Andrews Kurth LLP has a position available in its downtown Houston office for a partnership track associate patent attorney. Candidates should possess excellent academic credentials with a preferred undergraduate degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Ideal candidate would have 0-3 years of experience prosecuting patent applications in the field of oilfield tools and services. Candidates should be admitted to practice before the PTO. Practice includes all phases of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Competitive salary and benefits.
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., a general business practice firm with over 185 attorneys, has an excellent opportunity for an associate with two to four years experience to join our Intellectual Property practice area in the Milwaukee office.
The ideal candidate will have an electrical or mechanical engineering background with at least 2 years experience and already be admitted to the patent bar. The successful candidate will also have excellent academic credentials and the ability to assist in litigation, prepare and prosecute trademark and patent applications, support corporate transactions, and draft and negotiate technology agreements.
We offer an excellent benefit package, competitive compensation commensurate with experience, and challenging work opportunities.
Contact: Please send resume, transcripts and cover letter in confidence to:
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 780 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Kelly S. Conrardy Director of Attorney Recruiting & Retention E-mail: kconrardy@gklaw.com
Only direct submissions will be accepted for this position.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A leading Japanese intellectual property firm located in Nagoya, Japan, seeks 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 for overseeing our foreign prosecution, providing opinions concerning US patents, provided advice/support on litigation and transactional matters, updating our Japanese attorneys on current U.S. practice and legal decisions, general advice concerning copyright/trademark matters, and other legal advice.
Nagoya is the capital of Aichi prefecture where the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corporation exists, and therefore much of our work focuses on supporting the Toyota group companies. 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.
Google is seeking an IP Litigation Counsel. Google Legal a close-knit team of lawyers and legal professionals who operate on a truly global stage. We take pride in working for a company with a clear mission ("to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful") and a real soul ("don't be evil"). Google's innovative services raise challenging legal questions that demand creative and practical answers. We work at the crossroads of new technologies and existing laws to provide those answers, helping Google build innovative and important products for our users around the world.
As an IP Litigation Counsel, you will assist with general litigation matters, specifically the area of third party disputes and lawsuits involving intellectual property issues such as patent, trademark and copyright litigation. You are an experienced attorney with a technical background such as a computer or electrical engineering or computer science degree (USPTO admission is a plus).
In this role you will have significant interaction with almost all business areas of Google, such as Product Management, Engineering, Corporate Communications, Human Resources and Sales. As a prominent and dynamic global company, Google faces many novel legal issues. You should enjoy navigating uncharted waters in a role that will provide opportunities to help establish the precedents that will govern this space.
Responsibilities: • The Litigation Counsel will work closely with our litigation team, as well as various Legal group members having substantive knowledge relevant to particular disputes. • The Litigation Counsel will be responsible for determining dispute resolution strategies, as well as developing the infrastructure required to prevent disputes from arising. • The Litigation Counsel will work with outside counsel to manage lawsuits that may evolve from these third party disputes.
Requirements: • JD degree with excellent academic credentials or equivalent experience. • 3-8 years litigation experience. • Broad based litigation experience, including intellectual property and technology matters. • Significant experience with strategically addressing legal complaints. • Extensive experience with (and understanding of) the online industry. • Strong interpersonal and team skills and sense of humor required. • Ability to respond to questions/issues spontaneously.
Contact: For immediate consideration, please apply at this URL.
About Google: Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program, which is the largest and fastest growing in the industry, provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.google.com/about.html
Google is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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Additional Information: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Mountain View, California
Apple seeks to hire a patent portfolio manager to assist in developing and maintaining the company’s patent portfolio, with an emphasis on software. The successful candidate is a registered patent attorney with a minimum of 4 years experience in patent preparation, prosecution and management. A degree in physics, EE, or CS required. Computer industry experience desirable.
The successful candidate will work with the IP team to develop and implement patent strategy; work with engineering and other business organizations to understand business priorities and challenges and incorporate those into strategy; assist with activities related to the development and generation of patent applications; provide guidance regarding the patentability of inventions under review; assign and manage work performed by outside law firms; review applications prepared by outside counsel; and provide technical and legal commentary to ensure overall application quality. This position may also participate in tasks supporting acquisition due diligence, IP licensing, litigation and standards activities.
Contact: For additional information or to apply for this position, please click here.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Cupertino, California
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, an IP and Business Law firm consistently ranked among the top US firms in patent litigation, seeks to expand in DC and LA by adding lateral partners with significant patent and/or trademark litigation experience. Competitive compensation to be negotiated in view of levels of first/second chair litigation experience and portable business.
Contact: Interested candidates should contact Jean Hadley at 302.252.3266 or at jhadley@cblh.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Los Angeles, California or Washington D.C.
The George Washington University Law School is seeking to fill its The Frank H. Marks Intellectual Property Fellowship. The fellowship is a two-year position designed for persons who are interested in pursuing an academic career in some area of intellectual property law. The Marks IP Fellow will teach one course per academic year and help with the administration of the Intellectual Property Program.
At the same time, the Marks IP Fellow will have the opportunity to pursue a scholarly project and prepare to enter the law teaching market, normally in the fall semester of the second year.
The formal title of the position is Visiting Associate Professor and Administrative Fellow in the Intellectual Property Program. Compensation will be approximately $60,000 per year, plus benefits including health insurance. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
The next Marks Fellowship will run from Summer 2009 to Summer 2011. Review of applications for this position will begin on January 15, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should include: • Resume that includes a list of academic references • Law school transcript • Copies of any published work or other writing samples in law or related fields • Proposal describing the candidate's scholarly interests and the specific project or projects he or she aims to complete while in residence at the Law School
Contact: Please send applications, questions or inquiries to: Ms. Mariam Ghafari The George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 mghafari@law.gwu.edu
Big clients. Wide array of IP work. Small firm atmosphere. Join the rapidly growing southern California firm of Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP (MDAS) as a patent attorney or agent. Must have 3 or more years of experience with U.S. patent prosecution, preferably with electrical engineering (EE), physics or computer engineering. This leading boutique specializes in intellectual property matters and offers great hands-on experience; provides extraordinary responsibility and opportunities; and works with sophisticated technology and clients, from Fortune 100 companies to cutting edge start-ups. The successful applicant will enjoy a collegial small firm atmosphere, where associates and partners work cooperatively on challenging and diverse IP matters. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an expanding IP firm in southern California.
Contact: For confidential consideration, please submit the following to Mary Falcone at falcone@mdaslaw.com. Or call 949-223-9600.
• Your resume • USPTO Registration number • Relevant transcripts • A brief summary of the technology areas involved in patent prosecution • Estimate of patent applications written • Estimate of Office Action Responses • High quality writing sample
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Orange County & Los Angeles, California
Young & Thompson, a well-established, mid-sized, boutique intellectual property law firm located in Alexandria, Virginia, currently seeks candidates with degrees in Electrical Engineering for its patent prosecution practice. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience as an agent or attorney.
The firm offers a relaxed environment in waterfront offices with a competitive salary and bonus structure. Benefits include 100% paid single health insurance coverage and generous spousal, family and dependent coverage, employee assistance program and concierge service, flexible spending account, free undercover parking, Sport and Health gym membership located in the same building and a generous 401k plan and is metro accessible. Contact: To apply, please send cover letter and resume via e-mail to csale@young-thompson.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Philadelphia recruiter actively seeking Patent Attorney candidates for positions in area law firms and corporations. Qualified candidates will have 2 to 5 years of experience in patent litigation and prosecution as well as a background in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Organic Chemistry. J.D., patent bar membership, and bar membership in at least one state required. Relocation candidates are welcome to apply.
Invention Law Group, PLLC is looking for a Senior Patent Attorney with our Licensing group. We are looking for an individual who loves fast-paced business action, is detail-oriented, independently motivated, and has the confidence and ability to interact with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner.
Responsibilities: • Working closely with business managers and senior executives, the Senior Patent Attorney will provide leadership and subject matter expertise primarily in the patent licensing area. • Guide portfolio development for future licensing and enforcement, • Partner with licensing executives to develop licensing strategy within vertical business unit • Managing patent licensing and enforcement and asserting patents • Conduct patent claims and patent infringement analysis • Assist in negotiation of various outbound patent license agreements • Provide guidance to prosecution (reissues, reexaminations, continuations, foreign filing, etc) • Provide direction and effectively manage relationships with multiple outside counsel in all of the above. • Play appropriate role (which could vary from support role to lead negotiator to sole attorney depending on complexity of the transaction and relationships) in drafting and negotiating complex contracts
Requirements: • A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney, with strong offensive licensing experience, a broad electronics, technology, wireless, optical or biomedical background and possess the following: • 10+ years patent law experience with 2+ years recent experience in IP licensing (preferably patent licensing) • J.D., Law degree • Registration before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and license to practice in at least one state (preferably Washington) is required. • Bachelor’s degree (preferably graduate degree) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or some other very closely related field is required. • Broad technical knowledge, familiarity with relevant technologies • Excellent negotiation and contract drafting skills • Expert knowledge of principles, practices, case law and state of the art in patent licensing • Experience in managing work groups of up to 5 people • Experience managing outside counsel • Ability to plan, organize and direct legal staff • Ability to communicate information effectively, both orally and in writing • Ability to work well with others and to quickly assimilate and understand information (including highly technical information) • Ability to make sound business decisions • Some work experience in an engineering role is preferred
Contact: Send a complete resume in HTML, Word, or PDF format to jobs@intven.com. Invention Law Group, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer
Additional Info: Employer Type: Small Corporation Job Location: Bellevue, Washington
Intellectual Ventures (“IV”) is a privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington. Their business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing pure invention in a variety of technology areas. They plan to commercialize inventions through licensing, spin-offs, joint ventures and industry partnerships.
Founders: Nathan Myhrvold, former Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation Edward Jung, former Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation Greg Gorder, former Partner, Perkins Coie, LLP Peter Detkin, former Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Intel Corp
Employees: Currently IV has more than 350 team members from the technology and IP industries. The staff includes computer scientists, programmers, technicians, technical analysts and engineers, biotechnologists, physicists and mathematicians, intellectual property experts, patent attorneys, and licensing and business development executives.
Neugeboren O’Dowd PC, a growing intellectual property practice in the heart of downtown Boulder, Colorado, is looking for a mid-level associate to handle various aspects of patent and trademark prosecution, litigation support, and overall IP portfolio management.
The successful candidate will handle cases involving electronics, telecommunications, semiconductor, electromechanical, medical device, and software technologies. The firm regularly handles matters involving litigation of infringement and validity issues, licensing of patents, and corporate transactional matters involving intellectual property.
All applicants should be licensed attorneys who are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Colorado bar admission also required. Excellent academic credentials and writing skills are required. While no particular technical background is required, experience in any of the mechanical, electrical, and/or software fields is highly preferred.
Flexible hours and compensation schemes available and encouraged.
Contact: Send resumes, writing samples, and references to bernadette@neugeborenlaw.com. No phone inquiries please.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Boulder, Colorado
Pierce Atwood LLP, northern New England’s largest law firm, seeks an attorney for its Portland, Maine office with 3-5 years of substantial patent litigation experience to join its Litigation Practice Group. A background in electrical engineering with semiconductor experience is required. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials and strong writing and communication skills.
Contact: Submit resumes to: Sara Oliver, Recruiting Coordinator Pierce Atwood LLP One Monument Square Portland, ME 04101 soliver@pierceatwood.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Portland, Maine
Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking a Lateral Associate or Patent Agent with two to three years law firm and/or USPTO experience for its Washington D.C. office. Demonstrated skill in preparation and prosecution of patent applications is a must. Former patent examining experience a strong plus, but not required. Candidate must be admitted to practice before the USPTO. This position entails patent application preparation and prosecution (for domestic and international clients), and technical assistance with other IP counseling projects. The successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills. This is not an IP litigation position.
Qualified candidates will have very strong background in chemistry, preferably in small molecule synthesis, pharmaceuticals, and/or medicinal chemistry. Masters or PhD degree, or relevant industrial experience, is preferred but not required.
Gardner Groff, a small suburban Atlanta IP boutique, seeks entrepreneurial EE patent attorney to lead and grow our electrical practice group. Prefer 5+ years of prep and pros experience, and partial book of portables. Low billable requirement (1320 hours/year), no downtown commute or parking hassles, solid systems and staff support, and a rate structure that works for flat fee clients.
Contact: Interested applicants should contact the Hiring Manager by sending an email to: HR@gardnergroff.com.
An immediate opportunity is available for an experienced Foreign Filing Paralegal in the newly formed Needle & Rosenberg Intellectual Property Practice of Ballard Spahr in our Atlanta Office. Responsibilities include preparing and filing international PCT, national and design applications, drafting related correspondence and conducting electronic patent searches. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced team environment. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience (adequate knowledge of international patent filings is required) a paralegal certificate, will be efficient, results-oriented, flexible and available for occasional overtime work. Attention to detail, good organization skills and ability to appropriately prioritize tasks will be essential to your success.
Contact: Qualified candidates should submit resume, cover letter and salary requirement via e-mail to ballardjobs@ballardspahr.com.
Or, by mail to: Human Resources Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP 1735 Market Street 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Fax: 215.864.8999 EOE, M/F/D/V Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Scitemex, a litigation support firm, offers experts in all areas of science, technology and medicine to serve the intellectual property needs of the legal community. We also offer a full range of chemical and analytical services, including pharmaceutical synthesis and characterization.
Contact:
For more information, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Winkler: winkler@scitemex.comor 610-731-5055.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. is seeking a patent counsel with primary patent-related responsibilities for one or more designated consumer product business areas, groups, and/or special technology initiatives or projects within the corporation. In addition, each patent counsel may be called upon as needed, to provide general patent support for the Company business at-large in matters beyond his/her designated areas of responsibility.
The Company patent activities reflect our global business presence. The areas of responsibility for this position include technologies usually focusing on delivery systems (such as systems or methods for aerosol, volatile, or liquid dispensing), small devices, new product formulations, and the like.
Responsibilities: • Proactive counseling of inventors and project leaders with respect to patent matters and project strategies. Counseling business unit management with respect to patent strategy and other patent matters. US patent application preparation and prosecution, requiring skill in evaluating patent opportunities and managing outside counsel in claim strategies and other application preparation and prosecution matters. • International patent application preparation and prosecution, with efficient guidance of patent counsel in other countries. • Conducting right-to-practice reviews of company products, including infringement and validity evaluations and design-around guidance to inventors and project leaders. • Drafting and negotiating technologically focused contracts, including joint development agreements, patent licenses, secrecy agreements, and consulting agreements. Some of this work may be done in cooperation with a transactional attorney also assigned to the same business areas. • Coordinating and/or supervising litigation issues with outside counsel. • Teaching occasional in-house seminars relating to patents, patent strategy, technological contracts, and the like.
Qualifications: • A minimum of 5 years of patent practice, with in-house corporate practice experience being desirable but not essential. • Practice experience must include US patent preparation and prosecution and should also include experience with as many of the following as possible: client counseling, right-to-practice evaluation, international patent matters, contract preparation and negotiation, and patent litigation activities. • Excellent communication and organizational skills, and ability to make seasoned judgments. • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a fast paced dynamic environment with other attorneys and with the Company's technical and business personnel.
Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in relevant scientific or engineering area (with practical knowledge of chemistry and the mechanical arts emphasized for this position). • J.D. or equivalent degree. • Admission to the bar in at least one state and admission to practice before the USPTO as a patent attorney. • Applicants will be expected to submit a non-confidential writing sample of their past work.
Contact: Candidates interested in this position should submit resumes online at http://www.scjohnson.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Franklin Pierce Law Center seeks applicants for a tenure track position as Professor of Law starting in the fall 2009. We seek an individual with significant experience in the area of patent litigation. Candidates must have a J.D. or equivalent degree and possess a strong commitment to teaching in a diverse and multicultural law school environment. Teaching experience and evidence of research and scholarly achievement are preferred but are not required to apply for this position. Minority and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is a private, ABA-accredited, independent law school, established in 1973. Pierce Law offers a rigorous J.D. program, which includes the Webster Scholar Honors Program—a first-in-the-nation alternative pathway to bar membership. Beyond the J.D. program, Pierce Law is renowned for its intellectual property graduate programs, which attract candidates from all over the world. As a result, Pierce Law has alumni/ae in over ninety countries. Pierce Law awards interdisciplinary Master’s degrees in Intellectual Property, Commerce and Technology, and International Criminal Law, and LL.M. degrees in those same areas. Pierce Law is situated in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire, approximately one hour from Boston, the seacoast, and the White Mountains, and is the only law school in the state.
Franklin Pierce Law Center is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity among its faculty, students, and staff.
Contact: Send a letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to: Prof. Buzz Sherr, Chair of the Appointments Committee Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White Street Concord, NH 03301
Or, e-mail us with a cover letter, resume and other supporting materials as attachments.
Invention Law Group, PLLC is looking for a Sr. Patent Counsel, International Filing. We are looking for an individual who loves fast-paced business action, is detail-oriented, independently motivated, and has the confidence and ability to interact with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner. Responsibilities: • Handles all foreign patent application office actions and other prosecution. • Advises on foreign filing strategy vis foreign filing decisions - reviews files and works with department heads as necessary to make same. • Redrafts specifications and claims sets for foreign filing as necessary. • Reviews, advises on and responds as necessary to any overseas litigation. • Advise on international licensing issues. • Interact with outside counsel in a variety of jurisdictions.
Requirements: • Four to five years experience in international patent practice as an attorney or local equivalent. • Fluency in one or more languages other than English a plus. • Technical degree – graduate level preferred. • Familiarity with international licensing issues. • Ability to interact with patent attorneys in a variety of technology areas. • Must work well in a team environment.
Andrews Kurth LLP has a position available in its downtown Houston office for a partnership track associate patent attorney. Candidates should possess excellent academic credentials with a preferred undergraduate degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Ideal candidate would have 0-3 years of experience prosecuting patent applications in the field of oilfield tools and services. Candidates should be admitted to practice before the PTO. Practice includes all phases of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Competitive salary and benefits.
