Toler Law Group is seeking a patent attorney with 3+ years experience and a degree in electrical engineering. We provide sophisticated IP services to some of the world's most sophisticated technology companies, many of whom are the amongst the nation's top producers of patents. We work in the areas of electrical engineering and computer-related technology, telecommunications, aerospace and business methods amongst others. As part of our team, you will provide strategic prosecution, offensive and defensive analysis and opinions to help our clients position themselves and their IP portfolios in the global marketplace.
Contact: For confidential consideration, please submit your resume, writing samples, academic transcripts, and list of references to resumes@tlgiplaw.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Austin, Texas
The Intellectual Property group at Sutherland LLP group is seeking an Associate or Patent Agent experienced in patent preparation/ prosecution. Candidates should be members of the Patent Bar and have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an associated discipline. Relevant technological experience with business methods, software, and/ or communications-related technologies is preferred. Excellent academics are required.
Hewlett-Packard Company has an opening for a Patent Analysis Director. Within HP’s Intellectual Property Section, the Director of Patent Analysis leads a diverse team to provide patent analysis and technical support for HP's various intellectual property functions. This requires the Director of Patent Analysis to be well-versed in modern techniques for efficiently searching, classifying, characterizing, and analyzing patent information in support of various functions. These functions, include, for example, patent cross licensing, open source licensing, standards licensing, patent sales, technology transfer, and the like.
Responsibilities: • Serve as a manager in HP’s Patent Development and Analysis group, overseeing skilled technologists in providing patent analysis support for strategic HP initiatives • Lead, manage, and grow HP’s patent analysis team • Coordinate with other IP Section leaders to ensure proper project staffing • Developing team goals and managing team to efficiently meet these goals in support of business needs • Develop and maintain strong, professional lines of communication with IP Section executives in areas of Patent Development, Patent Licensing, and IP Transactions to effectively meet associated patent analysis needs • Provide effective coaching and talent development of individual contributors on team • Exercise sound judgment to determine appropriate methods and resources for accomplishing achieving objectives
Qualifications: • Expertise using patent search/analysis tools and commercial patent databases • Significant experience in evaluating large sets of patents efficiently • At least 5 years of experience in patent analysis • Experience interfacing with product tear-down information providers • Ability to work in a team environment with patent attorneys, technologists, and business development professionals • Management experience or strong aptitude for people and project management • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal • Experience working with patent claim charts • A technical degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or comparable. Prefer background in: cloud computing, data analytics, security, and networking • Prefer familiarity with open source and standards licensing issues • Prefer prior exposure with patent valuation techniques • Patent agent, MBA, or JD backgrounds may be useful, but are not required
Contact: Apply via HP’s website at http://www.jobs.hp.com (Search for "Patent Analysis Director" or "1136753").
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Locations: Herndon, VA; Palo Alto, CA; Houston, TX; Boise, ID
About Hewlett-Packard HP is an innovative, dynamic company with a rich past and a promising future. Started in a Palo Alto garage by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard as a company that made audio frequency oscillators, HP has continuously reinvented itself. Today, HP is the world's largest technology company, provides printing and personal computing products and IT services, software and solutions that simplify the technology experience for consumers and businesses. HP is a $120+ Billion/year company with over 300,000 employees. HP had over 1,350 U.S. patents granted in 2011.
Hewlett-Packard has an impressive benefits package. HP’s total compensation package is competitive and is commensurate with experience. Hewlett-Packard Company is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to affirmative action and work force diversity.
Rosenbaum IP, P.C.is seeking a shareholder-level patent attorney. Position requires a minimum of 10 years patent prosecution, IP counseling, opinion work, IP litigation and licensing experience. A portable book of business is required. Candidate will preferably have experience in one or more of the following technologies: medical devices, material science, biomedical engineering, diagnostics, biotechnology, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, semiconductor processing and/or business methods and software applications, particularly pertaining to Internet commerce.
Ideal candidate will also assume shareholder level responsibilities for business development, marketing and firm committee activities.
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein is looking for a patent prosecution associate with 1 - 4 years experience in computer science, electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
Breadth of work will include prosecution, opinion writing, and counseling of domestic and international clients.
Applicants must be registered with the USPTO. Relevant industry experience or an advanced degree is a plus.
Contact: Interested applicants should contact Ellen Leviss at eleviss@arelaw.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: New York, New York
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A., is a rapidly growing Twin Cities patent law firm that seeks patent attorneys with 1 to 5 years of experience. The firm provides patent prosecution and opinion services to an expanding base of U.S. and International corporate clients in the fields of telecommunications, software, electrical circuits and medical devices.
Backgrounds in electrical engineering, computer science, physics or similar areas are required.
Relocation to Minnesota is preferred, although the firm may consider remote working relationships for highly qualified attorneys.
Wolf Greenfield is the largest New England-based law firm focused solely on intellectual property (IP) law. We have immediate openings for a mid-level patent prosecution associate in the Mechanical Technologies group.
Preferred candidates will have an advanced degree and/or industry experience, a strong academic background, and a minimum of 4-6 years of solid patent prosecution and opinion-related experience. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to establish, develop, and maintain business relationships with clients and prospective clients.
Our associates enjoy an interesting variety of work on complex IP matters, increasing client management responsibilities, one-on-one mentoring, and regular professional development and educational opportunities. We offer a collegial and team-oriented work environment with competitive salaries and compensation packages which include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer matching and a profit sharing contribution, back-up daycare, domestic partner benefits, and pre-tax medical, dependent care and transportation benefits. Wolf Greenfield is an equal opportunity employer.
Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a DC based, international law firm, seeks associates for its rapidly growing Intellectual Property practice in DC. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of experience in patent litigation and solid technical backgrounds in electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields.
Contact: We encourage any candidate with strong academic credentials and excellent personal qualities to apply directly by sending cover letter, resume, and law school transcript (a copy of your academic record is required) to Rosemary K. Morgan at legal_recruiting@steptoe.com. Steptoe & Johnson LLP is an equal-opportunity employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm: Job Location: Washington, DC..
Morrison Foerster LLPis seeking an entry level patent analyst/agent for our San Diego office. This is an extraordinary opportunity to join one of the finest law firms representing companies involved in developing and commercializing highly-innovative technologies in the marketplace. Morrison & Foerster works closely with clients from the earliest stages of their technical development, offering valuable advice about how to protect their inventions and ideas in view of business strategies.
Patent analysts/agents participate in domestic and foreign patent prosecution. They are responsible for drafting new patent applications, preparing substantive documents related to prosecution, and contributing to prosecution strategy. They work directly with patent examiners and clients, including inventors, technology transfer administrators, in house patent practitioners, the attorneys of client companies, and foreign associates.
Patent analysts/agents provide technical and legal research and analysis with respect to matters pending before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They participate in the planning, completion and interpretation of literature searches using both on-line databases and other search techniques. They are expected to be highly familiar with the technological resources available to practitioners in the firm.
Patent analysts/agents provide technical support for patent interference and litigation proceedings, including the review and analysis of technical documents such as prior art, laboratory notebooks, technical memoranda, deposition transcripts and file histories. They locate and interview technical experts, consultants, and expert witnesses, as well as assist in the preparation of depositions and expert witness testimony. They advise and educate firm litigators in the relevant areas of science and technology, both verbally and by written memoranda. They aid attorneys in the preparation of legal opinions and in planning strategies for clients’ patent portfolios.
At all times, patent analysts/agents are expected to work as part of a team with other members of the Patent Group, and to seek guidance from, and report back to, the supervising attorneys in the Patent Group.
Requirements: Successful analyst/agent candidates will have a technical background in the area of electrical engineering and have excellent academic credentials. Strong writing and oral communication skills are required. Admission to the USPTO is preferred, but not required. Advanced degree preferred, but not required.
Contact: Please submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a writing sample or publications list. Please reference 22555-PO in your cover letter.
EEO Statement Morrison & Foerster is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Location: Los Angeles, California
We are Morrison & Foerster—a global firm of exceptional credentials in many areas. Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, investment banks and technology and life science companies. Our clients count on us for innovative and business-minded solutions. Our commitment to serving client needs has resulted in enduring relationships and a record of high achievement. For the last eight years, we’ve been included on The American Lawyer ’s A-List. Fortune named us one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For."
Our lawyers share a commitment to achieving results for our clients, while preserving the differences that make us stronger. This is MoFo.
Fulbright & Jaworski LLPis seeking a licensed U.S. patent agent with a B.S. or higher degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or similar engineering discipline, preferably with at least one year of experience as a patent agent or patent examiner.
Duties include preparing documents during all stages of the patent prosecution process with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and with foreign patent offices; coordinating and corresponding with inventors, attorneys, and clients regarding patent prosecution; performing prior art searches; undertaking patent portfolio management; and maintaining knowledge of the latest patent laws in order to assist attorneys with drafting legal documents.
Rambus, one of the world's premier technology licensing companies, is seeking a Patent Counsel. As a Patent Attorney at Rambus, you will focus on supporting the strategic patent portfolio development and licensing program of at least one of Rambus' businesses.
Specific duties include: • Assisting the management of one or more patent portfolio related to at least one of Rambus’ businesses. • Working with R&D planning teams to actively identify and develop patentable subject matter. • Interviewing inventors to proactively identify patentable subject matter. • Participating with engineers and business people in innovation workshops to generate patentable subject matter. • Working with business and marketing people to identify important technologies and strategic applications. • Conducting substantive review of disclosures and participating in disclosure review meetings. • Coordinating the preparation and prosecution of applications and critically reviewing materials prepared by outside counsel. • Advising internal business clients on IP-related issues, including in connection with licensing and M&A activities. • Proactively helping improve Rambus’ patent development programs and processes.
Requirements and Preferences: • BS or higher in Electrical Engineering is preferred for this position. • JD and registration to practice before the US Patent & Trademark Office are required. CA bar preferred. • Five or more years of experience in preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications, including familiarity with continuation practice in both domestic and foreign jurisdictions. • Must be organized, work well with others, and be able to effectively communicate technical and legal issues. • Must be able to travel occasionally to support Rambus businesses outside the San Francisco Bay Area. • Experience in prosecuting patents relating to communications systems, high-speed serial interfaces and/or physical layer signaling is preferred. • Experience in supporting litigation, opinion preparation, product analysis, patent due diligence, and/or licensing experience preferred. • Circuit design work and related work experience a plus. • M&A transaction support experience a plus. • Prior in-house experience a plus.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Sunnyvale, California
Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus is also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media.
Rambus was voted one of the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces based on surveys completed by employees. Workplace Dynamics compiles the list based purely on employee’s opinion of their employers. Over 4,000 organizations across America participated in the program.
Christopher & Weisberg, P.A., a South Florida Intellectual Property Boutique, seeks EE with at least 2 years experience drafting patent applications. M.S. and industry experience greatly preferred. Will also consider more experienced attorneys with other technical backgrounds and portable business. Finally, we have an ocean view office for patent attorneys with litigation experience. Competitive pay and benefits -- great place to live and work.
Wagner Blecher LLP is looking to hire full-time patent attorneys for our Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz County, CA offices. We are looking for applicants with 1-5 years of patent prosecution experience. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or Software Engineering. Candidates must be registered as patent attorneys with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Contact: To apply for a position, please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to jobs@wagnerblecher.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Silicon Valley, and Santa Cruz California
Seed IP Law Group, one of the country's leading intellectual property law firms, is expanding its electrical engineering practice group. Ideal candidate will have a Electrical Engineering or Physics degree and a minimum of three years practical experience, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications, client counseling and preparing opinions.
Contact: Send cover letter, resume, writing sample and transcripts to TracyU@SeedIP.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Seattle, Washington
The Chicago office of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is in search of a Patent Agent to work in the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of experience preparing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications, conducting patent searches and patentability analyses, and handling foreign patent applications. Candidate must be registered to practice with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC is seeking a patent attorney/agent with a background in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, or physics. Applicants should have a strong academic record, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and possess the ability to quickly grasp complex technologies. Admission to practice before the USPTO is preferred but not required.
Contact: Please submit a cover letter, your resume, undergraduate transcripts, law school transcripts (if applicable), and writing sample to info@zpspatents.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Port Washington, Wisconsin
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovecis accepting applications for an Electrical Patent Agent. Candidates should have an Electrical Engineering degree and be admitted to the Patent Bar. Previous experience as an Electrical Patent Agent is required.
Contact: Qualified candidates should email their resume as well as other relevant materials to Hiring@myersbigel.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.is a full-service business-oriented law firm with a national client base headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Our growing Intellectual Property Department seeks a full-time patent attorney for our Rockford, IL office with at least 4 years law firm experience in patent preparation and prosecution. Candidate must have a degree in Electric Engineering and be admitted before the USPTO. Superior academic credentials required.
Contact: Please submit a cover letter, resume and copies of law school and undergrad transcripts to:
Sandra W. Faull, Manager, Attorney Recruiting Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. 1000 North Water Street, Suite 1700 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Office: 414-298-8528 sfaull@reinhartlaw.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Rockford, Illinois
Faegre Baker Daniels' thriving Chicago-based IP practice is actively seeking a patent agent with a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science in our Chicago office. The successful candidate must have experience in patent preparation and prosecution including preparing draft patent applications. The responsibilities will involve all aspects of patent preparation and prosecution. Admission before the USPTO is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. Ideal candidate must have a minimum of two years of patent prosecution experience. Technical background in Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering is required. This position offers competitive compensation and unlimited potential for professional growth. All candidates should have excellent academic credentials, strong writing skills and professional recommendations.
Contact: Please send or e-mail cover letter, resume, writing sample and law school transcript to:
Trisha Selden, Legal Talent Manager Faegre Baker Daniels 2200 Wells Fargo Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Trisha.Selden@FaegreBD.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Chicago, Illinois
Toler Law Group is seeking a patent attorney with 3+ years experience and a degree in electrical engineering. We provide sophisticated IP services to some of the world's most sophisticated technology companies, many of whom are the amongst the nation's top producers of patents. We work in the areas of electrical engineering and computer-related technology, telecommunications, aerospace and business methods amongst others. As part of our team, you will provide strategic prosecution, offensive and defensive analysis and opinions to help our clients position themselves and their IP portfolios in the global marketplace.
