/r/patentlaw/

r/patentlaw

22k members
r/patentlaw is a subreddit with 22k members. The community frequently discusses patent law, patent, career, law, and job search, and they frequently recommend/review case management software, lsat course, and lsat prep course, and the most common flair used is student and career advice, inventor question, practice discussions, usa, and uk.
Reddit's premier community for patent law and case law, IP strategy, career guidance, the dreaded patent bar, etc., in the US or any jurisdiction. No conversations in this subreddit should be understood to establish an attorney-client relationship. Professionals: see our sister sub at r/patents for more directed discussions.

Popular Topics in r/patentlaw

#1

Patent Law

100 posts
#2

Patent

52 posts
#3

Career

39 posts
#4

Law

18 posts
#5

Job Search

10 posts
#6

Engineering

10 posts
#7

Patent Agent

7 posts
#8

Career Advice

6 posts
#9

Law School

6 posts
#10

Chemistry

6 posts

Products Discussed in r/patentlaw

#1
Inprotech
4.0 from 1 review
#2
AppColl
5.0 from 1 review
#3
iManage
4.0 from 1 review

Lsat Course

2 reviews
#1
PowerScore
4.0 from 1 review
#2
The LSAT Trainer
3.0 from 1 review
#1
PowerScore
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/patentlaw

#1
Student and Career Advice
: "Leaving Patent Law Advice?"
78 posts
#2
Inventor Question
: "What should I do?"
26 posts
#3
Practice Discussions
: "AI - what am I missing?"
19 posts
#4
USA
: "Patent prices"
16 posts
#5
UK
: "Keeping clients when moving firms"
10 posts
#6
Patent Examiners
: "Anyone qualify for Category B via online post-bacc courses (Portage Learning, SCUHS, UNE Online, etc.)?"
7 posts
#7
Jurisprudence/Case Law
: "Changing from Regular Entity to Small"
3 posts
#8
India
: "Indian Patent Job Market: What salary can I expect?"
2 posts
#9
Europe
: "is it allowed to amend the title and abstract of PCT application without the preliminary amendment when entering the Europe phase?"
1 post
#10
Memes
: "Did y'all hear about the male fertility patent licensing pool that just started in California?"
1 post

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Yearly
+5k members(29.9%)

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Last updated: August 12, 2026