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Tiffany Monroe passes the U.S. Patent Bar Exam
Tiffany Monroe had only been working as an engineer for a couple of years when she met someone that would change her whole career path.
She was attending the National Society of Black Engineers conference in Dallas in 2004 when she sat in a seminar presented by an engineer who had gone to law school and was now working as a patent attorney.
Now some 10 years later, Monroe, a second-year Evening Division student, is on that same path.
She recently passed the U.S. Patent Bar Exam and is now a registered patent agent. Her goal is to eventually work as a patent attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
“It took me three months of studying, but I did it,” said the Baton Rouge native. “It means more job opportunities to do bigger and better things.”
And the response she’s received from classmates has been overwhelming.
“It’s like the whole Law Center is excited about it,” she says. “A lot of students are asking me about patent law and how they can prepare for a career in this area. It’s kind of placed me in a mentorship role; but, it is good to be able to share the information with them.”
Monroe earned an electrical engineering degree from Southern University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech.
She then went to work as an engineer for 12 years in Dallas; St. Francisville, Louisiana; and Birmingham, Alabama; before moving back home to attend SULC and take care of her father who was ill.
“Southern is one of the most affordable law schools in the country, plus you can get a quality education that will take you to the next level,” said the American Bar Association student member.
She plans to get an internship at the U.S. Patent office next summer and eventually open her own law firm.
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