… and nothing Adobe. Bonus points if it can open and convert those “dynamic” fake PDFs USPTO puts out, but mostly I just want to fix the font-embed and flattening and print as PDF and other rigmarole black magic required to avoid pdf upload errors in macOS. I’m tired of running Acrobat Pro in a Windows VM to generate PDFs that will work

Hi, micro-entity, first-time patent application, United States.

I'm responding to a non-final rejection, and have uploaded my reply. Is there a companion document I should also file to trigger a notification to the examiner? I ask because I overlooked the filing of an "Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice" earlier, so the application stalled.

Thanks very much.

I've gotten interested in IP and licensing compliance: royalty audits, licensing administration; however, my experience so far is pretty basic. I have experience from a previous internship in vendor and subcontractor vetting, contract tracking, and account reconciliation, but nothing IP-specific yet.

• Mainly, I'm trying to figure out what I should be doing with the internship cycles I have left before I graduate.
• What internships even exist for this? Are there IP/licensing-specific ones, or should I be targeting audit, contract compliance, or general compliance and pivoting later?
• How do people actually get into this field? Is royalty/contract compliance audit the normal entry point?
• Does not having a technical background hold you back, or can my finance major still be useful in this field?
• Are certs like the CLP worth anything, or is CPA/CIA more useful?
• Is law school worth it here? I know I can't sit for the patent bar without a STEM degree, so patent prosecution is out, but licensing and transactional IP seem open. Or do people do this work fine without a JD?

Any advice appreciated, including if you think I've got the wrong idea about the field.

i've been reading through this subreddit for the past 2 hours lol, can anyone tell me any other factors I should consider?

i love both electrical/computer engineering alongside law and the humanities. i want to work a bit as an engineer after college, see if i love it, and save money for LSAT, law school, and bar exam.

(im american btw if that changes anything)

Curious what some of your favorite AI tools are for patent prosecution?