Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Patent Attorney for its Intellectual Property Law Center at its Albuquerque location. This is an in-person position, and the selected candidate must live in Albuquerque or the surrounding area. The attorney will draft and prosecute patent applications, manage a patent docket, and provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to intellectual property issues, policies, and procedures. The position offers the opportunity to branch out beyond solely performing patent drafting and prosecution work. Our attorneys counsel on technology transfer activities ranging from non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, user facilities agreements, license agreements and negotiations as well as software licensing, copyright, litigation, and trademark registration.
Patent Examiner (Engineering, Science, Technology) – Government – Remote
Do you aspire to use your science and patent knowledge to serve on the cutting edge of innovation? Now you can, by being the first to examine new inventions to determine and grant patents as a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), America's Innovation Agency!
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We currently have several open vacancies for Patent Examiners specializing in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science*
- Physics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering*
- Electrical Engineering*
- Mechanical Engineering
* The Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering patent examiner positions include a $20,000 recruitment bonus (with a 20-month service commitment).
Duties:
As a patent examiner, you will spend your time:
- Searching prior art using specialized technology systems to ensure that an invention is new and unique. Prior art is information that has been disclosed to the public about an invention before a given date including related patents, published articles and public demonstrations.
- Reviewing patent applications for potentially new inventions and innovations to ensure they meet the agency requirements.
- Writing legal office actions on patentability and respond to patent applications.
New patent examiners receive top-notch training during the first months on the job that will give you the tools you need to be successful in your role.
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- IF YOU ARE A VETERAN: We love hiring vets! Veterans interested in applying, please first
e-mail a copy of your redacted resume, academic transcripts, and DD-214 to
hirevets@uspto.gov. To learn more, visit http://bit.ly/USPTOVeterans - IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY: Individuals with disabilities a large part of helping further our goal of protecting our nation’s intellectual property rights. If you have a disability and are interested in applying, you may be eligible for special consideration under Schedule A. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3C4vdZM, or e-mail your interest in this job with your Schedule
A letter to DisabilityHiring@uspto.gov
Qualifications:
- You must have either (A) successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher STEM degree OR (B) a combination of qualifying education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, as shown in (1), plus
appropriate experience or additional education.
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Conditions of Employment:
- Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals and your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies. If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
- The duties of the position will depend on the level of the role, and the level a selectee is selected for will depend on a vary of factors, including education and experience.
- The full list of duties, qualifications, and conditions of employment can be found on the USAJOBS
posting: https://bit.ly/3S8row0. - We value our diverse, inclusive, and collaborative team members at the USPTO.
- We know the talents of each colleague enrich our vibrant workplace. The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Remote
Senior Patent Prosecuting Attorney – Government – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a senior patent prosecuting attorney to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Qualifications We Require:
- A U.S. law degree from an ABA accredited law school, admission to practice in at least one U.S. state and current registration with the USPTO is required.
- Excellent academic qualifications with at least ten (10) years of law firm and/or in-house patent prosecution experience.
- Master or PhD degree in electrical engineering, physics or a relevant science or engineering discipline.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
Apply online at:
https://sandia.jobs/albuquerque-nm/senior-patent-prosecuting-attorney/75D7EEE734384BF4B3453BC155654627/job/
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patent Paralegal – Government – Berkeley, CA
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking a Patent Paralegal to work in Berkeley, CA.
What You Will Do:
Prepare legal documents required for patent filings, including:
- Patent and fee transmittals for U.S. patent filings;
- Patent Cooperation Treaty filings;
- Application Data Sheets, Assignments, and Oaths/Declarations for U.S. patent filings;
- Powers of attorney, both U.S. patent and Patent Cooperation Treaty filings;
- Information disclosure statements;
- Petitions for fee extensions;
- Requests for Continuing Examination; and
- Patent and patent application assignments and assignment recordation forms.
Other Responsibilities:
- Prepare and submit legal documents for various government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Health & Human Service (National Institutes of Health), using electronic filing submission processes (iEdison) within specific timelines.
- Manage legal requests and correspondence with the DOE, including elections of title, requests for extension of time letters, and discontinuance letters.
- Advise Intellectual Property Office (IPO) staff and attorneys, government agencies, licensees, joint patent owners, and internal Berkeley Lab clients on the status and prosecution of patent applications.
- Coordinate outside counsel, IPO attorney and staff, and inventor responses to legal notices or requests from various patent offices and government agencies.
- Review invention funding sources and determine reporting per DOE, federal agency, and University of California (UC) requirements.
- Assist attorneys in preparation of U.S. and foreign patent office responses, such as responses to Office Actions and Restriction Requirements, and responses to other notices or requests from U.S. and foreign patent offices.
- Review and docket in intellectual property databases Office Actions, other patent office communications, and related patent documents received from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, foreign associates, and outside counsel.
- Provide Contracts Officers with analysis of funding sources and background intellectual property on DOE agreements (Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) and Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) agreements).
Additional Responsibilities:
- Manage and report annuity deadlines to IPO staff.
- Implement specific administrative requirements for IPO data management.
- Assist in gathering data and reports for various internal clients for reporting to various parties.
What is Required:
- Minimum two years of related experience and an undergraduate degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience with patent docketing databases (e.g., CPI), Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
- Extensive knowledge of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office procedures and requirements.
- Ability to work cooperatively with internal and external patent professionals, and with LBNL & non-LBNL scientific and administrative staff.
- Understanding of industry practices.
- Proven analytical skills and ability to use good judgment in solving problems.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Desired Qualifications:
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
- Formal training in paralegal work.
- Experience with intellectual property databases (e.g., Sophia).
- Knowledge of DOE/UC procedures and requirements, and/or understanding of Berkeley Lab policies and procedures.
Apply directly online at http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=228162 and follow the on-line instructions to complete the application process.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Berkeley, CA
Counsel – Technology Transfer Attorney – Government – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a technology transfer attorney to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to intellectual property issues, policies, and procedures.
- Counsel on technology transfer activities ranging from non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, user facilities agreement, license agreements and negotiations as well as copyright licensing, litigation, and trademark registration.
- Manage a patent docket and prepare and prosecute Sandia patent applications
- Routinely advise management and staff and engage at all levels of the company.
- Interact with corporate counsel, DOE/NNSA counsel, and outside counsel.
- Advise management on complex projects and intellectual property legal matters in order to anticipate, identify, and protect the corporation against legal liability.
Apply online at:
https://sandia.jobs/albuquerque-nm/counsel-technology-transfer-attorney/CC8586A89EE84CDBB08AEBEB877468AB/job/
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Senior Counsel – Technology Transfer Attorney – Government – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a technology transfer attorney to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to intellectual property issues, policies, and procedures.
- Counsel on technology transfer activities ranging from non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, user facilities agreement, license agreements and negotiations as well as copyright licensing, litigation, and trademark registration.
- Manage a patent docket and prepare and prosecute Sandia patent applications
- Routinely advise management and staff and engage at all levels of the company.
- Interact with corporate counsel, DOE/NNSA counsel, and outside counsel.
- Advise management on complex projects and intellectual property legal matters in order to anticipate, identify, and protect the corporation against legal liability.
Apply online at:
https://sandia.jobs/albuquerque-nm/senior-counsel-technology-transfer-attorney/738F00C326C7434EA67325E8369DD8DE/job/
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patent Attorney or Agent – Law Firm – Remote
McNeill Baur has multiple unique opportunities for patent attorneys or agents specializing in the fields of chemistry and biology. We are looking for one or more attorneys or agents with a least 5 years relevant experience in complex patent prosecution and/or patent counseling. Candidates with prior litigation experience are encouraged to apply.
About you:
- You love science and ideally have an advanced biology or chemistry degree, preferably a PhD, from a superior institution.
- You have a track record of performing work for innovative life science, biotech, and/or pharmaceutical corporations based in the United States.
- You have strong persuasive writing skills, deep knowledge of best practices in patent prosecution (for a prosecution position) and due diligence investigations and opinion writing (for a counseling position), and effectively present work product orally.
- You are admitted to practice before the USPTO.
- You can support partners in multiple locations and work independently.
- We want to hear from you even if you want a part-time position or are an on-ramp candidates who wants to return to the workforce.
About us:
McNeill Baur was founded nearly seven years ago by a group of former big law attorneys who continue to practice high value, strategic patent prosecution and client counseling but in a smaller firm environment. Our attorneys are nationally recognized leaders in life sciences patent prosecution and counseling, and the firm has been ranked as a recommended firm for patent prosecution for multiple years.
We love what we do! We work with the best and brightest innovative clients at the cutting edge of biotechnology and chemistry. This is a unique opportunity to practice law at a big firm level, while benefiting from the firm's strong commitment to reasonable work hours, family-friendly atmosphere, and respecting employee work-life balance. We are committed to equity and inclusion across race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, identity, religion, and experience.
- We have no work origination or business development requirement in this position.
- Attorneys and agents design their own work plan, including schedule and billable hour goals, in consultation with partners.
- The firm has never had a central brick-and-mortar location and instead uses advanced cloud-based networking capabilities. This eliminates commuting and allows us to hire the best candidates from different locations.
- We offer a comprehensive and generous benefit program, including health insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, an EAP program, a competitive salary, and a 401K plan with generous matching component.
- We provide home office equipment.
- We support professional development by providing training.
Contact:
Please submit resume, cover letter, salary requirements, desired hours per year, and a portfolio listing representative US patents or published applications that you have drafted and/or prosecuted to careers@mcneillbaur.com.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: remote
Patent Attorney – US Government (Navy) – NAVAIR – China Lake, CA
Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel Group, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) is seeking to hire a patent attorney to join its group, located in China Lake, California.
NAWCWD is a field activity of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), providing research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and fleet support for Navy and Marine Corps weapons and weapons systems. The Office of General Counsel Group, NAWCWD, employs 15 attorneys and support staff at China Lake and Pt. Mugu, CA, practicing primarily in the areas of federal acquisition law, civilian personnel/labor law, environmental law, intellectual property law, fiscal law, agreements, investigations, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act, ethics/standards of conduct, and litigation related to these areas.
The NAWCWD China Lake site is located onboard the Naval Air Weapons Station, in the Mojave Desert, approximately 150 miles north/northeast of Los Angeles, California. China Lake is within the Los Angeles-Long Beach Locality Pay Area. For information about Locality Pay, see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2020/general-schedule/. For information about NAVAIR and NAWCWD, see http://www.navair.navy.mil and https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd
The candidate selected for this position will provide a range of intellectual property services, including:
- drafting and prosecuting patent applications,
- reviewing research publications for potentially patentable material,
- providing litigation support for patent infringement claims,
- resolving patent and copyright administrative claims, and
- counseling on contract and technology transfer intellectual property matters such as rights in inventions, patents, technical data, and computer software.
The position will be filled under the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) personnel demonstration system, which is a pay for performance system using pay bands with salary ranges. The position will be filled in the Business and Program Management Pay Band DA-03/04/05 (comparable to GS-11/12/13). Although the Full Performance Level of the position is the DA-06 Pay Band (comparable to GS-14/15), the intent is to fill the position at the DA-03/04/05 level, with future advancement being subject to various factors (e.g., incumbent's performance, office/client need, Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and client policies, budget, etc.). Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications, funding availability, and STRL pay setting guidelines.
To be eligible for selection at the DA-03 (GS-11 equivalent) level, applicants must have one year of legal experience. Recent law school graduates with less than one year of legal experience must have superior law student work or activities demonstrated by graduating in the top third of their law school class, work or achievement of significance on an official law school law review or journal, winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible for selection at the DA-04 (GS-12 equivalent) level, applicants must have two years of successful relevant legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the DA-05 (GS-13 equivalent) level, applicants must have in excess of two years of successful relevant legal experience.
Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth and quality of their experience in technical areas related to NAWCWD's mission; 2) recent and relevant experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications; 3) oral communication skills and ability to develop strong attorney-client relationships; 4) ability to work both independently and as part of a team; 5) research, analytical, and writing skills; and, 6) interpersonal skills.
Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the Department of the Navy OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day to day legal practice are desired.
Requirements for the position include a Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or other education and work experience clearly demonstrating an ability to perform the duties of the position, and particularly as those duties relate to the chemical arts. Experience in chemical/chemistry-related patent application preparation and prosecution is highly desired.
The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court. Applicants must also be registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). U.S. citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.
This announcement will close on July 31, 2020 at 11:59:59 PM, EST and applications must be received by this date and time to be considered.
If the successful applicant is not currently a member of the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel, processing of the hiring action can only commence after submission of those items identified in the "Instructions for New OGC Attorneys" (see Careers section of www.ogc.navy.mil)
NOTICE OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty'') to their submissions.
Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF-15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov.)
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership service, or other non-merit factor.
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How to Apply
- Submit an application file via email to: eric.evain@navy.mil and meichelle.mcguire@navy.mil.
- The emailed file size must be less than 7MB.
- Please include the following:
- a cover letter;
- an SF-171, OF-612, or resume that includes the applicant's employment and educational history, as well as a listing of state bars of which the applicant is an active member, and the applicant's registration number to practice before the USPTO;
- two recent and relevant legal writing samples (up to ten pages each -- excerpts, to avoid exceeding the ten page limit, are acceptable);
- the two most recent performance appraisals (if available); and
- the names and telephone numbers of at least three references (other than current supervisor) who may be contacted as part of the application process (we will make every effort to advise applicants before current supervisors are contacted).
- Attorneys who graduated from law school after 2012 must provide a copy of their law school transcripts, including class rank.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Southern California
Patent Attorney – Department of Commerce – Alexandria, Virginia
US Department of Commerce / Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking a patent attorney to join its Alexandria, VA team.
Duties include:
- Providing recommendations on audit and evaluation planning around programs and processes including identification of challenges in trademark and patent programs facing the Department.
- Reviewing technical publications and attend technical committee meetings, conferences, and Congressional hearings on intellectual property.
- Providing technical guidance to auditors and program analysts performing financial, performance, and compliance audits and evaluations to support oversight planning, audit conclusions, findings, and recommendations and ensuring that necessary information is contained within audit working papers.
- Working as a team member on patent and trademark audits and evaluations. This may include attending interviews; drafting technical interview questions; documenting meetings; analyzing technical documents; drafting supporting work papers; and drafting and reviewing audit and evaluation reports to include development of impactful findings and recommendations.
- Developing intellectual property portion of the annual Top Management and Performance Challenges Facing the Department of Commerce.
Contact
Apply online via: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/569128100. Please review the USAJob.gov job listing for specific instructions
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Washington D.C. Area
Patent Examiners – USPTO – Alexandria, Va.
At the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), we have a rich legacy of identifying the pioneering work of America’s greatest inventors and entrepreneurs. We’re currently hiring skilled Biomedical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical engineers to become patent examiners who will work at our headquarters in Alexandria, VA and use their expertise to help protect this country’s game-changing innovations. In this role, your efforts give inventors exclusive rights over their discoveries.
What does a patent examiner do? A patent examiner reviews applications to determine whether patents can be granted for inventions. Patents give inventors the right to exclude others from making or selling their inventions for a limited time. As a U.S. patent examiner, you will handle these basic patent examining functions:
- Search prior art to ensure that an invention is new and unique. Prior art is information that has been disclosed to the public about an invention before a given date – including any related patents, published articles and public demonstrations.
- Review patent applications to ensure conformity to formal requirements.
- Write legal office actions on patentability and respond to patent applications.
View our recent Facebook Live Q&A to learn details about our job opportunities and to get a sense of a “day in the life” of a patent examiner including:
- How the work of patent examiners supports economic growth and maintains America’s status as one of the world’s top innovators;
- How a career as a patent examiner means getting to work with cutting-edge technologies that enable inventive, modern breakthroughs;
- Why the USPTO is consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the federal government with unmatched benefits, job security, competitive pay, flexible schedules, telework opportunities and a rich, diverse culture.
Contact
Apply to our current job openings via USAJobs today!
- Patent Examiner (Biomedical Engineering) – GS 7/9
- Patent Examiner (Computer Engineering) – GS 7/9
- Patent Examiner (Electrical Engineering) – GS 7/9
- Patent Examiner (Industrial Engineering) – GS 7/9
- Patent Examiner (Mechanical Engineering) – GS 7/9
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
- You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
- Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
- Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
- Suitable for Federal employment.
Candidates must live near, or be willing to relocate or commute to the DC metro area.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Patent Prosecution Paralegal – Government – Albuquerque, N.M.
The Intellectual Property Center within the Legal Division at Sandia National Laboratories is looking for an experienced Patent Paralegal to join their highly talented team. The position requires excellent organizational, problem solving and priority setting skills. Experience working with and understanding of the rules and regulations set forth by the United States Patent & Trademark Office, (USPTO) are essential to success in this position. The position requires reviewing and acting upon materials received from USPTO, preparing draft materials responsive to USPTO for attorney review and/or completion, maintaining attorney dockets, maintaining patent database (database entry, errors checks), and maintaining hardcopy files. The successful applicant will act as primary support for one or more patent prosecution attorneys, including preparing materials for attorneys' signature (missing parts, certificates of correction, engagement letters, etc.), calculating filing fees, conducting database searches for attorneys (reference prior art, private PAIR, etc.), filing materials in USPTO in accordance with federal rules, maintaining USPTO deposit account, and coordinate payment of patent maintenance fees.
The successful candidate will be adept at meeting frequent deadlines with constant interruptions while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated ability to work with and appropriately protect sensitive, proprietary and confidential information; and the ability to work in a team environment while exercising independent judgment and interact effectively with peers and all levels of management are necessary.
This job series typically:
- Provides high-level paraprofessional legal support to in-house attorneys and external co-counsel retained to represent Sandia Corporation. Works under attorney supervision but with a high degree of independence to provide paralegal and administrative support of a responsible and confidential nature and helps ensure the smooth functioning of legal matters and projects.
Works cooperatively with Sandia staff to ensure appropriate document management, protection, retention, and disposition in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. - Further develops and maintains Sandia's records and database files, including scanning and coding documents into Sandia databases.
Conducts computerized searches for information.
Remains current on processes and procedures in applicable court and administrative forums. - Ability to prioritize and adjust to changing priorities, problems, and deadlines.
- Ability to work independently.
- Knowledge of Sandia's organization, history, policies, and procedures.
- Computer application and database skills.
- Demonstrated accuracy and judgment and a high degree of initiative, discretion, diplomacy, confidentiality, and flexibility.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of protocol.
- Adept at adjusting to changing priorities, problems, and deadlines.
Required:
- High school graduate, that meets state-mandated educational, training or work experience requirements.
- Minimum of 3 years of direct experience working in a patent prosecution environment within a law firm or in-house.
- Must have experience with USPTO rules and procedures, patent docketing and supporting attorneys.
Desired:
- Paralegal degree preferred.
Experience with IP Management software (i.e. Thompson Rueters IP Manager). - Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM and Outlook) , Adobe and SharePoint.
Department Description:
The Intellectual Property Center within the Legal Division is responsible for Sandia National Laboratory Copyrights, Export Control, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Counseling, Invention Disclosures, Patents Publications, Review & Approval Trademarks.
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work withamazingimpact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible schedules, generous vacations,strongmedical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance:
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted L-level security clearance.
Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug testing, and a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.
EEO Statement:
Equal opportunity employer/Disability/Vet/GLBT
Contact
To apply, please visit this website: https://sandia.jobs/albuquerque-nm/patent-prosecution-paralegal-experienced/8A4CCC18A1B84DE39D1B836EDB03F9D3/job/?utm_campaign=DE-Pilot&utm_medium=JOBS&utm_source=patentlyo&utm_medium=JOBS&utm_campaign=DE-Pilot
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patent Attorney – Government – China Lake, Calif.
The Dept. of Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division is seeking a Patent Attorney to work in China Lake, California.
- Notice Number: 104-17
- Announcement Date: 11/06/2017
- Closing Date: 12/7/2017
- Command & Location: NAVAIR - NAWCWD China Lake, CA
- Grade: DA-03/04/05/06
- Position Title: Patent Attorney
The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. The Department of the Navy Office of General Counsel has been serving the Department since 1941 and is committed to developing innovative legal solutions to the business and other challenges facing the Navy and Marine Corps to enhance the war fighting capability of the Naval Service. You’ll find our attorneys stationed across the United States and worldwide and working with Naval and Marine Corps personnel wherever the Navy's business is conducted.
There is an anticipated vacancy for an Assistant Counsel to serve as a Patent Attorney within the Office of Counsel, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), located in China Lake, California. NAWCWD is a field activity of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), providing research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and fleet support for Navy and Marine Corps weapons and weapons systems. The Office of Counsel, NAWCWD, employs 16 attorneys and support staff at China Lake and Pt. Mugu, CA, practicing primarily in the areas of federal acquisition law, civilian personnel/labor law, environmental law, intellectual property law, fiscal law, agreements, investigations, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act, ethics/standards of conduct, and litigation related to these areas.
The NAWCWD China Lake site is located onboard the Naval Air Weapons Station, in the Mojave Desert, approximately 150 miles north/northeast of Los Angeles, California. China Lake is within the Los Angeles-Long Beach Locality Pay Area. For information about Locality Pay, see
https://www.opm.gov/policy-
information about NAVAIR and NAWCWD, see http://www.navair.navy.mil/ and
http://www.navair.navy.mil/
The position will be filled under the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) personnel demonstration system, which is a pay for performance system using pay bands with salary ranges. The position will be filled in the Business and Program Management Pay Band DA-03/04/05 (comparable to GS-11/12/13). Although the Full Performance Level of the position is the DA-06 Pay Band (comparable to GS-14/15), the intent is to fill the position at the DA-03/04/05 level, with future advancement being subject to various factors (e.g., incumbent’s performance, office/client need, Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and client policies, budget, etc.). Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant’s qualifications, funding availability, and STRL pay setting guidelines.
To be eligible for selection at the DA-03 (GS-11 equivalent) level, applicants must have one year of legal experience. Recent law school graduates with less than one year of legal experience must have superior law student work or activities demonstrated by graduating in the top third of their law school class, work or achievement of significance on an official law school law review or journal, winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible for selection at the DA-04 (GS-12 equivalent) level, applicants must have two years of successful relevant legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the DA-05 (GS-13 equivalent) level, applicants must have in excess of two years of successful relevant legal experience.
Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the depth, breadth and quality of their experience in technical areas related to NAWCWD’s mission; 2) recent and relevant experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications; 3) oral communication skills and ability to develop strong attorney-client relationships; 4) ability to work both independently and as part of a team; 5) research, analytical, and writing skills; and, 6) interpersonal skills. Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the Department of the Navy OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day to day legal practice are desired.
Requirements for the position include a Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or other education and work experience clearly demonstrating an ability to perform the duties of the position, and particularly as those duties relate to the chemical arts. Experience in chemical/chemistry-related patent application preparation and prosecution is highly desired.
The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted before a state or federal court. U.S. citizenship is a requirement of the position, and the successful applicant must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance. Applicants must also be registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Contact
Applicants should submit: a cover letter; an SF-171, OF-612, or resume that includes the applicant’s employment and educational history, as well as a listing of state bars of which the applicant is an active member, and the applicant’s registration number to practice before the USPTO; two recent and relevant legal writing samples (up to ten pages each -- excerpts, to avoid exceeding the ten page limit, are acceptable); the two most recent performance appraisals (if available); and the names and telephone numbers of at least three references (other than current supervisor) who may be contacted as part of the application process (we will make every effort to advise applicants before current supervisors are contacted). Attorneys who graduated from law school after 2012 must provide a copy of their law school transcripts, including class rank.
Application file size must be under 7MB and must be submitted electronically to the following
address: NAVAIR.OGC.PA-72@myteam.
This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, EST, December 7, 2017. Applications must be received by this date to be considered.
If the successful applicant is not currently a member of the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel, processing of the hiring action can only commence after submission of those items identified in the "Instructions for New OGC Attorneys" (see Careers section of www.ogc.navy.mil).
Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must specifically claim such eligibility in their cover letter, identify the basis for the claim, and include supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty or other supporting documentation) with their submission. Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, please visit www.opm.gov/veterans and review the "Vets Info Guide" and the "Vets Guide." There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference for attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor in the attorney hiring process. Applicants who do not claim and do not provide adequate supporting documentation for veterans' preference will not receive the positive factor consideration.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: China Lake, California
Patent Attorney – Federal Aviation Administration – Atlantic City Int’l Airport, N.J.
The Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center is seeking an experienced patent attorney to draft and prosecute patents. Duties will include licensing agreements, cooperative research and development agreements, nondisclosure agreements, IP rights determinations, technology transfer, unauthorized use and patent infringement, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and IP issues affecting government contracts and agreements such as data right clauses. Other assignments may relate to contracts, real property, tort claims, ethics, environmental, personnel, and appropriation law.
Contact
For more information and to apply, visit this link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/444292900/.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Patent Attorney – Government – Albuquerque, N.M.
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Patent Attorney for its Legal Technology Transfer Center. This attorney will provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to intellectual property issues, regulations and policies. The selected candidates will counsel on technology transfer activities, licensing negotiations, cooperative research and development agreements and non-disclosure agreements. Sandia is seeking a patent attorney with three to seven years of licensing and transactional patent experience in high technology areas. The successful candidate will be responsible for counseling on licensing activities, negotiations, and contracts. To a lesser extent, the successful candidate will be responsible for patent protection, including reviewing invention disclosures, leading patent review committees, drafting patent applications, reviewing applications prepared by outside counsel, prosecuting patent applications in USPTO, conducting prior art searches, and otherwise supporting technology transfer activities of a major national laboratory.
Qualifications We Require
- The successful candidates must have an undergraduate degree in Physics, Engineering, Materials, or a relevant engineering or scientific discipline.
- Requires a U.S. law degree from an ABA accredited law school.
- This position requires the candidate to have excellent academic qualifications with three to seven years of law firm and/or in-house experience in intellectual property licensing.
- Admission to practice in at least one U.S. state.
- Current registration with the USPTO is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance
Qualifications We Desire
- Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills are needed.
- Candidates should have strong project, and client management skills.
- Proven track record of success in the patent field.
- Familiarity with FAR and DEAR regulations is desired.
About Our Team
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Patent Attorney for its Legal Technology Transfer Center. This attorney will provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to intellectual property issues, regulations and policies. The selected candidates will counsel on technology transfer activities, licensing negotiations, cooperative research and development agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
About Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co-workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible schedules, generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov
*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted Q-level security clearance to start.
This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE)-granted security clearance before beginning the job responsibilities. If selected and you do not hold an active DOE clearance, your start date will be affected.
Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.
EEO
Equal opportunity employer/Disability/Vet/GLBT
Contact
To apply, visit this link: http://sandia.jobs/albuquerque-nm/intellectual-property-patent-attorney-experienced/AD9281D5270B41A68C0C8A9A739632DB/job/?utm_source=patentlyo&utm_medium=JOBS&utm_campaign=DE-Pilot.
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Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patent Attorney – Dept. of Navy – Point Mugu or China Lake, Calif. (Updated)
There is a vacancy for a patent attorney to serve as an Assistant or Associate Counsel within the Office of Counsel, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD). The NAWCWD Office of Counsel has offices at both Point Mugu, California and China Lake, California. The preference is to assign the successful applicant to Point Mugu, California, but assignment to China Lake, California may be considered. NAWCWD is a field activity of the Naval Air Systems Command.
The candidate selected for this position will provide a range of intellectual property and technology legal services including preparing, drafting, and prosecuting patent and trademark applications; counseling on intellectual property matters; counseling on contract and technology transfer matters; reviewing and negotiating patent licenses; resolving patent and copyright administrative claims; counseling on contract surveillance regarding invention disclosure; and counseling on rights in technical data and computer software. The selected candidate will be expected to travel, including between activities.This position will be filled under an alternative pay system at the DA-03/04/05/06 level, which is equivalent to the GS-11/12/13/14 grade levels. Requirements for the position include an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, or other education and work experience clearly demonstrating an ability to perform the duties of the position, and particularly as those duties relate to RF communication systems technology and signal processing.Experience in patent preparation and prosecution of RF communication systems technology, signal processing, and software is highly desirable.
To be eligible for selection at the DA-03 level, GS-11 equivalent, recent law school graduates must have one year of legal experience, and recent law school graduates with less than one year of legal experience must have superior law student work or activities demonstrated by graduating in the top third of their law school class, work or achievement of significance on an official law school law review or journal,winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible for selection at the DA-04 level, GS-12 equivalent, the applicant must have at least two years of successful legal practice in intellectual property. To be eligible for selection at the DA-0-05 level, GS-13 equivalent, the applicant must have in excess of two years of successful legal practice in intellectual property. To be eligible for selection at the DA-06-level, GS-14 equivalent, the applicant must have at least three and one half years of successful legal practice as an intellectual property attorney. As the desired grade level rises, concentrated experience in the noted areas of practice and familiarity with Navy processes and procedures become increasingly important. Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications, funding availability, and the applicable pay setting guidelines.
Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) their patent prosecution knowledge, skills and abilities; (2) their experience or potential for growth in the relevant practice areas; 3) their research, analytical, and writing skills; and 4) their ability to work well with clients and other staff in both team and individual situations. The successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen; have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia; be admitted to practice before a state or federal court and the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Contact
Interested attorneys may contact Ms. Charlene Haley at 760-939-8423.
Applicants should submit an SF-171, OF-612, or resume; two legal writing samples; two most recent performance appraisals (if available); and the names and telephone numbers of at least three references (other than current supervisors) who are familiar with the candidate's legal skills and who may be contacted. Application materials should also include a telephone number and contact name for all previous employers. If a candidate does not wish for OGC to contact their current employer, they should so indicate. Attorneys who have graduated from law school after 2008 must provide a copy of their law school transcripts, including class rank. The application should also state the lowest pay level that the applicant will consider.
Application file size must be under 7MB and shall be submitted electronically to the following address: NAWCWD.OGC.PA-53@myteam.
This announcement will close on March 24, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST (updated), and applications must be received by that time to be considered.
If the successful applicant is not currently a member of the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel, processing of the hiring action can only commence after submission of those items identified in the "Instructions for New OGC Attorneys" (see Careers section of www.ogc.navy.mil).
Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must specifically claim such eligibility in their cover letter, identify the basis for the claim, and include supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty or other supporting documentation) with their submission. Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, please visit www.opm.gov/veterans and review the "Vets Info Guide" and the "Vets Guide." There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference for attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor in the attorney hiring process. Applicants who do not claim and do not provide adequate supporting documentation for veterans' preference will not receive the positive factor consideration.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement: https://help.usajobs.gov/
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Point Mugu or China Lake, California
Patent Attorney – SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific – San Diego, Calif.
The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (a U.S. Navy research lab) is seeking an entry level patent attorney to prepare and prosecute patent applications in the fields of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR). Recent bar takers are encouraged to apply. No experience is necessary. However, candidates must have, among other requirements, a law degree from an ABA accredited law school and be eligible to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
SALARY RANGE:
$63,707.00 to $99,273.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
Thursday, 8 October 2015 to Saturday, 7 November 2015
SERIES & GRADE:
NO-1222-04
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
DUTY LOCATION:
2 vacancies in the following location:
SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif.
WHO MAY APPLY:
United States Citizens
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Must qualify for Secret Clearance.
SUPERVISORY STATUS:
No
Thank you for your interest in the Department of the Navy's (DON) Office of the General Counsel (OGC). We offer rewarding opportunities to practice law within the Navy legal community.
OGC consists of over 700 civilian attorneys, including over 50 intellectual property attorneys located throughout the United States and overseas and includes multiple grade levels. Approximately 300 attorneys are located in Washington D.C.; the remaining attorneys are located in 95 field offices throughout the country and abroad. Interested applicants should apply following the specific instructions below.
OGC provides advice to the various components and activities that make up the Department of the Navy by offices attached to those components. Civilian Navy OGC attorneys help clients address legal concerns in virtually every area of the law related to business, including government contracts, public employment ethics, environmental concerns, personal and real property law, fiscal issues, and intellectual property law. There are numerous benefits of being an OGC attorney:
You'll have an immediate opportunity to directly serve clients assigned to you on significant matters.
You'll have a clear opportunity to advance so that your skills increase, and
You'll enjoy a sense of satisfaction from meaningful service.
Contact
Full details on the position and instructions on how to apply may be found at the following site: http://ogc.navy.mil/jobs/127-
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: San Diego, California
Patent Attorney – USPTO – Alexandria, Va.
The Office of the Solicitor, a division in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), is seeking an experienced and talented individual to serve as a Patent Attorney. The Office of the Solicitor acts as legal counsel to the USPTO on intellectual property law matters and also works in collaboration with the Department of Commerce on interagency intellectual property law matters. The work is challenging, the atmosphere is professional, and the diverse attorneys enjoy a high quality of work life rarely found in the legal field.
The position is open until Monday, August 5, 2015.
Contact
For more details and to apply, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/410580500.
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Patent Attorney – Naval Research Laboratory – Slidell, La. (Updated)
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) 
is seeking a patent attorney to serve as an Assistant Counsel within the Intellectual Property (IP) law branch of the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) within the Office of Counsel, Office of Naval Research. The position is physically located at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Stennis Space Center near Slidell, Louisiana. This position will serve clients at the NRL detachment located within the NASA/Stennis Space Center (NRL-SSC).
SALARY RANGE:
$97,065.00 to $150,830.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD:
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 to Wednesday, April 29, 2015 (updated)
SERIES & GRADE:
NO-1222-05
POSITION INFORMATION:
Full Time - Excepted Service Permanent
DUTY LOCATIONS:
1 vacancy in the following location:
Stennis Space Center, LA
WHO MAY APPLY:
United States Citizens
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Secret
SUPERVISORY STATUS:
No
Thank you for your interest in the Department of the Navy's (DON) Office of the General Counsel (OGC). We offer rewarding opportunities to practice law within the Navy legal community.
OGC consists of 718 civilian attorneys, including 55 intellectual property attorneys, plus 29 uniformed Navy JAGs and Marine Corps Judge Advocates, and 198 support staff located throughout the United States and overseas and includes multiple grade levels. Approximately 300 are located in Washington D.C.; the remaining attorneys are located in 95 field offices throughout the country and abroad. Interested applicants should apply following the specific instructions below.
OGC provides advice to the various components and activities that make up the Department of the Navy by offices attached to those components. Civilian Navy OGC attorneys help clients address legal concerns in virtually every area of the law related to business, including government contracts, public employment ethics, environmental concerns, personal and real property law, fiscal issues, and intellectual property law. There are numerous benefits of being an OGC attorney:
•You'll have an immediate opportunity to directly serve clients assigned to you on significant matters.
•You'll have a clear opportunity to advance so that your skills increase, and
•You'll enjoy a sense of satisfaction from meaningful service.
Contact
For the full details on the position and to apply, please visit this link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/399710200.
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Paralegal – Sandia National Laboratories – Albuquerque, N.M.
Sandia National Laboratories is searching for a Patent Paralegal for its Legal Technology Transfer Center. This position will provide support for director-level patent attorneys and patent agents. The position requires excellent organizational, problem solving and priority setting skills. Experience working with and understanding of the rules and regulations set forth by the United States Patent & Trademark Office, (USPTO) are essential to success in this position. The position requires reviewing and acting upon materials received from USPTO, preparing draft materials responsive to USPTO for attorney review and/or completion, maintaining attorney dockets, maintaining patent database (database entry, errors checks), and maintaining hardcopy files.
The successful applicant will act as primary support for one or more attorneys, including preparing materials for attorneys signature (missing parts, certificates of correction, engagement letters, etc.), calculating filing fees, conducting database searches for attorneys (reference prior art, private PAIR, etc.), filing materials in USPTO in accordance with federal rules, maintaining USPTO deposit account, and coordinate payment of patent maintenance fees. The successful candidate will be adept at meeting frequent deadlines with constant interruptions while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated ability to work with and appropriately protect sensitive, proprietary and confidential information; and the ability to work in a team environment while exercising independent judgment and interact effectively with peers and all levels of management are necessary. This job series typically: Provides high-level paraprofessional legal support to in-house attorneys and external co-counsel retained to represent Sandia Corporation. Works under attorney supervision but with a high degree of independence to provide paralegal and administrative support of a responsible and confidential nature and helps ensure the smooth functioning of legal matters and projects.
Required
(1) This position requires the candidate to have at least 3 years of direct experience working in a patent prosecution environment within a law firm or in-house. (2) The successful candidate will have experience with USPTO rules and procedures, patent docketing and supporting attorneys. (3) Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance.
Desired
(1) Paralegal degree, experience with IP Management software (i.e. Thompson Rueters IP Manager), Adobe, Microsoft Applications (Word, PowerPoint, CRM and Outlook), SharePoint and Excel.
Security Clearance
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted L-level security clearance. Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.
Benefits
At Sandia you will receive many benefits as a valued employee of a premier national multi-program engineering and science research laboratory. In our Total Rewards package you will enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, a stimulating, positive environment and learning opportunities that will help build your career. More information may be found on our Careers website.
Contact
Please apply online at this link: http://sandia.jobs/
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Patent Prosecution Attorney – Sandia National Laboratories – Albuquerque, N.M.
Sandia National Laboratories is searching for a Patent Prosecution Attorney for The Legal Technology Transfer Center. The Legal Technology Transfer Center is responsible for identifying, obtaining and protecting the intellectual property generated by the research laboratory. Sandia has an opening for a patent prosecution attorney.
The successful candidate will support divisions developing new circuits, fabrication processes, advanced semiconductor packaging, and failure analysis techniques in both silicon and III-V technologies. Some particular applications include radiation-hardened circuits, advanced circuits for navigation and inertial sensing, and quantum computing. New hardware under development includes micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), contour-mode resonators, and silicon and III-V photonics. Photonic devices include VCSELs, ring resonators, all-optical logic, solar cells, and infrared focal plane arrays. Drafts and prosecutes original patent applications. Advises on intellectual property issues related to the patentability of inventions, obviousness, scope of prior art, scope of patent claims, assignments, nondisclosure agreements, and cooperative development agreements.
Primary Job Duties
Manages an intellectual property docket, serving as a patent prosecution attorney for a research organization, with lesser responsibilities for contractual arrangements such as nondisclosure agreements, assignments, etc. Monitors and reviews Sandia publications for creation of statutory bar dates for Sandia inventions. Coordinates discussions with line management, technical staff, and technology transfer staff to select and prioritize invention disclosures and efficiently support Sandia's business needs. Coordinates joint patent applications with coinventing outside organizations. Renders opinions regarding possible patent infringements. Manages or supports other legal staff in litigation matters, as needed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and licensed to practice law in at least one state and experience in preparation of patent applications, prosecution of patent applications, prior art searches. Good written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of software applications and technologies used in a technologically sophisticated law office. Ability to deliver legal advice and counsel in context of Sandia strategic mission and business objectives. In responding to specific requests for legal advice, the ability to identify other existing legal vulnerabilities and business impacts beyond the scope of the request. Ability to work independently as appropriate.
Required
- A U.S. law degree from an ABA accredited law school, admission to practice in at least one U.S. state and current registration with the USPTO is required for this position.
- The successful candidates will have a degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, physics, computer science or a relevant engineering discipline.
- This patent prosecution attorney position requires the candidate to have excellent academic qualifications with 2-7 years of law firm and/or in-house experience in patent prosecution.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a required DOE security clearance.
Desired
- Masters or PhD level education is preferred.
- Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills are needed for this position.
- The successful candidate should have strong project, and client management skills and a proven track record of success in the patent field.
Security Clearance
Position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted Q-level security clearance.
Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment background review that includes personal reference checks, law enforcement record and credit checks, and employment and education verifications. Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, rendering the inability to perform the duties assigned and resulting in termination of employment.
Benefits
At Sandia you will receive many benefits as a valued employee of a premier national multi-program engineering and science research laboratory. In our Total Rewards package you will enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, a stimulating, positive environment and learning opportunities that will help build your career. More information may be found on our Careers website.
Equal opportunity employer/Disability/Vet/GLBT
Contact
Please apply online at:
http://sandia.jobs/
Additional Info
Employer Type: Government
Job Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico