Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, a mid-size law firm focusing exclusively on Intellectual Property law, is actively seeking lateral litigation associates for its office located in Portland, Oregon. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials (first tier law school, top 1/3 of class minimum, top 10% strongly preferred) and 1-2 years of experience litigating complex patent and/or other intellectual property litigation. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills are required. A technical background is strongly preferred as is judicial clerkship experience. The firm’s compensation and benefits package is highly competitive with other top-level firms in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact: Interested candidates should send resume, transcripts and a writing sample by email to: recruiting@klarquist.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Portland, Oregon
At present, the firm’s litigation group includes nineteen attorneys who focus their practice almost exclusively on litigation. Although the firm is based in Portland, our litigation practice is national in scope, with active cases currently pending in East Texas, West Texas, Boston, Chicago, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland. Our cases involve a range of technologies, including computer software and hardware, business methods, medical devices, mechanical equipment, consumer electronics, and biotechnology. The firm’s longstanding clients include Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc. and GE, among many others.
Chicago intellectual property law firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP seeks a junior associate to work in the Firm's electrical arts group. The ideal candidate will have 2 - 3 years experience preparing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications. Candidate should be registered to practice with the USPTO and hold a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or physics.
Contact: Please send resumes, transcripts, and writing sample to recruiting@mbhb.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Chicago, Illinois
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals is seeking an IP Counsel to join its intellectual property team at the company’s headquarters location in Hazelwood, Missouri. This person will provide a broad range of IP support for product lines that may include branded pharmaceuticals, generic pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, contrast media, nuclear medicine, and medical devices.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1.Evaluation of patentability and business needs 2.Preparation of patent applications 3.Prosecution of patent applications 4.Client counseling on a wide variety of IP matters 5.Participation in the product development teams 6.Supervision of outside counsel 7.Preparation of freedom-to-practice opinions 8.Preparation and negotiation of IP agreements 9.Participation in the IP aspects of acquisitions and divestitures
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education required/ preferred: • Degree in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, biology, pharmacy, or a related field • JD degree • Admission to a state bar • Eligible for admission in Missouri (eventual admission in Missouri will be required) • Admitted to practice before the USPTO
Experience: • 3-5 years in a corporate IP department or law firm • Substantial experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, or medical device arts
Preferred Skills/Qualifications: • A background in organic chemistry, including organic synthesis • Experience with the Hatch-Waxman act • Experience preparing freedom to practice opinions • Familiarity with the design, evaluation, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals • Familiarity with FDA regulatory issues
Skills/Competencies: • Ability to work accurately with minimal supervision • Excellent interpersonal skills
Other Skills: • Ability to learn on the fly • Strong organizational skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Confident in ability to make sound decisions • High level of professionalism
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/SCOPE: • This position reports to the VP of Intellectual Property within the Legal Department. This position has no direct reports.
WORKING CONDITIONS: • Typical office working environment.
DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Job Description Covidien is a leading global healthcare products company that creates innovative medical solutions for better patient outcomes and delivers value through clinical leadership and excellence. Covidien manufactures, distributes and services a diverse range of industry-leading product lines in three segments: Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies. With 2011 revenue of $11.6 billion, Covidien has 41,000 employees worldwide in more than 65 countries, and its products are sold in over 140 countries. Please visit http://www.covidien.com to learn more about our business.
Founded as Mallinckrodt in 1867, the $2 billion Covidien pharmaceutical segment is in the process of spinning off into a separate business. This creates exciting opportunities to grow your career within an established organization that is soon to be an independent public company. Currently, the Company expects that the spinoff process will be completed in mid-2013. While we are undergoing the process, the pharmaceuticals business remains a segment of Covidien, and will continue to operate according to the Company’s strategic plan, focusing on our customers and patients who rely on our products. Equally important, pharmaceuticals’ mission remains the same: To make diagnostics and medicines better and safer for you and your family.
The Charlotte office of Alston & Bird has an immediate opening for a registered Patent Agent with 3-4 years’ experience. An Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science background, or equivalent, is required. The ideal candidate will also have excellent academic credentials and strong interpersonal skills.
Bluestone Innovations LLC (Bluestone) is seeking to hire in-house counsel with five (5) years of patent litigation experience. The ideal candidate for this position would have the experience, judgment and inter-personal skills necessary to work closely within a small, entrepreneurial company. The primary duties would include maintenance of multiple case dockets and to assist with management of each case within the overall litigation and enforcement strategy of the company.
Qualifications: • A registered patent attorney with the U.S.P.T.O. • At least five years of either in-house or law firm experience. • Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering (preferably materials science) • Juris Doctorate with ability to obtain a license to practice in Virginia
Responsibilities: • Preparation and review of claim charts. • Responding to infringement & invalidity contentions. • Drafting, review, and negotiation of patent licensing agreements • Conduct business matters for the company as Virginia Corporate Counsel.
Contact: Applicants should send a resume in Adobe format (.pdf) to info@bluestoneip.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Small Corporation Job Location: Reston, Virginia
Bluestone is a Virginia-based patent licensing and enforcement company holding patterned-sapphire high-brightness light emitting diode (LED) and laser diode patents (originally developed by Xerox-PARC). The company has previously brought patent-infringement litigation against major global LED manufacturers in Taiwan, China, Germany and Japan in lawsuits filed in Texas, Florida, and California. Bluestone was also recently identified by RPX Corp. as being among the most active of similar “non-practicing entities” throughout the United States in 2011, and is about to initiate a new round of litigation against several large defendants.
Biggers & Ohanian, a traditional patent boutique, seeks a Patent Agent with one or more years of patent prosecution experience for their office in Austin, TX. The ideal candidate will have at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent. Industry experience in those fields is a plus but not a requirement. The ideal candidate will be licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and have experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications. In order to be considered for this position, please include a resume and salary requirements.
Fish & Associates, PC, an IP boutique firm located in Irvine, California, is seeking a mid-level patent agent or patent attorney to be a full time associate.
The candidate must have 2+ years of patent prosecution experience in software, computer science, or business methods. Preferred candidates should have at least a master or doctorate degree in these areas.
The firm has a great collaborative environment and places a premium emphasis on actively strategizing and counseling for clients in all aspects of IP. The ideal person should also possess some industry experience that can bring another level of understanding and expertise. Besides having experience as a patent prosecutor, the person must possess strategic thinking skills to solve problems and excellent communication skills to relate to people both in and out of the office.
The firm is in an active growing phase, and has a friendly culture that aims to help its employees achieve career goals and at the same time maintain life balances.
Compensation is competitive along with full benefits.
Samsung Electronics, U.S. R&D Center, located in San Jose, Calif., is seeking a patent attorney.
Responsibilities: • Interact closely with research labs to provide support and guidance on IP issues • Conduct prior art searches for related technologies and counsel infringement, validity, and freedom to operate opinions based on such search results • Understand strategic business value, market dynamics and competing products, follow development of alternative technologies, and identify targeted consumer segments for a wide-range of research initiatives and to procure invention disclosures • Collaborate with outside counsel to support patent prosecution • Examine and review pending applications and issued patents, conduct claim analysis, and identify potential infringement • Maintain a substantial and active prosecution docket of U.S. and foreign patent applications
Qualifications: • J.D. from an ABA accredited law school • Member of California Bar • Registered to practice before the USPTO • At least 7 years of patent prosecution and litigation or litigation support experiences • Experienced in identifying product infringements and mapping claims of pending applications • Experienced in analyzing components, products, software, technology roadmaps, and its convergence to develop relevant patent strategies and practices • BS and higher education preferred in Consumer Electronics Industrial Design, User Interface/User Experience, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering and/or Multimedia Communications/Networking/Architectures/Signal Processing and related fields • Work experience in Consumer Electronics Software/User Interface/User Experience Industrial Design and/or Cloud Computing/Multimedia Content Network System Architecture is a plus • Experience and understanding of the litigation implications on the quality of successfully prosecuted patents for a market-leading information technology corporation • In-house experience with mid-size or larger corporations is a plus • Experienced in supporting and working directly with inventors and senior research and development engineers, and identifying patentable inventions from research materials • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Must be a team player
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP seeks a patent attorney or patent agent with 4+ years experience for our Cleveland, Columbus or Akron office. Candidates must have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems, and/or relevant experience in the fields of wireless communications, computer software, or network infrastructure, and have prepared and prosecuted a minimum of 25 U.S. and international patent applications per year. The self-starter candidate should possess strong technical, legal, and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with our Intellectual Property team across several offices. The candidate must be registered to practice before the USPTO. Attorney candidates must also be admitted to the Bar of at least one state, or be OH Bar eligible.
Stevens & Showalter, LLP is a growing patent law boutique firm seeking a patent attorney or patent agent having at least two years of patent application drafting and prosecution experience with a background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. The Firm is located in a South Dayton suburb within a short drive of Northern Cincinnati suburbs. Responsibilities will include patent application preparation and prosecution, conducting prior art searches, drafting clearance/invalidity opinions, and other patent related projects. The Firm’s work atmosphere is very collegial and the dress code is casual.
Contact: Please forward resumes to Hiring Partner at info@sspatlaw.com. Additional information about the Firm can be found at www.sspatlaw.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Dayton, Ohio
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, a firm with a highly regarded intellectual property practice, seeks patent attorneys with science or engineering degrees, particularly those with degrees in chemistry, or chemical or electrical engineering, to support our growing prosecution practice. In addition to solid academic credentials, candidates should be registered to practice before the USPTO and admitted to a State Bar. A minimum of 3-5 years of related patent prosecution experience preferred.
The Firm works closely with a diverse group of clients to deliver a variety of IP services including developing IP strategy, managing patent portfolios, prosecuting new patents (US and Foreign), performing due diligence, and drafting IP licensing agreements. The positions offer a substantial opportunity for increased responsibility and client contact.
The Firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a congenial, business casual work environment.
Contact: Interested candidates should send their resume to jwinterle@cblh.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP, a collegial, growing 25 attorney international IP boutique seeks an electrical attorney/agent with 1 to 3 years of experience for our Washington, DC office. Must have an electrical engineering degree and must be registered to practice before the USPTO. Preference given to candidates with prior industry experience and/or second language capability.
Trop, Pruner & Hu PCseeks associates with electrical engineering/computer science backgrounds. Experience with processors is preferred for related high end prep/pros work. Admittance to practice before the USPTO, a J.D., and prior patent prosecution experience (two years minimum) are preferred. Positions are available for the firm's Austin and Houston offices. Associates with litigation experience in addition to preparation/prosecution skills are preferred.
Contact: Apply by emailing the firm at: info@tphm.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Houston or Austin, Texas
The Charlotte office of Alston & Bird has an immediate opening for a Patent Prosecution attorney with a technical background in electrical engineering or computer engineering. The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years' of patent prosecution experience and excellent academic credentials as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Contact: Cover letters may be addressed to Chandra Clouden, Attorney Hiring Manager. Alston & Bird is accepting applications from all sources. For more info and to apply online, visit this link: http://www.alston.com/Associate---Patent-Prosecution/.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLPis looking for recent law school graduates, or candidates with 1-2 years of experience. Must possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Graduate degree desirable, but not necessary. GPA must be above 3.0, and candidates must have superior written and verbal communication skills.
Please see Knobbe.com for more information about the firm. Position is open in any of the following offices: San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County, Los Angeles.
Contact: To apply, please submit a resume and copies of law school, graduate and undergraduate transcripts to recruiter@knobbe.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: San Diego, San Francisco, Orange County or Los Angeles, California
CommVaulthas an opportunity for a Patent Counsel located in our Oceanport, NJ office. The Patent Counsel should be experienced in software patent portfolio generation, as well as advising legal and business teams, to join our dynamic and expanding legal department.
Responsibilities: • Prepare and prosecute high quality patent applications protecting CommVault’s products and services worldwide. • Work closely with internal teams to identify new inventions. • Provide IP support as a member of cross-functional legal teams in licensing, litigation, and other matters. • Provide infringement, validity, and freedom to operate opinions based on prior art search results and other analysis. • Identify strategic business value and market dynamics associated with various technologies and competing products. • Closely supervise outside counsel responsible for aspects of CommVault’s patent portfolio. • Advise internal stakeholders at various levels regarding IP issues. • Assist in budget preparation and forecasting.
Requirements: • Partner-track or equivalent in-house attorney with minimum of 4 years of intellectual property experience with a large law firm or major corporation. • BS and/or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience in the software field; JD from a top tier ABA-approved law school. • Prior non-legal work experience in software development is a plus. • Proven track record of successful software patent prosecution and patent litigation or litigation support. • Experience supporting transactional teams on general IP and M&A matters, drafting IP licenses and product development agreements, and participating in related negotiations. • Familiarity with Open Source licensing issues • Registered to practice before the USPTO • Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work with clients in team-oriented partnerships to achieve outstanding results
Varnum LLPis seeking a registered intellectual property attorney with at least six years' experience in patent prosecution for its Grand Rapids, Michigan office. The ideal candidate would have a track record of building business and have an electrical engineering or mechanical engineering background.
Contact: Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and resume to Kim DeBoer at ksdeboer@varnumlaw.com or P.O. Box 352, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
ONDA TECHNOis a leading Japanese IP firm with over 40 years of history. Our main office is located in Gifu city and we have branch offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Shanghai, China. We are seeking a U.S. patent attorney with an electrical engineering background and at least five years experience of prosecuting patent applications. State bar and patent bar registration is required.
The candidate will be stationed in our Tokyo office and his or her responsibilities shall include: (1) Preparing, revising and checking English language patent specifications. (2) Prosecuting US patent applications, as well as preparing invalidity, infringement, and search analyses. (3) Consultation services for our clients (including providing expert opinions). (4) Giving lectures and seminars for our clients held by our firm regarding the field of US intellectual property matters. (5) Writing articles on U.S. patent law for Trade Journals and a Newsletter published by our firm. (6) Other services relating to intellectual property matters.
The salary is commensurate with experience. The position offers the opportunity to learn about Japanese IP practice and to work with our major Japanese corporations.
Contact: Interested candidates should please send resume and writing samples in confidence to: Mr. Nobutaka Miyabe E-mail: miyabe@ondatechno.co.jp www.ondatechno.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Austin, Texas, office of Baker Botts seeks an experienced Patent Agent. Must have at least a bachelors degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent. Industry experience in those fields a plus, but not necessary. Must have excellent academic credentials, experience writing patent applications, and be licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Baker Botts L.L.P. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
NSIP LAW, a Washington D.C. based, intellectual property law firm, is currently seeking a patent prosecution “Associate I” and “Associate II”. With 25 professionals, we are an IP boutique firm that continues to grow steadily and have excellent track record when it comes to encouraging professional growth and balancing life-style.
NSIP LAW has diversified client portfolio and handles variety of art including electrical, wireless, software, and medical areas. In addition to a background in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, we will consider all engineering disciplines with experience in handling electrical/electro-mechanical arts.
Associate I: We look for approximately 2 years of patent prosecution experience, including drafting and revising new applications to file with the USPTO. Associate I should handle all aspects of patent prosecution and is expected to be versed in addressing office actions as well as handling interviews. Associate II: All of the qualifications for Associate I. In addition, Associate II should have experience in appeals, drafting applications, and legal opinions in pre-litigation matters. Client counseling and litigation experiences including drafting memorandums are considered a plus.
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, a mid-size law firm focusing exclusively on Intellectual Property law, is actively seeking lateral litigation associates for its office located in Portland, Oregon. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials (first tier law school, top 1/3 of class minimum, top 10% strongly preferred) and 1-2 years of experience litigating complex patent and/or other intellectual property litigation. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills are required. A technical background is strongly preferred as is judicial clerkship experience. The firm’s compensation and benefits package is highly competitive with other top-level firms in the Pacific Northwest.
