Hello!
In 2021, I started posting my random patent attorney thoughts on LinkedIn. Since it is not easy to find old posts there, I decided to publish them here on my website too.
Mental health and exam preparations
It's been 2 months since the EQE. For those who don't know this exam, it is the European Qualifying Examinations to qualify as a European Patent Attorney. It includes 4 exams on 4 subsequent days, each 4-7 hours long…
What do you enjoy most about being a patent attorney?
It seems that hundreds of patent attorneys found my story about the difficulties of introducing ourselves familiar. I've never seen so many patent attorneys agreeing on something…
I am (not) a lawyer
When someone asks me what I do – for example in a coffee shop or gym – I often have to give a short lecture about inventions and patents in order to explain what a patent attorney is and does…
Email etiquette between attorney and client
Following up on my email etiquette post, I also want to discuss how we could better communicate with clients. When I first started working at a patent firm, we used to write very long emails to potential clients explaining so many things about the different IP rights…
My two cents on email etiquette
Do you ever care about being kind in your emails, or just focus on getting the job done? Maybe I am naive (I have been told several times), but I do think that the way we communicate in emails matters…
Random act of kindness
Every time I posted on LinkedIn, it was EQE related. Recently, I've been thinking whether I want to stay active now that EQE - at least for 2021 - is over…