Chicago intellectual property law firm McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP seeks a patent agent to work in the Firm’s electrical arts group. The ideal candidate will have 2 – 4 years experience preparing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications, conducting patent searches and patentability analyses, and oversee prosecution of foreign patent applications. Candidate must be registered to practice with the USPTO and hold a B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
Patent Associate / Agent – Law Firm – Denver, Colo.
The 
Denver office of Perkins Coie is seeking a patent prosecution associate with 2-4 years of prosecution experience or a patent agent with 4 or more years of experience to join its growing patent prosecution practice. Candidates must have a background in electrical engineering, computer science or physics. Strong academic credentials, excellent references, and superb written and oral communication skills are required.
Candidates must be admitted to the USPTO; attorney candidates must be admitted to practice law in Colorado. The ideal candidate is a motivated self-starter seeking increasing levels of challenge and responsibility in a dynamic environment.
Contact:
Qualified applicants should email their resume, law school transcript and cover letter to lawyerhiringDEN@perkinscoie.com.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Denver, Colorado
Patent Associate – Law Firm – Austin, Texas
Zagorin O’Brien Graham LLP, 
an Austin-based intellectual property practice, seeks patent attorneys with 2+ years legal experience and experience in circuit design, signal processing, digital communications, computer architecture, and semiconductor technologies. Electrical engineering degree and excellent academic credentials required. Industry experience preferred.
Contact:
Zagorin O’Brien Graham LLP
7600 N. Capital of Texas Hwy
Building B, Suite 350
Austin, TX 78731
Email: recruiting@ip-counsel.com
Phone: 512-338-6312
Fax: 512-338-6301
www.ip-counsel.com
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Austin, Texas
Attorney (Litigation & Disputes) – Large Corporation – Santa Clara, Calif.
ST-Ericsson 
is an industry leader in design, development and creation of cutting edge mobile platforms and semiconductors across the broad spectrum of wireless technologies. The company is a key supplier to four of the top five handset manufacturers, which together represent about 80 percent of global handset shipments, as well as to other exciting industry leaders, including mobile operators and device manufacturers.
ST-Ericsson is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with main centers in China, France Japan, Korea and Sweden and locations in 20 more countries. Our global presence means we are always close to our customers and fully understand their specific markets.
The Legal unit needs to strengthen the team with an Attorney (Litigation & Disputes).
Mission:
• Provide qualified and highly efficient legal support to ST-Ericsson clients in relation to disputes and litigations concerning the ST-Ericsson Group covering all aspects of any controversy or claim and all aspects of dispute resolution, such as litigation, arbitration, mediation but also settlement of any controversy or claim outside of court or arbitration, including patent licensing.
• Provide such legal support in all areas, such as commercial, IP, financial and labour disputes but especially IP.
• Provide risk assessments and related strategy proposals based on current status of disputes and claims and further, based on such status, in concert with business responsible staff, review and develop business models and ways of conducting business.
• Provide legal training to ST-Ericsson clients.
• Continuously develop appropriate and efficient methods and tools for providing legal support, and generally improve quality of and reduce costs for legal services provided.
• Manage and control external legal dispute and litigation resources.
• Proactively assist in all other matters within the field of responsibility of the Legal Affairs function.
Required Experience:
• More than seven years experience of practicing qualified commercial IP law, dispute and litigations and extensive international experience, either through an assignment abroad or by working in a large number of matters with a substantial and varied international character
• Extensive and proven experience of managing patent licensing, disputes and litigations matters under especially the US legal system.
Required Education Level:
Master of Law
Other Skills/Competencies/Attributes:
• Good ability to handle and communicate with internal contacts, external counsels and counter parties.
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to develop, implement and drive new working methods and tools
• Interest and preferably proven skills in educating internal clients in suitable standard legal matters
• Good ability to handle and stand stress
• Fluent in English.
Contact:
Apply by sending an email to: michael_giampaolo@ceridian.ca.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Santa Clara, California
Patent Prosecution Associate – Law Firm – Washington, DC
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., a premiere intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced patent attorney to join its patent practice in the electrical/computer fields of technology. The position will provide the opportunity to work on a wide variety of patent prosecution, opinion, litigation and counseling matters in the electrical and computer arts with quality domestic and foreign clients. The ideal candidate will possess an undergraduate or advanced degree in electrical engineering and/or computer engineering/science and have 3-6 years of patent preparation and prosecution experience. Must be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Superior academic credentials and excellent written and verbal communication skills are also required. Competitive salary and benefits.
Contact:
To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter, resume, transcripts and writing sample to Ms. Halle Sabo Kraus, Recruiting & Human Resources Manager, by email to recruiting@rfem.com or by fax to 202-783-6031. Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Washington, DC
Patent Prosecution Associate or Agent – Law Firm – Portland, Ore.
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, a mid-size law firm focusing exclusively on Intellectual Property law, is actively seeking lateral patent prosecution associates or patent agents with computer science, physics, or electrical engineering degrees for its office located in Portland, Oregon. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials (top 33% of class minimum, top 10% strongly preferred) and at least 1-4 years of experience prosecuting patent applications for computer software or electronics. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills are required. Relevant industry experience or an advanced degree is preferred.
Located in one of the country’s most beautiful and livable cities, Klarquist Sparkman offers its attorneys a challenging and rewarding career representing top-tier software clients, including Microsoft, Amazon.com, and Infosys. The firm’s compensation and benefits package is highly competitive with other top-level firms in the Pacific Northwest. To learn more about the firm please visit our website at www.klarquist.com.
Contact:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, transcripts (law school, undergraduate, and graduate (if applicable) and a writing sample by mail or email to:
Human Resources
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
121 SW Salmon, Suite 1600
Portland, Oregon 97204
recruiting@klarquist.com
503-595-5300
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Portland, Oregon
IP Attorney – Large Corporation – Atlanta, Ga.
AT&T 
has a position in Atlanta for an attorney with 3 - 5 years experience in private practice. The position would involve managing the continued development of AT&T's extensive portfolio of wireless technology patents, including counseling AT&T's IP business managers, as well as managing outside prosecution counsel. Over time the position will also entail counseling on a host of IP issues including patent and technology licensing, litigation support, prelitigation defensive studies, patent assertion work, as well as AT&T's customer and vendor relationships.
The candidate must be admitted to practice before the USPTO and have a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, physics or mathematics. Experience in wireless technologies is highly desirable. The candidate must also possess outstanding academic credentials, excellent communication, computer and organizational skills, as well as the ability to interact with all levels of management.
Contact:
Apply to http://att.jobs (job number 1105859) and include law school transcript and two writing samples. AT&T views diversity and inclusion as essential to its culture and business success.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia
IP Partner (Lateral) – Law Firm – Irvine, Calif.
Luce Forward 
seeks to expand its patent and trademark prosecution and litigation practices in its Orange County office. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of seven years experience prosecuting or litigating patent and trademark matters. Luce Forward seeks quality personnel who have technical backgrounds in biotechnology, medical devices, software, or electrical engineering. Patent prosecutors must be registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A portable book of business is required.
Contact:
Send letter and résumé to ocrecruiting@luce.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Irvine, California
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP is a full-service California law firm with a national reputation in more than 30 different areas of law. Since its founding in San Diego in 1873, Luce Forward has grown to become home to over 140 attorneys in six offices statewide including San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel Valley/Del Mar, Orange County and Rancho Santa Fe.
Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Syracuse, N.Y.
Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP, a Central New York intellectual property law firm has immediate openings for Patent Attorneys.
Candidates must have a minimum of three years experience in patent prosecution and/or litigation. Candidates should also be registered to practice before the USPTO. While qualified candidates of all technical disciplines will be considered, backgrounds in computer science and electrical engineering are preferred.
The firm's growing intellectual property practice focuses on patent and trademark prosecution as well as litigation of disputes for clients that include regional and national Fortune 100 companies. In offering a generous compensation package, the firm seeks to attract highly qualified candidates interested in developing a sophisticated law practice while maintaining a healthy work-life balance in Central New York. Visit our website at:http://www.cny-iplaw.com.
Contact:
Please email resumes in confidence to ip@cny-iplaw.com. No recruiters, please.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Central New York
Patent Prosecution Attorney – Law Firm – Cincinnati, Ohio
Frost Brown Todd LLC, 
one of the 150 largest law firms in the United States with a top rated Midwest intellectual property practice, seeks a Patent Prosecution Associate with at least 3 years of experience. Applicants should have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, excellent academic credentials, writing and communication skills and be capable of independent and creative work. Initially the candidate will be located in our Cincinnati office with the possibility to relocate to one of our other offices after meeting training requirements.
Contact:
To learn more about us and the communities we serve, we invite you to visit our home page at www.frostbrowntodd.com. Send resume, law school and undergraduate transcripts and writing samples to:
Karen Laymance
Frost Brown Todd LLC
2200 PNC Center
201 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Or, by email to klaymance@fbtlaw.com.
Frost Brown Todd LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Patent Associate – Law Firm – Cincinnati, Ohio
Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P., 
a Cincinnati-based intellectual property law firm, is seeking an associate to join our growing Cincinnati office of over 50 attorneys. For over 140 years, Wood, Herron & Evans (www.whepatent.com) has served the intellectual property legal interests of technology and consumer product companies of all sizes, government agencies, universities, individuals, and start-up ventures. Many of our clients have been with the firm for decades. The associate will be involved in all aspects of the firm's intellectual property practice with an emphasis on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications within their technical area of expertise.
Our ideal candidate must have a degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field with demonstrable academic success, and must have passed a state bar and be registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Two to four years of legal experience in a law firm or corporate environment are preferred. A candidate must demonstrate exceptional writing and analytical skills. An advanced degree, prior experience as an Examiner, and/or industry experience will be favorably considered. Benefits include a competitive salary; great work environment; medical benefits; and a 401(k)/retirement program.
Contact:
Interested candidates should e-mail a cover letter, resume, and transcripts to jobapp@whepatent.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Patent & TM Prosecutors – Law Firm – Los Angeles, Calif. (Updated)
The Los Angeles office of Ladas & Parry, LLP, an international intellectual property law firm, is seeking experienced intellectual property prosecutors with any one of the following: 1) registration as a patent agent/attorney before the USPTO and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; 2)registration as a patent agent/attorney before the USPTO, a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and some portable book of business; and 3) at least two years of trademark prosecution experience with a self-supporting book of business.
Contact:
if you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please submit your resume and cover letter to atresume@ladas.com.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Los Angeles, California
IP Specialist – Large Corporation – S.F. Bay Area (Emeryville, Calif.)
Gracenote, Inc. 
is seeking a Patent Specialist to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Patent and Information Specialist will interface with the technical, business and legal groups of the Company and external service providers to facilitate the day-to-day activities involved in patent prosecution, be responsible for organization of technical documents and publications, and be a gatekeeper for document exchange in certain third party relationships.
This position will play a key role in developing, organizing, obtaining and maintaining the intellectual property portfolio of the Company.Gracenote is looking for an enthusiastic team player that works well in a team environment. Candidate must demonstrate excellent writing, analytical and communication skills. The successful candidate will have an educational background in electrical engineering or computer science, in-house or law firm experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate, and validity and infringement analysis in the multimedia technology field. The successful candidate will also have the requisite technical qualifications to assist in the drafting of applications and responses to office actions. The position will involve working closely with scientists and management as well as with an external IP firm and consultants to secure intellectual property for inventions worldwide. The position requires drafting and helping prosecuting patent applications worldwide; patent and literature database searching; reviewing and evaluating new invention disclosures; coo! rdinating with outside counsel and communicating with inventors in preparation and prosecution of patent applications; conducting patentability assessments; and supporting intellectual property opinion work and landscaping efforts. Other key responsibilities include participating in due diligence with in-house and outside counsel to evaluate IP portfolios and technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare, file and prosecute patent applications worldwide.
• Coordinate with and oversee outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
• Interface with scientists/engineers to collect and organize invention disclosures, details and data for patent applications.
• Assist in the development of patent filing, claim construction, and prosecution process.
• Conduct patentability assessments.
• Search patent and open literature in complex areas of science, and provide reports on prior art, patent references, monitoring of competition, due diligence and freedom to operate.
• Interface with IP counsel (internal and external) and provide information for the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate analyses, and guidance on technical matters
• Support intellectual property opinion work and landscaping efforts.
• Oversight and regulation of patent portfolio data management and status
Qualifications:
• 2-5 years of in-house or law firm experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate, and validity and infringement analysis in the multimedia technology field.
• Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or computer science
• Excellent writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Familiarity with scientific and intellectual property databases and use of the same.
• Ability to organize patent and technical literature data in the context of an internal electronic database, and maintain such a database.
• Working knowledge of the patent laws, regulations and patent practice in general.
• Organized, independent, detailed oriented, capable of working on multiple tasks.
• Enthusiastic and works well in a team environment. Proficient with Microsoft Office components (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Desirable:
• Graduate degree in electrical engineering or computer science Licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Minimum Education:
B.S. in E.E. or C.S.
Ideal Education:
MS.
Contact:
Apply online by visiting: http://www.gracenote.com/careers.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: SF Bay Area (Emeryville, California)
Patent Prosecutor – Law Firm – Los Angeles, Calif.
The Los Angeles office of Ladas & Parry, LLP, an international intellectual property law firm, is seeking an experienced patent prosecutor with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and preferably some book of business.
Contact:
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to atresume@ladas.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Los Angeles, California
Senior Patent Agent – Large Corporation – Broadview, Il.
Robert Bosch LLC 
is seeking to fill the position of Patent Agent. Based in Broadview, IL. the Senior Patent Manager will primarily be responsible for managing the patent portfolio for multiple Bosch divisions in North America. Responsibilities will include working with engineering and marketing departments to elicit and prioritize innovations for patenting, drafting patent applications, managing work of outside counsel, assisting with patentability and infringement studies, and working with divisions on strategic patent portfolio management. Focus will include electrical and mechanical arts, as well as software methods and modern technologies.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s of Science
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Patent Agent)
• 3 years of experience drafting patent applications or 5 years experience in comparable in-house position
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, and comfortable working in database programs.
Bosch offers a tremendous benefits package which includes a paid pension, an aggressive 401K plan, tuition reimbursement, and excellent career opportunities.
Contact:
Qualified candidates can send their resumes and salary history to Mike Borgen at mike.borgen@us.bosch.com.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Broadview, Illinois
Patent Associate/Agent – Law Firm – Washington D.C.
Rabin & Berdo, PC, a boutique IP law firm in downtown Washington, D.C., is seeking a bi-lingual IP attorney/agent with an undergraduate and/or graduate degree(s) preferably in electrical engineering or physics, to work in a friendly, casual, and cooperative environment with opportunities for professional advancement.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate must be proficient in reading and writing in both the English and Japanese languages, have excellent analytical & writing skills, and preferably have prosecution expertise in electrical engineering, software, optics, semiconductors, physics, telecommunications, and/or digital signal processing. An otherwise qualified candidate with experience in other engineering disciplines will also be considered.
Responsibilities:
Will primarily include patent preparation and prosecution in diverse fields of technology with emphasis on electrical engineering, semiconductors and computer hardware and software. The candidate will have opportunities for involvement in other intellectual property areas including preparation of patentability, and validity opinions, and trademark prosecution. The candidate will be required to communicate with various Japanese clients, prepare translations as needed, and periodically travel to Japan. Representative clients include national and multinational corporations. Flexible work hours available.
Contact:
Interested candidates please send resume and cover letter to firm@rabinberdo.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Washington, D.C.
U.S. Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Nagoya, Japan
Nagoya International Patent Firm is a leading Japanese intellectual property firm located in Nagoya, Japan. We are seeking a US attorney having a Juris Doctor (J.D.) with admission to a state bar and registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In general, the job will entail overseeing foreign prosecution, providing opinions concerning US patents, provided advice/support on litigation and transactional matters, updating our firms attorneys on current U.S. practice and legal decisions, general advice concerning copyright/trademark matters, and other legal advice. Preferred candidates will have at least 2-5 years of experience working in a law firm or in-house with significant prosecution experience. A degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is preferred, although other disciplines will be considered. The candidate is not required to speak Japanese. A minimum 2-year contract is required. Salary will be negotiated based upon work experience.
Nagoya is the 4th largest city in Japan, located between Tokyo and Osaka on the bullet train, and is home to Toyota Motor Company, among many other multinational companies. We have employed US patent attorneys at our office, and have a demonstrated ability to make that transition work for both parties involved. You can find more information at: http://www.patent.gr.jp/english/index.html.
Contact:
Apply by emailing the firm at info@patent.gr.jp.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Nagoya, Japan
Patent Counsel – Small Corporation – Austin, Texas
Patent Attorney or Patent Agent to protect Intellectual Property created by Molecular Imprints, Inc. by drafting and prosecuting patent applications, and analyzing and developing the Molecular Imprints patent portfolio.
Essential Functions:
1. Protect and prosecute inventions and related intellectual property matters related to semiconductors, lithography, and systems engineering.
2. Work with company engineers and scientists to identify patentable intellectual property assets and educate engineers and scientists on current patent practice related to U.S. and foreign law.
3. Obtain disclosures of inventions for preparation of patent applications, and prosecution of subsequent patent applications.
4. Oversee prosecution of foreign cases, and in particular, prosecution under the PCT. Correspond with foreign associates in regards to foreign application prosecution.
5. The vast majority of the IP responsibilities are patent-related primarily in the area of patent preparation and prosecution, and analysis and development of the patent portfolio. In addition there may be work on opinions, assessments, and contracts relevant to intellectual property issues within the company.
6. Responsible for reporting on the status of multiple dynamically-changing patent dockets.
7. Initiate and interpret patentability searches.
8. Filing and prosecution of trademark applications.
Qualifications:
Education
1. Bachelor’s Degree in technical field required; master’s degree/law degree preferred
2. Patent attorney is preferred
3. Knowledge of semiconductors, lithography, and systems engineering is beneficial
Experience
At least 2+ years experience as patent agent or patent attorney
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Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Austin, Texas
Patent Attorney – Small Corporation – San Mateo, Calif.
Ring Central, 
a fast-growing, well-funded venture backed SaaS telecommunications company is actively recruiting a patent attorney. This position will report to the General Counsel.
Responsibilities:
• Preparation of new patent applications for the Company
• Managing strategic development of the existing patent portfolio
• Working with Company engineers and product managers to identify patentable inventions and generate invention disclosures
• Understanding business needs and priorities to develop and implement an IP strategy
• Evaluate and monitor third-party patent portfolios
• Participating in negotiation of contracts involving IP
• Analyses related to patent acquisition, litigation, licensing, freedom to operate, and infringement issues
• Reviewing open source software licenses, advising on proper use and compliance
Requirements:
• 4 + years overall patent prosecution experience, particularly in the software field
• Software and telecommunications experience a must
• Electrical engineering or computer science degree
• Registered to practice with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Must be a current member of the California State Bar
• Trademark, litigation, and/or re-examination experience a plus
Contact:
If interested apply online by emailing rchiring1@yahoo.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: San Mateo, California
IP Patent Associates (Entry-Junior Level) – Law Firm – Washington, D.C.
The 
Washington, D.C. office of Morgan Lewis, an international law firm with nearly 1,300 attorneys, is seeking to hire highly motivated, entry- to junior-level associates to join its diverse Intellectual Property Patent Practice in Washington, DC. Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science required. Experience in patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution preferred. Credit given for significant engineering experience as well as advanced degrees. Candidates should have strong academic credentials and excellent writing skills. We value collegiality and diversity among our lawyers and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding.
Contact:
For more information and to apply online please visit http://www.morganlewis.com/
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Washington, D.C.