Closing Argument

It has been 40 years since I started in the patent business and an interesting 40 years it has been. In 1968, I began my career in patent law as a law clerk. I never aspired to become an "intellectual property lawyer." I had never heard of such a thing, nor had anyone else. We called it patent law. Life was not terribly complicated.In 1970, I received my license to practice and found a paying job. It …