EP/DE Patent Attorney in Physics' Move to Boston
Hi fellow colleagues from across the pond. My wife, a German medical doctor, got a job at Harvard for a year starting November this year. I currently plan on joining her with a J2 visa.
I am a physicist (B. Sc, M.Sc.) and "senior" patent attorney and primarily work in semiconductors, power electronics, medical physics, optics and software. I'm also fully bilingual, since I grew up in the US up to the end of high school (but without citizenship/greencard, long story).
Can anyone help me out with some tips and suggestions how I can tackle this transition? I may be able to do some visiting research while waiting for an EAD if visa sponsorship by a firm is impossible (presumably is). Afterwards, I would gladly work for a firm or in-house in Boston for the remaining year, maybe even try becoming a patent agent.