The global law firm of Baker & Daniels is actively recruiting an associate to join our Intellectual Property practice group in our growing, vibrant office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Baker & Daniels is an Am Law 200 firm with offices located throughout the U.S. and in China. Our ideal candidate would have two – four years experience in prosecuting patents in the fields of electrical or mechanical engineering. Preferred undergraduate degree in electrical, or mechanical engineering; or physics. Our IP practice includes all phases of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Candidates should be admitted to practice before the USPTO. Excellent academic credentials are required. This position offers competitive compensation and unlimited potential for professional growth.
Contact: If you are looking for an opportunity with a growing, collaborative firm, please click Apply button below or submit your resume in confidence to:
Maggie Gloyeske Assistant Director of Legal Personnel Baker & Daniels LLP 300 North Meridian Street, Suite 2700 Indianapolis, IN 46204
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Merchant & Gould P.C. is seeking a junior level, bright and enthusiastic attorney to join our Intellectual Property law firm and our Minneapolis office. As a firm with an uncompromising commitment to excellence, teamwork and service, we currently have an opening for an associate attorney:
Ideal candidates will have a technical background in mechanical engineering and/or physics. Candidates will also have 2-3 years of experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, superior academic credentials, solid IP experience, and strong writing skills. USPTO registration is strongly preferred, but not required. Experience with hydraulics and/or telecommunications is a plus.
The Notre Dame Law School invites applications for the position of Director of its new Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic. The position will begin for the 2011-2012 academic year.
When it is fully implemented, the Clinic will provide students opportunities to work as lawyers to meet the intellectual property and entrepreneurship-related needs of the Clinic’s clients. The Clinic will have a transactional focus and particularly will assist clients with, among other matters, entity formation, licensing and/or freedom to operate agreements, trademark counseling and prosecution, and patent preparation and prosecution. Specific client matters will be determined by the Clinic Director, although decisions about the overall direction of the Clinic’s work will be made in consultation with the Dean and other law school faculty members.
As with other clinics at the Notre Dame Law School, students enrolled in the Clinic (typically not more than 8 students at a time) will spend an entire semester (approximately 14 weeks) enrolled with the clinic for law school credit.
Duties of the Director of the Clinic will include: · Developing the clinic’s operating plan; · Directly supervising law students; · Identifying and developing clients; · Managing all projects and clients; · Developing the curriculum; · Teaching the clinical offering during both semesters of each academic year · Collaborating with clinical and other faculty at the Law School; · Attending conferences and interacting with faculty at other institutions; · Assisting in the development of additional resources; · Acting as liaison with the public and the Law School community.
The initial appointment as Director of the Clinic will be for a 3 year term, during which the successful candidate will be expected to design and implement the clinical program and work with the Dean to secure permanent funding for the position. The initial Director may then be considered for a position with the same clinical faculty status as all other law school clinicians.
We seek candidates with the following qualifications: · Distinguished relevant experience, particularly extensive transactional experience. We expect the successful candidate to have at least 7 years experience as a lawyer, though slightly less experience may suffice in exceptional circumstances; · Experience and ability to direct large projects; · Ability to work in a self-directed and entrepreneurial environment; · Excellent writing and analytic skills; · Demonstrated excellence in clinical teaching (or the supervision of law students) or demonstrated potential for such excellence in teaching or supervision; · An academic record that demonstrates the capacity to be an active participant in the Law School’s academic community, and in the national intellectual property and clinicaleducation communities; and · Membership in the Indiana State Bar, or a willingness to take the necessary steps to become admitted in Indiana within one year of the commencement of employment.
Salary will be commensurate with experience. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume. Electronic submission is preferred.
Contact: Mark McKenna Chair of IP/Entrepreneurship Clinic Committee Notre Dame Law School P.O. Box 780 Notre Dame, IN 46556 markmckenna@nd.edu
Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A., a rapidly growing Twin Cities patent law firm with 30 attorneys, seeks patent attorneys with 1 to 5 years of experience to provide patent prosecution and opinion services to the firm's expanding base of U.S. corporate clients in the telecommunications, software, electronics and medical device fields.
Backgrounds in electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering or similar fields are preferred.
Although relocation to Minnesota is desirable, the firm will consider remote working relationships for experienced attorneys.
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.
Contact: Please send resumes, transcripts, and writing sample to recruiting@mbhb.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Chicago, Illinois
Rosenbaum & Silvert, P.C., a Chicago-based law firm, is seeking a registered patent attorney or agent with at least 3 years of patent prosecution experience. Candidate preferably has experience in technologies involving one or more of: medical devices, biomaterial sciences, biomedical engineering, and diagnostics; and/or software applications. Candidates at partner-level with portables also welcome.
Rosenbaum & Silvert was founded in 1988 and is a growing, full-service boutique IP firm. Our practice includes a very active domestic and international patent prosecution docket, licensing, counseling, and litigation - across all IP fields.
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.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Denver, Colorado
King & Spalding seeks a junior to mid-level patent prosecutor for its intellectual property practice group in Atlanta or Houston. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of prior law firm experience and excellent academic credentials; prior industry/technical experience is also desirable. An undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science or electrical engineering is strongly preferred for this position, though other technical engineering degrees will also be considered.
Contact: To apply for Atlanta, please send a resume and law school transcript to amiele@kslaw.com. To apply for Houston, please send a resume and law school transcript to crosenzweig@kslaw.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Houston, Texas or Atlanta, Georgia
Ice Miller LLP is one of the largest law firms in Indianapolis and is nationally recognized in many of its practice areas. Founded in 1910, the firm has grown to over 230 attorneys with additional offices in Chicago and DuPage County, Illinois; and Washington, D.C.
Our Indianapolis office is seeking an experienced patent attorney with five or more years of legal experience serving clients in the life sciences industry. The candidate must be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Our preference is for a candidate with a degree in a life sciences discipline (e.g., molecular or cell biology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, or genetics). Other intellectual property or business experience is also preferred.
Candidate must excel in team environment and have the personality to develop and implement networking skills both externally and internally. Must be a highly motivated self-starter, with excellent business judgment and flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
The successful candidate will perform a broad range of legal functions in Ice Miller's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Attorneys in this group are experienced in patent prosecution in all technological areas, licensing, technology transactions, intellectual property protection and enforcement, and general intellectual property strategies.
Applicants should have excellent law school and undergrad credentials and references.
Contact: All applicants must apply online at www.icemiller.com. Applications must include a cover letter, resume, law school and undergraduate transcripts and references, and please refer to this Patently-O job posting.
Ice Miller is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Addtional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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
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
Holland & Hart is seeking a senior licensing and technology transactional attorney with 10+ years of relevant experience to join our telecommunications, licensing and technology group in our Denver or Boulder, CO office, or, depending on various other factors and if preferred by a qualified candidate, our Salt Lake City, UT or Boise, ID office.
Candidates must have been engaged in a partner-level practice, preferably with large firm/client experience. Book of business not required, but may help provide flexibility as to office location.
Contact: Please send resume, cover letter and law school transcript to:
Dan Wille Holland & Hart LLP P.O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8479
Also, please include job reference #71910. Holland & Hart LLP is an equal opportunity employer. No unsolicited resumes from search firms, please.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Denver or Boulder, CO office, or, depending on various other factors and if preferred by a qualified candidate, our Salt Lake City, UT or Boise, ID office.
Holland & Hart is seeking a senior licensing and technology transactional attorney with 5+ years of experience to join our telecommunications, licensing and technology group in Boulder, CO, Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, or Boise, ID (candidate's choice).
Candidates must have an outstanding academic record, demonstrate superior drafting and communication skills, and have experience with large firm/client practice and expectations. Demonstrable business development success a bonus. References will be required.
Contact: Please send resume, cover letter and law school transcript to:
Dan Wille Holland & Hart LLP P.O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8479
Holland & Hart LLP is an equal opportunity employer. No unsolicited resumes from search firms, please.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Denver or Boulder, CO office, or, depending on various other factors and if preferred by a qualified candidate, our Salt Lake City, UT or Boise, ID office.
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.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Broadview, Illinois
Landon IP is seeking a Patent Analyst to work in Alexandria, Virginia or Southfield, Michigan.
Description: • Strategically perform searches relating to patentability (novelty), validity, freedom-to-operate and infringement • Communicate effectively with customers in determining the scope of searches and draft informative reports that clarify and summarize search results • Maintain proficiency with commercial patent databases and other proprietary databases that disclose technical publications. • Conduct long-term patent landscape studies to identify trends in a technology field, deliver competitive intelligence and identify potential research and licensing opportunities • Perform Evidence-Of-Use studies by analyzing products currently used in the market that may be infringing on a patent of interest • Perform qualitative analysis of patents and patent portfolios from a legal, technical and business perspective
Job Requirements: Previous patent examining or patent searching experience preferred. Bachelors Degree and experience in one of the following areas:
• Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor structure and manufacture, solid state memory, nanotechnology devices and fabrication, electrical circuits and components.
• Electrical Communications: Cellular, mobile and wireless communications; networking; CDMA, OFDM, digital communications; computer engineering degree preferred; OR Video/audio encoding, image compression technologies, signal transmission and processing.
• Medical Devices: Surgery, prostheses, bio-electrical devices (MRI, ultrasound, etc.).
• Mechanical Engineering: Complex thermal-fluid systems, complex thermodynamics and refrigeration systems, complex fluid mechanics, and turbo-machinery; Complex HVAC systems, OR Petroleum – drilling and platforms, OR Green technologies including windmills, erosion control, rain routing, and waste management systems
• Chemistry: Polymer, plastic, petroleum refining and synthesis; Organic synthesis, medicinal formulations and synthesis.
• Biology/Biotechnology: DNA primers, viral replication assays, preservation of samples, PCR methods and expression vectors.
• Business Methods: E-Commerce, insurance services, banking/financial products (i.e., such as loans, savings accounts, checking accounts, sweep accounts, certificate of deposit accounts, FDIC regulations, internet banking), credit card/smart card technology, investment products and services (i.e. stocks, bonds, options, derivatives, mutual funds, money market funds)
• Computing: Cryptography including encryption, algorithms, hash functions, watermarking; Software including computer programming, compilers, firmware, video games, operating system, servers; Databases/File Management including indexing, memory allocation, file management applications, knowledge based systems, object database (OQL), OR Hardware including chips, graphics and media cards, memory (RAM/ROM), drives, I/O devices, buses; Computer Architecture including blocks, registers, flip-flops, MUX, DEMUX, clocks, logic implementation; Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) including graphics, interface design, software/hardware communication
• In-depth knowledge of technical literature in the area of subject matter expertise
• Highly skilled developing a search methodology and in conducting searches
• Strong time management skills and dependable in completing quality projects against deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
Contact: Please submit a resume and cover letter detailing your experience, and salary requirements to careers@landon-ip.com. Please reference the position title in your email subject line.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Other Job Location: Alexandria, Virginia or Southfield, Michigan
Landon IP serves the industry in all stages of the intellectual property lifecycle through the company’s five major business units – patent research, patent analysis and consulting, information retrieval and legal services, translations, and patent training through the prestigious and wholly owned subsidiary Patent Resources Group. Landon IP’s Patent Search Group literally wrote the book on patent searching, titled Patent Searching: Tools and Techniques published by Wiley & Sons. The company also teaches the Art & Science of Patent Searching through Patent Resources Group which is the industry leader in continued patent education. Landon IP serves over 10,000 customers worldwide including the United States Patent and Trademark Office which has relied upon Landon IP for patent searching since 2005.
The company prides itself on communication with employees, assisting employees in development of their knowledge and skills, and helping employees identify and create opportunities for growth within the company. The Patent Search Group offers an extensive initial training program in addition to long-term continued education for new employees. Landon IP also provides a casual and relaxed work environment that places the emphasis on delivering results through highly thoughtful work, delighting our customers and continuously exceeding their expectations.
AT&T seeks a patent litigation attorney. The attorney is expected to actively supervise outside counsel, participate in all aspects of trial preparation, including the development of litigation strategies, the marshalling of evidence and the selection of witnesses and experts. Our patent cases are located throughout the country and some travel is required. The position is in our Dallas office. The applicant must have at least 5 years patent litigation experience, and possess strong academic credentials, excellent communication, computer and organizational skills, as well as the ability to interact with all levels of management. A technical background or PTO admission is a plus, but not a requirement.
Contact: Apply to http://att.jobs and include law school transcript and two writing samples. AT&T views diversity and inclusion as essential to its culture and business success.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Dallas, Texas
Wegman, Hessler and Vanderburg LPA (WHV) seeks an associate patent attorney with a minimum of five years experience in the mechanical arts. Candidates must be admitted before the USPTO and admitted or eligible for admission to the Bar of the State of Ohio. Trademark experience is a plus but is not essential.
Thomson Reuters is seeking a Manager, Trademark Services to be responsible for a series of services associated with the maintenance and monitoring phase of the IP lifecycle. Key areas of accountability include supervising and facilitating an effective and efficient work flow; aligning employee objectives with business expectations; analyzing and delivering operational metrics; identifying, driving and facilitating process improvements; and leveraging Thomson Reuters tools to coach, develop and mentor team members to perform at the highest level possible at all times.
The Manager, Trademark Services reports to the General Manager.
Areas of Responsibility: • Provide direction, leadership and accountability for trademark docketers, including monitoring work flow; ensuring adherence to standard operating and quality assurance procedures; driving achievement of quality and timeliness metrics; and implementing changes to operating processes • Ensure 100% on-time payment of trademark renewals as instructed by clients, securing proof of rights in advance of due-date • Design and implement programs that provide a distinctive level of service to clients optimizing satisfaction, loyalty and market position • Develop and enhance relationships with foreign associates and government trademark offices worldwide • Contribute to the ongoing development of the internal payment processing system including identification, documentation and solution recommendation for functional and design requirements, and creation of comprehensive and successful testing scenarios • Motivate team members to achieve high levels of performance, including identification of training needs; execution against development plans; application of control procedures resulting in permanent corrective action; facilitating the team’s ability to cope with change • Identify, collaborate and communicate with colleagues at all levels, including development of implementation plans for IP Rules • Support the sales process • Set the strategic direction of the trademark services department
Qualifications: • BA / BS required • 5+ years of increasing responsibility managing trademark matters in a law firm or corporate legal department preferred • Strong, working knowledge of IP industry, including familiarity with US, European and Madrid trademark rules • 3+ years supervisory experience preferred • 5+ years of increasing responsibility working with clients via telephone and e-mail required • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred • Recent experience developing continuous improvement initiatives including evaluation of current operations, data analysis and implementation of recommended solutions on time and within budget • Record of success in creating programs that drive revenue and customer satisfaction; ability to interact effectively at multiple levels, in support of customer relationships; demonstrated self-confidence, particularly with client relationships • Demonstrated ability to manage staff through leadership change with little documentation • Proven track record as a hands-on leader who understands the urgency of meeting needs across multiple dimensions • Demonstrated conflict management skills with the ability to build relationships with and influence all levels within an organization • Energetic, self-starter with ability to break through historical barriers • Excellent collaboration, communication and presentation skills; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, teammates and customers
This position is in the Patent Development group of the HP Legal Departmentand is available at the following locations: Downers Grove, IL; Herndon, VA; Houston, TX; Plano, TX; Palo Alto, CA; and Murray Hill, NJ.
Responsibilities: 1. Preparing and prosecuting strategic, high quality patents protecting HP's products and services 2. Working closely with HP scientists and engineers to identify and protect inventions that are important to HP 3. Actively participating in HP's invention disclosure review process to help assure that HP's best inventions are identified and patented 4. Participating from time to time as a member of a cross-functional team to provide support in licensing, litigation, or other matters
Qualifications: The successful candidate is expected to possess all of the following qualifications:
1. Registration to practice before the USPTO 2. Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics 3. JD degree from an accredited university 4. Admission to a state bar 5. 1-9 years experience as a patent attorney 6. Excellent written and spoken English 7. Strong academic credentials 8. Ability to work with clients in a team-oriented partnership to help them arrive at elegant solutions to their problems 9. Flexibility to accept new and different challenges in a fast paced, high tech environment 10. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing 11. A positive attitude 12. A creative spirit
Contact: Apply online by visiting this link: http://www.hp.com/go/jobs. Please use event code POP001 (case sensitive) when applying.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Downers Grove, IL, Herndon, VA; Houston, TX; Plano, TX; Palo Alto, CA; and Murray Hill, NJ.
A publicly-traded Houston-based company is expanding its legal department to include a Patent Counsel or Senior Patent Counsel. With an international reach, our client develops and builds technology-based solutions for the energy industry. This position comprises 2/3 patent prosecution and 1/3 IP portfolio management, including policy setting, IP litigation management, IP due diligence in M&A transactions, and licensing. Interested candidates should have 4-6 years' well-rounded intellectual property experience, with an emphasis on preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign patent applications. Prior in-house experience strongly preferred. A mechanical engineering degree and/or energy industry experience would be ideal. This is a uniquely broad position with strong strategic influence and great upward potential. (No relocation benefits, so local candidates are preferred.)
Pye Legal Group is a boutique search firm that specializes in placing legal professionals with leading companies and law firms. With offices in Houston and Dallas, we have a team of 12 experienced recruiters who work collaboratively to produce the best results.
The global law firm of Baker & Daniels is actively recruiting an associate to join our Intellectual Property practice group in our growing, vibrant office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Baker & Daniels is an Am Law 200 firm with offices located throughout the U.S. and in China. Our ideal candidate would have two – four years experience in prosecuting patents in the fields of electrical or mechanical engineering. Preferred undergraduate degree in electrical, or mechanical engineering; or physics. Our IP practice includes all phases of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Candidates should be admitted to practice before the USPTO. Excellent academic credentials are required. This position offers competitive compensation and unlimited potential for professional growth.
