You probably don't care but if you decide to change careers later...
The Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) will let you sit for the Patent Bar (you know that thing you must pass in order to submit patents to the PTO and 1/2 of what you need to work as a Patent Attorney) will very little hassle if you have a CS degree.
They will probably let you sit for the exam if you have a CIS degree but since it is not on their little list of acceptable degrees, you'll have a good deal of hoops to jump through.
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You probably don't care but if you decide to change careers later...
The Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) will let you sit for the Patent Bar (you know that thing you must pass in order to submit patents to the PTO and 1/2 of what you need to work as a Patent Attorney) will very little hassle if you have a CS degree.
They will probably let you sit for the exam if you have a CIS degree but since it is not on their little list of acceptable degrees, you'll have a good deal of hoops to jump through.