u/Powerful-Caramel-443

I am a first year Law & Science student at the University of Hong Kong. In the long term, I plan to complete a MSEE/MSCS in Canada and then pursue Patent Law there.

While I personally prefer Litigation, I'm a bit concerned about feasibility for both Prosecution and Litigation:

• For Patent Prosecution, there could be export controls, and I am not Canadian.
• For Patent Litigation, I do not possess a Canadian law degree. I'm worried my foreign legal education could be frowned upon even if I ultimately manage to qualify as an attorney in a Canadian province.

I've thought of a few things I can do, but I'm not sure whether they will really be helpful:

• A semester/year on exchange in a decent Canadian law school (Osgoode/Western/McGill)
• Pursuing an LLM in Canada (perhaps in IP law) instead of an MSEE/MSCS
• Learning French?

I also have a few questions about patent law in Canada:

• Where are most patent law-related jobs concentrated in?
• I'm fluent in Chinese -- could that be helpful?
• In the long term, will relocating to the US be realistic?

Thank you very much in advance.