在MLS学位课程中集中精力从事专利实践，可以使学生为在美国专利商标局注册的专利代理人实践专利法做好准备。该集中课程的重点是为学生提供有关专利法的大量理论知识以及实践技能培训，其中包括与专利法领域相关的顶点临床课程。<br>具有工程学或硬科学学位的本科生可以起草和提交专利通过专利律师资格考试并成为美国专利商标局的注册专利代理人，代表自己和他人申请专利。此外，许多律师事务所，公司，企业家和其他企业雇用非律师来起草专利。<br>在ASU的桑德拉·戴·奥康纳法学院，专利实践重点为学生提供了对专利法的详细理解和一般
Patent law is integral to the protection and commercialization of inventions, ideas, and processes. At the Sandra Day OConnor College of Law at Arizona State University, we offer JD and LLM students the opportunity to focus on patent practice, and for MLS students we offer an MLS in patent practice. Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does not require a law degree to sit for the patent bar exam. Undergraduates with an engineering or hard science degree can draft and submit patent applications by passing the patent bar exam and becoming a registered patent agent with the USPTO. Many law firms, corporations, and entrepreneurial ventures have a need for both lawyers and non-lawyers to manage the patent process.