Patent Attorney (Biotechnology) – Law Firm – Concord or Boston MA/Remote

December 10, 2021- US - Northeast, - US - Telecommute, Tech - Biotech, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Prosecution

Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds, an intellectual property boutique with offices in Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, has a need for a Patent Attorney with a specialty in Biotechnology or a related discipline. Candidates should have a minimum of three years of patent drafting and prosecution experience, and have the necessary skills to work on matters in most areas of Biotechnology and related life sciences. A Master’s degree in Biotechnology or related discipline is required. A Ph.D. in Biotechnology is desirable, but not required. Work experience with pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or general life science patent matters is beneficial.

Patent Agent – Law Firm – New York, NY

November 23, 2021- US - Northeast, - US - NYC, Tech - Computer Science, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Pearl Cohen LLP is seeking a patent agent to work in their New York offices.

Intellectual Property Associate – Life Sciences – Law Firm – Boston, MA

November 18, 2021- US - Northeast, Tech - Biotech, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Prosecution

Are you looking to join an established team at an AmLaw100 firm? Nelson Mullins is seeking a mid-level Associate to join its Intellectual Property team. This is a nationwide search and the opportunity is open to multiple large markets.

You have meaningful experience with patentability and freedom-to-operate analysis, opinion work, due diligence projects, and client counseling. You will receive mentoring and training in the practice of intellectual property law.

As a Nelson Mullins Associate, you’ll be joining the ranks of over 800 attorneys and a firm culture that will offer you a broad practice platform that is also personal enough to provide individual client attention no matter your office location.

Drawing from more than 3 years’ experience working in IP law, you have meaningful patent prosecution experience with an immunology background preferred though not required. You will work directly with attorneys and patent agents on IP matters for leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

You have a PhD (or equivalent) in molecular cell biology, immunology, biochemistry or relevant biological science required. You have meaningful prior patent preparation and prosecution experience, preferably two to seven years’ experience. You have excelled academically with strong writing, analytical, and communications skills. You are admitted to the state Bar of a major metropolitan city where Nelson Mullins has an office.

At Nelson Mullins, we help advance our clients’ business goals through flexibility, business sense, and tireless advocacy based on a deep understanding of their business worlds. A team of more than 800 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals, and other business professionals work side-by-side with you towards shared goals. With more than 100 diversified practice areas, including government relations, and policy services, as well as our Encompass e-discovery and information governance services, the Firm provides lateral attorneys joining us with a broad bench from which to pull in practitioners who can team with you to provide client services.

Apply online at:
https://careers-nelsonmullins.icims.com/jobs/2734/intellectual-property-associate---life-sciences/job?mode=view

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and a copy of law school transcript

Additional Info
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Boston, MA

Patent Scientist – Biotechnology – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Tech - Biotech, Work - Patent Prosecution

Knobbe Martens provides an opportunity for engineers and scientists to further their professional growth and career development in exciting, challenging ways. Put your technical degree to work on issues involving science, technology, and the law. The candidate will assist with the successful procurement of patent protection for innovative technologies, evaluate the designs of new products, and assist with the evaluation of competitor products.

Patent Counsel – Biotechnology – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Tech - Biotech, Work - Patent Prosecution

Knobbe Martens seeks motivated candidates to join our team. Patent Counsel applicants should have at least two years of biotechnology-related patent prosecution experience to assist in the drafting and prosecution of foreign patent applications. This is a non-partnership track position. This position requires a M.S. degree in biological sciences and a J.D. from an ABA accredited school with a GPA of 3.0 or above. Must be licensed to practice law. Candidates must have strong technical writing skills.

Patent Scientist – Mechanical Engineering/Design Patent – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Work - Patent Prosecution

Each client brings novel and diverse technologies to our firm. Therefore, the candidate will learn about a variety of new technologies, learn to identify inventive features, learn to describe the inventions, and work with the Patent Office to allow a patent for the technology. The position also requires a candidate to possess the ability to explain and describe new technologies in a way that is concise and descriptive.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Reviewing new client technologies to determine potentially patentable features.
Writing patent applications with clarity and technical accuracy.
Drafting persuasive responses to patent office rejections.
Reviewing issued patents.

To be successful in this position the candidate must be a strong communicator, both written and oral. The candidate must be able to work independently, with a large amount of working freedom. In addition, each candidate will eventually participate in a patent law course and become registered with the United States Patent Office.

Education and Experience:

B.S. in in Mechanical Engineering is required. M.S. or Ph.D. is preferred.
At least one to three years of experience in patent prosecution, including experience with design patent applications, is required.
Must be independently motivated to succeed and measure success on a team level.
Qualified candidates will possess strong academic credentials and written communication skills.

EOE/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability. Knobbe Martens will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Apply online at:
http://www.knobbelaw.com/viDesktop/viRecruitSelfApply/ReDefault.aspx?FilterREID=6&FilterJobCategoryID=3&FilterJobID=456

Please include a cover letter, resume, transcripts and writing sample with your submission.

Additional Info
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

Patent Counsel – Mechanical Engineering/Design Patent – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Work - Patent Prosecution

Knobbe Martens is looking for patent counsel candidates with one to three years of experience in patent prosecution, including experience with design patent applications, to assist in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. This is a non-partnership track position. This position requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a J.D. from an ABA accredited school. A graduate degree is desired, but not necessary. Must be licensed to practice law. Candidates must have strong technical writing skills.

Patent Scientist – Optics/Physics – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Work - Patent Prosecution

Patent Counsel – Mechanical Engineering – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Knobbe Martens is seeking motivated patent counsel candidates to join our team. Applicants must have one to three years of patent prosecution experience to assist in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. This is a non-partnership track position. This position requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a J.D. from an ABA accredited school with a GPA of 3.0 or above. A graduate degree is desired, but not necessary. Must be licensed to practice law. Candidates must have strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Patent Counsel – Electrical Engineering – Law Firm – Open to any office location in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 18, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - West, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Knobbe Martens is seeking motivated patent counsel candidates to join our team. Applicants must have one to five years of patent prosecution experience to assist in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. This is a non-partnership track position. This position requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a J.D. from an ABA accredited school with a GPA of 3.0 or above. A graduate degree is desired, but not necessary. Must be licensed to practice law. Candidates must have strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Patent Scientist – Electrical Engineering – Law Firm – Open to any office in CA, DC, NY, WA

November 17, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Work - Patent Prosecution

Head of IP support office – Corporation – Parsippany, New Jersey

November 16, 2021- US - Northeast, - US - Telecommute, Tech - Biotech, Tech - Chemical / Pharma

DSM is seeking a head of IP support office to work in Parsippany, New Jersey. In this role you will operationally lead the IP support office, including docket and document management system and databases, as well as leadership of various teams including paralegals (PL), formality officers (FO) and patent information professionals (PIP). You will report into Head of IP Specialists and together with the IP leadership, set the strategic direction and manage the critical support functions of a large, global IP team.

Are you driven to connect IP strongly to innovation and running business? Are you a team player with solution-oriented mindset? Do you love coaching and leading a team of IP specialists?
Then this is the job for you!

Your key responsibilities:

Lead the change management process for the PL, FO and PIP teams
Maintain a global way of working for patent and trademark preparation, filing and prosecution according to DSM IP requirements and work processes\
Lead and coach team members including direction, guidance and motivation and ensure result-oriented global cooperation
Periodic travel to international locations to meet and align with the various team members
Develop the team towards digital solutions and efficiency-driven IP support
facilitate and improve attorneys’ and agents’ ways of working and contribute to a more agile IP department
Manage the timely payment of agent network across the world and improve DSM Finance system for IP/trouble shooting
Be accountable for procurement within DSM IP (agents/external counsels)

About us:

DSM is changing to better reflect how our customers are organized by establishing three Business Groups: Food & Beverage (F&B); Health Nutrition & Care (HNC); and Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH). This means we bring together teams that serve common customers. Our long-term success in serving these markets require innovations that are customer-focused, value-adding and differentiating and, at the same time, grounded in market insights as well as best-in-class launch execution capabilities.

Because of this new approach we are redesigning our by IP department to be closer to the customer and co-create a strategic IP plan for innovation and running business.
We aim to deliver strategic value to our business.

We Bring:

A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to employees across the business
The chance to shape DSM and its impact in the human and animal nutrition markets years to come
Diverse employees who aren’t afraid to think outside of the box
A team that truly cares about sustainability, each other and our customers
A supportive environment where you’re empowered to grow and share your ideas
The encouragement you need to develop and achieve results
A safe, inclusive workplace where you feel welcome

You Bring

8+ years of experience working within IP, including a demonstrated understanding of IP administration and IP business needs
5+ years of experience in coordinating and/or managing a team of IP professionals
A flexible, agile and solution-oriented mindset
Brilliant collaborative skills
Project management skills
Learning mindset and open for other opinions, combined with ability to take decisions
Coaching leadership skills
Excellent communication skills, fluent in English

Apply online at:
https://jobs.dsm.com/job/Kaiseraugst-Head-of-IP-support-office/730231501/?locale=en_US

Additional Info
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Parsippany, New Jersey

Patent Attorney or Agent – Law Firm – Iselin, NJ, remote work possible

October 28, 2021- US - Northeast, - US - Telecommute, Tech - Biotech, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Servilla Whitney LLC is seeking a patent attorney or registered patent agent to prepare and prosecute patent applications. Our clients include leading technology companies working in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductors, specialty materials and medical devices.

Intellectual Property Associate (Life Sciences) – Law Firm – Boston, MA (Nationwide)

September 29, 2021- US - Northeast, Tech - Biotech, Work - Patent Prosecution

Nelson Mullins is seeking an intellectual property associate to work in Boston, MA. You have meaningful experience with patentability and freedom-to-operate analysis, opinion work, due diligence projects, and client counseling. You will receive mentoring and training in the practice of intellectual property law. As a Nelson Mullins Associate, you’ll be joining the ranks of over 800 attorneys and a firm culture that will offer you a broad practice platform that is also personal enough to provide individual client attention no matter your office location. Want to know more about Nelson Mullins? Check out our Firm Culture here.

IP Counsel – Corporation – Boston, MA

September 29, 2021- US - Northeast, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Metalenz, a small corporation, is seeking an IP Counsel to work in Boston, MA.

Director, Intellectual Property (Biotech) – Small Corporation – Cambridge, MA

September 11, 2021- US - Northeast, Tech - Biotech

Tango is an oncology biotechnology company focused on exploiting synthetic lethal interactions to discover and develop new breakthrough cancer therapies.

Our discovery efforts begin and end with patients. We have inverted the traditional discovery paradigm with our target discovery platform, where the discovery of novel targets and the associated patient selection strategy are integrated into a single experimental design. Our platform uses cutting-edge CRISPR technologies to identify novel targets for genetically-defined groups of cancer patients. We leverage the principles of synthetic lethality to find novel dependencies in cancer cells and identify the relevant drug targets. As we advance our molecules into the clinic, our trials will enroll the patients most likely to benefit from our new treatments as identified in the target discovery process, thereby enabling greater speed, success, and impact for those patients.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Director of Intellectual Property will help to structure, build and oversee Tango’s intellectual property portfolio through the planning, establishment and implementation of the patent and intellectual property strategy. Specifically, this role will lead all IP initiatives in connection with Tango’s growing pre-clinical pipeline and will manage all facets of IP through the various stages of product development: discovery, pre-clinical, clinical trials, regulatory approval and commercialization, as well as product life cycle management. In addition, the role will include defense of third-party claims and assertion of intellectual property rights against third-parties. This position has functional responsibilities for: preparing, filing, prosecution, maintenance and protection of patents; maintaining and tracking regulatory exclusivities for each product (and pruning the IP portfolio as appropriate); performing Freedom to Operate analysis; handling trademark prosecution counseling and enforcement; overseeing IP litigation; providing support for R&D-related agreements and business development (M&A and licensing/development transactions) and other complicated contractual transactions. This role will work with external counsel in performing these functions. The individual in this role will collaborate with the discovery and development functions such as chemistry, CMC, and other teams at Tango. This position offers a broad range of responsibilities and significant growth opportunities in an exciting and growing company.

Job Responsibilities:

Create and execute global IP strategies for all of Tango’s current and future pipeline products
Provide IP counseling to in-house clients within discovery and development functions such as chemistry, CMC, and other functional areas through all phases of drug research, development and commercialization
Identify patentable inventions and advise business partners on proper documentation of all inventions to support patentability
Prepare patent applications (with the assistance of outside counsel) with a primary focus on composition of matter for synthetic lethal therapeutics and precision medicine synthetic therapeutics
Maintain prosecution docket of all U.S. and foreign patent applications, including post-grant practices as they may arise with prosecution.
Implement trade secret best practices in order to protect technology not subject to patent protection
Provide IP counseling to support product lifecycle planning and develop strategies for enhancing exclusivity
Support intellectual property-related transactional and litigation work

Skills & Qualifications:

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology or related field and a JD are both required
A master’s degree or Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology or related field is strongly preferred
Patent Attorney admitted to practice before US Patent and Trademark Office with at least 6 combined years of experience that includes working in both a law firm and small molecule pharma/biotechnology company
Experience developing global IP strategy is required, with the objective of supporting the development of a comprehensive commercial strategy to protect product exclusivity rights
Must have direct experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications and conducting or directing Freedom to Operate analyses
Ability to counsel in-house clients on complex IP issues and potential implications to current or future business strategies within the field of synthetic lethal therapeutics and precision medicine synthetic therapeutics is required
Experience with post-grant proceedings (IPRs, reexaminations, and oppositions) is preferred
Experience with ex-US (including Europe and Japan) patent filing and prosecution is preferred
Experience with trademark and trade secret protections is preferred
Licensing and technology transactional experience (including with co-development, co-commercialization and/or distribution agreements) is preferred
Previous involvement with due diligence in connection with licensing, collaboration, development and M&A transactions is preferred
Ability to work independently and within a team environment is important
Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and flexibly in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
Developed sense of judgment, risk management skills and ability to balance legal matters involving multiple stakeholders and various priorities; ability to balance regulatory obligations and reputational risks in an objective, practical way
Ability to concisely, succinctly and clearly communicate complex IP concepts and strategy to stakeholders with limited exposure to IP concepts

Apply online at:

https://boards.greenhouse.io/tangotherapeutics/jobs/4675416003

Additional Info
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Cambridge, MA

Patent Agent / Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Pittsburgh, PA

September 9, 2021- US - Northeast, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Computer Science, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is seeking a patent agent / patent attorney to work in their Pittsburgh, PA offices.

Counsel-Patent Strategy Team – Law Firm – Florham Park, New Jersey

August 27, 2021- US - Northeast, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Pergament & Cepeda LLP, a small, rapidly growing Lifescience and IP firm in Morris Country, New Jersey is looking for Counsel in its Patent Strategy team, reporting to Chair of Patent Strategy/Founder of the firm. The suitable attorney will have excellent academic credentials, an advanced degree in a lifescience discipline or organic chemistry, over 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical patent strategy, including patent prosecution and opinion drafting. Particularly important is experience drafting non-infringement and invalidity opinions, especially for generic pharma clients. Non-legal work experience in pharma company is very helpful. Both in house and outside experience in pharma work are helpful. Understanding of pharma subject matter from legal, technical and business standpoint is extremely helpful.

Senior Patent Attorney/Patent Attorney – Large Corporation – Gaithersburg, MD

August 19, 2021- US - Northeast, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Prosecution

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. As AstraZeneca transforms and grows, so do our careers. We’re constantly learning more about the innovative and technical side of our work.

We are looking for experienced Senior Patent/Patent Attorney’s to help turn those ideas into reality. Taking on a role that bridges science and legal practice, you’ll be a global business IP advisor. This will entail managing patent portfolios for assigned projects and products, and keeping up to date with emerging legal and pharma developments to help set and implement the global IP strategy in your area in collaboration with the Assistant General Counsel. Key objectives will be to identify and manage all associated IP risks – presenting them to IP, legal and business teams. You’ll craft strategies for the filing, prosecution, maintenance and defense of patents in your portfolio against third-party challenges. You may also work on business development deals or coordinate our response to legal changes in a particular country or region. Managing external spend to meet budget targets will also be part of your role.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Independently lead all aspects of build, maintenance and defense of specific patent portfolios
Actively counsel members of Research & Development organizations to identify new inventions as well as devise and implement strategies for patent protection over the extended drug development life cycle
Build and implement global strategic approaches toward building patent portfolios and contributing to increased business value
Prepare and prosecute patent applications worldwide including effectively managing outside counsel as needed
Lead all aspects of large intellectual property estates in AstraZeneca`s core and opportunistic therapeutic areas
Evaluate and monitor patent portfolios of third parties
Develop and communicate IP guidance to partners across the business, including within R&D, Business Development, commercial and legal
Review and analyze license agreements and other contracts
Provide IP and technical analysis in support of patent litigation

Essential Requirements:

Licensed US Attorney
Ph.D. or equivalent, and/or several years of laboratory experience in relevant scientific area, chemistry, biology/biochemistry preferred
Strong core small molecule/large molecule patent prosecution skills and ability to independently lead patent dockets and portfolios in multiple markets and jurisdictions

Desirable Requirements:

At least three-five years relevant experience in life science patent prosecution with global portfolios
Experience in the biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry
Combined in-house and law firm experience preferred
Experience in managing external service providers
First-hand experience of IP-related litigation
High level of integrity and motivation, ability to work independently
Ability to balance multiple tasks and projects with constantly evolving priorities
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
Effective oral and written communication skills
Effective time management skills
Adaptable and versatile learner
Ability to be an enterprise leader for the organization

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us while we continue to build a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we are developing new ways to work, ground breaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our team!

Apply via email to:
paul.parra@astrazeneca.com

Additional Info
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Gaithersburg, MD

IP Associate Attorney – Law Firm – Reston, Virginia or Boston, Massachusetts

August 17, 2021- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northeast, Intellectual Property

The Marbury Law Group, PLLC is seeking an IP associate attorney to work in their Reston, Virginia or Boston, Massachusetts offices. The candidate will focus mainly on the preparation and prosecution of patents in one or more of the following areas: mechanical engineering, electrochemistry, energy generation and storage, physics, materials science, chemical engineering, electromechanical systems, and semiconductor devices and processing for mostly U.S. based clients. The ideal candidate should possess strong client communication and development skills with the desire and ability to take a lead role in managing and growing client accounts.