Patent Associate / Agent – Law Firm – Alexandria, Va.

August 12, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Oliff PLC, a full service IP Law firm with offices in Alexandria, Virginia, and Charlotte, North Carolina, is seeking Patent Attorneys or Agents with a background in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or closely related fields (background in Optics is a plus). Applicants should have at least two years of patent prosecution experience in a law firm, and experience drafting patent applications is preferred. Positions involve all aspects of patent prosecution, with opportunities for increasing levels of responsibility and movement into other areas of our IP practice. Competitive salary and benefits package.

Trademark, Copyright & Media Associate – Law Firm – Denver, Colo.

August 8, 2016- US - Midwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Prosecution

The Denver office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has a position available for immediate filling in the trademark, copyrights, media, and brand protection group. Our dynamic and growing practice is looking for an associate with 2-4 years of hands-on experience in brand management, portfolio management, and trademark clearance, counseling, and prosecution. Our clients include internationally known casino and gaming companies, recognizable cosmetic and food and beverage brands, and pet industry mainstays. This availability presents the right candidate with the opportunity to grow as a trademark attorney in a fast-paced environment working closely with our current team of specialists and the decision-makers at our clients. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with USPTO prosecution, strategy, and day-to-day management of trademark portfolios as well as a familiarity with advertising, marketing and promotions matters. Our IP department seeks individuals who are motivated to succeed, pay close attention to detail, and have strong communication skills. We place heavy emphasis on the ability to thrive in a collegial and collaborative atmosphere and offer a competitive salary and benefits.

Patent Attorney / Patent Agent – Law Firm – San Jose, Calif.

August 5, 2016- US - Silicon Valley & SF, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

PRECISION IP, a premier IP law firm in Silicon Valley is looking for patent attorneys and patent agents with CS/EE backgrounds to serve the patent prosecution needs of the largest Fortune 100 Silicon Valley companies.

Faculty – Texas A&M Univ. School of Law – Fort Worth, Texas

August 4, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Educational, Intellectual Property

logo TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW in Fort Worth, Texas seeks to expand its top-ranked intellectual property law program by hiring a full-time faculty candidate with expertise in one or more areas of intellectual property practice for a contract, tenure-track, or tenured clinical position, with rank dependent on qualifications and experience. The responsibilities will include teaching in and providing supervision of clinics that support the work of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP). CLIP affiliated clinics include the IP and Technology Law Clinic, which has both trademark and patent programs, and the Entrepreneurship Clinic.

IP Litigation Associate – Law Firm – Lafayette, Calif.

August 4, 2016- US - Silicon Valley & SF, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Litigation

logo Tired of the salt mines? Looking for a challenging environment to apply your big firm skills? Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren LLP, an intellectual property boutique firm located in the San Francisco East Bay, seeks highly motivated associate for national IP litigation practice. Candidates should have 3-5 years of IP litigation experience and a desire to assume major day-to-day case handling responsibilities; PTO license and/or technical background a plus. Re-exam or IPR experience a plus.

Patent Associate Attorney – Law Firm – Indianapolis, In.

August 4, 2016- US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Tech - Electrical, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Agent

logo Bose McKinney & Evans LLP seeks a patent attorney to join its Intellectual Property Group in Indianapolis. Candidates must have a minimum of 2 yrs. experience in a general practice firm or patent boutique and a chemical or electrical engineer undergraduate degree. Professional work environment, competitive compensation, flexible billable hours and excellent benefit package.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Multiple Locations

August 3, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - NYC, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C. is seeking part-time and full-time patent attorneys and agents to assist us with our growing practice. Opportunities are available primarily for preparation and prosecution work for a variety of clients in the electrical, electro-mechanical, software, and Internet technology areas. Persons with law firm experience and/or tech industry experience, as well as present and former Examiners, are all encouraged to apply. We offer excellent compensation and a relaxed work environment. Inquiries are treated in absolute confidence. Portable business is not required. Applicants may be remotely located.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Philadelphia, Pa.

July 29, 2016- US - Northeast, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Volpe and Koenig, P.C., an Intellectual Property law firm with offices in Philadelphia and Princeton, has an opening in either office for a mechanical prosecution attorney with at least three years of independent patent prosecution and preferably litigation experience.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Fairfax. Va.

July 29, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

logo Harrity & Harrity, LLP is looking for remote, local, or reduced hours patent professionals to prosecute patent applications for leading global technology companies, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. Candidates must have excellent writing and communication skills, and a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent fields is required. Candidates must possess an in depth grasp of wireless communications (e.g., LTE, WCDMA, 3GPP).

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Alexandria, Va.

July 26, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Patent attorney with 15 years experience, looking for 1-2 partners to start new IP law firm in Alexandria, VA. My background is chemical, and my work has been mainly in the area of patent application preparation and prosecution, with some opinion work and some trademark work.

Patent Attorney/Patent Agent – Small Corporation – New Delhi, India and USA

July 21, 2016- Asia, - US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Intellectual Property, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

logo Clairvolex, a rapidly growing IP asset management company that helps global IP owners build smart patent portfolios, is looking for a US patent attorney/well-experienced patent agent for an expat role at its global delivery center near New Delhi, India.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, training, and mentoring our team of patent agents on various prosecution and portfolio management activities. Quality oversight, development and compliance of portfolio development guidelines, customer communications, team-efficiency, process development are also key responsibilities of the role.

Eligible candidates include qualified USPTO-admitted patent attorneys or patent agents with 8+ years of experience preparing, prosecuting, and managing patent portfolios in hi-tech industries (telecommunications, semiconductors or enterprise software). Although not required, prior in-house experience as patent counsel will be an added advantage.

The role carries attractive remuneration commensurate to an overseas assignment and other benefits. Upon completion of two years in the expat role at our India delivery center, the candidate will have the option to relocate to one of Clairvolex’s offices in the United States (Silicon Valley, Philadelphia, or Salt Lake City).

Job Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for patent prosecution oversight in general, and more specifically supervision and quality control of the production of U.S. and EPO office action responses. Manage outside counsels for legal functions connected with filing office action responses, Examiner interviews and legal steps relative to allowance. The person will hands-on coach, train and mentor engineers in all aspects of US patent preparation and prosecution, and in particular the following:

A. Quality Oversight and Team Mentoring

Review and quality control responses to offices actions issued by USPTO and drafted by the Patent Engineers.
Wherever necessary, and in complex cases, hands-on draft office action responses.
Responsible for instructing the US outside counsels in regard to filing response to office actions, Examiner interviews, preparing and filing continuations, and matters connected with prosecution of US patent applications until grant.
In conjunction with the European Outside Counsels, review and supervise the responses to office actions issued by the EPO and drafted by the Patent Engineers.
Train, coach and mentor patent engineers to write high quality office action responses.
Offer technical support, subject matter expertise and portfolio development strategy advice to the team.
Develop training materials and offer training to Clairvolex employees, and patent engineers in particular.
Support through rendering subject matter expertise to the IPMS (IP Management Service) team – a large group of paralegals handling a variety of functions for multiple large in-house corporate IP operations.

B. Business Support & Client Relationship

Responsible for customer relations management relative to prosecution functions.
When required travel to client facilities for on-site reviews.
When required attend potential customer meetings and reviews.
Contribute to CLRC (Clairvolex Learning & Research Center) occasional articles, research papers and/or research in-put (not-mandatory).
Provide business support including by offering online presentations, attending conference calls to render presentations on service lines and related processes, making client specific proposals, obtaining client references (if and when specifically required) and providing case studies.

Contact
If interested, please apply with a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressed to: Abha Jaiswal Head, Global Talent Acquisition Clairvolex abha.jaiswal@clairvolex.com

Additional Info
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: New Delhi, India and Silicon Valley, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Salt Lake City, Utah

Patent Agent – Law Firm – Palo Alto, Calif.

May 13, 2015- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Agent

The Palo Alto office of Baker Botts L.L.P.is currently seeking a Patent Agent with 1-5 years of experience. Candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering. Industry experience in those fields a plus, but not required.

Excellent academic credentials, experience writing patent applications and a license to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office are a must.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Communicate with, and act as liaison between, inventors and Patent & Trademark Office in connection with all aspects of patent application process.
Evaluate and report on the technological aspects of inventions and other scientific matters. Advise attorneys on general and specific technologies and investigate those technologies as needed.
Prepare draft patent applications in particular incorporating scientific aspects of inventions.
Prepare draft responses to communications from U.S. and foreign patent offices with regard to factual and other scientific matters.
Discuss the scientific aspects of inventions with clients and inventors and thereafter provide attorneys with a report on those discussions.
Draft, organize, analyze, review and summarize documents.
Review and analyze client and other files.
Conduct regulatory and factual research.
Communicate face-to-face, by e-mail and by telephone with staff, clients, vendors, and PTO and agency personnel.
Coordinate workflow with outside service providers.
Organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Identify and analyze complex patent issues and problems and implement solutions.
Interact professionally with clients, lawyers, and employees at all levels and provide information with ordinary courtesy and tact while safeguarding confidentiality.
Provide direction and guidance to legal support staff on specific issues, as appropriate.
Stay abreast of technology trends and make recommendations regarding technology needs.
Undertake continuing education, and remain abreast of current patent prosecution issues and trends, as required to maintain appropriate accreditation in the field.
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
Ability to work well with internal and external clients;
Strong aptitude of working with the USPTO;
Strong organizational skills, problem solving skills and attention to detail;
Customer service focused and;
Excellent strategic planning and organizational skills.

Knowledge and Skills

Advanced working knowledge of database research principles, methods, techniques, and resources.
Ability to analyze, interpret, and draw inferences from research findings, and prepare reports.
Ability to provide operational guidance and leadership to technical staff in area of specialty.
Strong investigative and problem resolution skills.
Knowledge of principles, procedures, and standards for drafting a range of complex patent documentation in area of expertise.
Ability to effectively communicate complex factual, technical information.
Ability to develop and maintain recordkeeping systems and procedures.
Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of current and emerging developments and trends within area of expertise.
Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
Ability to learn and capably use various software packages.
Ability to operate standard office equipment.
Knowledge of and use of time management and project management strategies.
Ability to facilitate individual and group meetings.
Ability to understand and comply with confidentiality issues and ethical responsibilities
Ability to travel to private and public buildings via private or public conveyance to assist in attending to client needs on legal matters.
Within the resident office, there is daily contact with partners, associates, paralegals, and office personnel at all levels. There is a moderate amount of contact with these same groups in other offices.
Outside the Firm, there is a moderate amount of contact with clients, vendor representatives and agency personnel.

Contact
Baker Botts is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. No recruiters or personal calls. Apply online at: http://www.bakerbotts.com/careers/professional-staff/staff.

Additional Info
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Palo Alto, California

Innovation Practice Center Executive Director/Intellectual Property Faculty – University of Akron – Akron, Ohio

August 13, 2013- US - Midwest, Emp - Educational, Intellectual Property

The Innovation Practice Center Executive Director/Intellectual Property Faculty hire will be hired within the University of Akron School of Law. This is either a tenure track or tenured position depending upon the candidate’s qualifications. The secondary appointment for the incumbent will most likely be within the College of Business Administration but may be within the College of Engineering. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Duties:
This is a key leadership position in connection with the creation of an Innovation Practice Center (IPC) at The University of Akron. The incumbent is responsible for the coordination and operation of all aspects of the IPC.

In coordination with the School of Law Dean, School of Law, College of Business Administration and other University faculty and IPC faculty the incumbent will engage in relevant scholarship on the innovation process, teach courses in the general area of the relationship of intellectual property, innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization, and provide appropriate service to the university community. For each of the first two years, the incumbent will teach a 50% course load within the area of hire, that is, the teaching load for the incumbent will be 50% of the normal teaching load for similarly situated professors within the School of Law, assist in the development of additional course material for students and faculty, serve on Master’s and Doctoral review committees, and work collaboratively with other University of Akron faculty to help faculty understand and utilize the University of Akron innovation process. Depending on level of funding and research, this 50% course load could continue beyond the first two years.

The incumbent, in coordination with the relevant deans and faculty, will work with multi-disciplinary teams of students from the School of Law, College of Engineering, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, and College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering to facilitate the protection and commercialization of new technologies developed by university inventors and entrepreneurs and to promote sound public policies. The incumbent will assist in the development of new, interdisciplinary courses relating to the innovation process and in the creation of new degrees and/or certificate programs in the area of innovation. The incumbent will help identify sources of outside funding and, working with university personnel, seek grants, gifts, and other funding opportunities for continual support of IPC activities. The incumbent, with other IPC faculty, will identify potential members of an advisory council and work with such council in achieving the vision and mission of the IPC.

Required Qualifications:
The incumbent must possess a terminal academic degree in law and a degree in a business-related field or engineering (as relevant). The candidate’s education and experience in business or engineering must be sufficient to obtain a secondary appointment in the College of Business Administration or College of Engineering, respectively. The candidate must have significant experience in the area of intellectual property law, business creation, or company start-up. The incumbent will work closely with other IPC faculty and must be a team builder.

Preferred Qualifications:
It is preferred that the candidate have experience starting a company, capitalizing a company, successfully running a company, and successfully exiting a company. It is also preferred that the candidate have a good understanding of the innovation process, pathways to commercialization, potential roadblocks, and pitfalls.

The anticipated start date is August 25, 2014, for a nine-month appointment.

Contact:
For complete details and to apply for this position, visit: http://www.uakron.edu/jobs. Job ID# 8036. When submitting the online application (link listed above) please be prepared to attach a resume, cover letter and list of references.

The University of Akron is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Educational
Job Location: Akron, Ohio

Associate Attorney – Law Firm – Fredericksburg, Va.

April 18, 2013- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Any / Other

Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC, (formerly Potomac Patent Group of Fredericksburg) an Intellectual Property law firm specializing in the preparation and prosecution of patents in the electrical, software and mechanical technologies, is searching for an experienced Patent Attorney or Patent Agent to address increasing workloads.