method patents有关的诉讼案。没有案子,谁还会雇佣办案的专利律师啊?而且Alice一案的判决,也大大缩减了能够获得专利权限的计算机软件的数目。那么律师所也不会接到像以前那么多需要用CS知识来写的专利申请了;相应地会大大缩减对计算机行业转行来的专利律师的需求。各位跃跃欲试的想从计算机行业跳到律师行业的华人xdjm,请慎重考虑。看看下面这个分析也许有用:
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