The global law firm of K&L Gates seeks to hire a midlevel or senior Patent Associate or Patent Agent to join their dynamic IP Procurement practice in the Seattle office.
The ideal candidate will have four to six years of patent prosecution experience in a law firm setting. Admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Physics is required. This position will focus on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in electrical, software, and mechanical fields, but will also include some licensing and intellectual property due diligence support.
Candidates must have substantial experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Senior Corporate Counsel, Patents – Large Corporation – Seattle, Wash.
Amazon's legal department is looking for a talented patent attorney to lead the investigation and pre-litigation resolution of received/threatened third party patent assertions. Successful candidate primary responsibilities include leading the investigation of the third party patents, advising Amazon’s technology teams on appropriate action to be taken, effectively resolving pre-litigation matters and development and implementation of appropriate IP policies.
Senior Corporate Counsel, Patents – Large Corporation – Seattle, Wash.
Amazon's legal department is looking for a talented patent attorney to lead a team that supports Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dynamic and rapidly growing business within Amazon.com that is blazing new trails as a pioneer in the fast-growing cloud computing industry. Amazon Web Services is at the forefront of the "cloud" computing and service industry providing IT infrastructure services such as on-demand compute capacity, storage, database, content delivery, message queuing, mobile application developer tools, software-as-service products, and more.
Patent Expert – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.
Nike 
seeks a Patent Expert who will research innovation developments for utility patent opportunities; direct drafting and prosecution of utility patent applications by outside counsel, and interface with outside counsel and inventors to finalize utility patent applications.
Patent Attorney – Large Corporation – Seattle, Wash.
The Boeing Company 
is seeking a Patent Attorney to work in its Seattle, Wash., offices. As a member of the Patent Bar, and in the development and management of a global patent portfolio for the enterprise, directs and approves key decisions regarding patent preparation and prosecution, European oppositions, foreign filing country selection, termination of prosecution, appeals, and portfolio pruning. Evaluates invention disclosures from across the enterprise. Oversees new patent preparation and prosecution work with domestic and foreign outside counsel, including review and revision of work product. Makes decisions regarding prosecution and claim scope based on technical merits, business value, and overall adequacy of available protection. Efficiently manages a large docket of domestic and foreign pending prosecution matters. Revises U.S. applications for filing under the PCT or in foreign countries. As a subject matter expert, serves as a mentor and a lead and is sought out by teammates to provide guidance and insight on patent prosecution matters.
IP Litigation Associate Attorney – Law Firm – Seattle, Wash.
Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Portland, Ore.
Marger Johnson McCollom, P.C., 
a Portland, Oregon, full-service IP boutique, seeks a registered patent attorney with 2-5 years of patent prosecution experience in the electrical/computer/software technical areas. B.S. electrical engineering, computer science, or physics strongly preferred. Recent experience in team-environment computer programming or experience in analog circuit design or analysis a plus.
Patent Attorney / Agent – Law Firm – Seattle, Wash.
Seed IP Law Group, 
one of the country's leading intellectual property law firms is expanding its electrical, mechanical and computer science practice groups. Ideal candidate will have a degree in the corresponding technology and a minimum of three years practical experience, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications, client counseling and preparing opinions.
Litigation Associate – Law Firm – Seattle, Wash.
Seed IP Law Group, one of the country's leading intellectual property law firms, is looking for a litigation associate with a minimum of two years of patent litigation experience and a degree in chemistry. Ideal candidate will have experience in all aspects of intellectual property litigation, including discovery,depositions, writing briefs,and trial preparation.
Utility Patent Specialist – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.
Nike 
seeks a Utility Patent Specialist who will research innovation developments for utility patent opportunities; direct drafting and prosecution of utility patent applications by outside counsel in collaboration with Sr. Utility Patent Specialists, and interface with outside counsel and inventors to finalize utility patent applications.
Assistant General Counsel (IP) – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.
Nike seeks an experienced IP lawyer to serve as its Assistant General Counsel - IP. In this role, you will be responsible for providing strategic IP and legal advice to Nike's business and innovation teams, with a focus on technology, manufacturing and sourcing at a global scale. You will collaborate with business, innovation, and legal leaders to provide IP transactions support , to advise regarding open innovation initiatives, to collaborate on post-grant review proceedings and opposition proceedings, to collaborate with professionals managing Nike's patent and trade secret portfolios, and to support Nike's IP patent litigation team as needed.
Patent and Trademark Search Analyst – Large Corporation – Nationwide (Remote)
Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Bethesda, Md. or Portland, Ore.
Plumsea Law Group, LLC, a patent prosecution and counseling firm is searching for a patent attorney with a mechanical engineering or physics background. A minimum of 5 years of patent prosecution experience (PTO and/or private practice) to join the team. Excellent writing skills, organized, finely developed sense of patentable subject matter, and attention to detail are required. Almost all work is from domestic clients, must have drafted a minimum of 30 original patent applications from scratch. Flexible, collegial work atmosphere with focus on excellent work product.
Patent Associate – Law Firm – Seattle, Wash.
IP Litigation Assistant General Counsel – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.
Nike is seeking an IP Litigation Assistant General Counsel to work in its Portland, Oregon, headquarters. As our Assistant General Counsel - IP Litigation, you'll manage both offensive and defensive IP litigation matters, including patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and copyright claims. You'll be responsible for formulating and driving strategy, including actively managing outside counsel, working with expert and internal witnesses, facilitating discovery, and establishing and managing budgets. You'll enforce Nike’s intellectual property against infringers globally, analyzing the merits of potential claims and relevant business considerations and recommending to Nike business units whether and how to proceed with potential claims. You'll advise on potential trademark and/or IP licensing issues, including issues dealing with 3rd party engagements. In addition, you'll educate relevant business groups and senior leadership on intellectual property related matters, including topics such as acquisition, claim avoidance and general risk mitigation.
Patent Prosecutor – Law Firm – Multiple Locations
AMPACC Law Group, PLLC is a patent boutique firm seeking a patent attorney or agent having at least 2 years of patent prosecution experience. AMPACC’s practice areas include semiconductor devices, circuits, signal processing, storage systems, wireless communication, and networking. While a Bachelor of Science, graduate degree, or other experience related to any of those fields is preferred, it is not required. The right candidate will be highly motivated and willing to learn new technologies, and will have a strong work ethic and excellent writing and organizational skills.
IP Associate – Law Firm – Portland, Ore.
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, a northwest regional law firm, has an opening in the Portland, OR office for a full time intellectual property litigation associate in the Intellectual Property practice group. The ideal candidate will have:
Associate Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Portland, Ore. (Updated)
Marger Johnson McCollom, P.C., a Portland, Oregon, Full-service IP boutique, seeks a registered patent attorney with 2-5 years of patent prosecution experience in the electrical/computer/software technical areas. B.S. electrical engineering, computer science, or physics strongly preferred. Experience in analog circuit design or analysis a plus.
IP Portfolio Development & Management – Large Corporation – Flexible Location
The Boeing Company is seeking a Patent Portfolio Manager (PPM) is the focal point of portfolio knowledge for Boeing in an assigned technology area, in this instance the Platform Systems & Subsystems (PSS) domain. The PPM serves as a focal for Boeing with deep knowledge of the PSS patent portfolio, supporting enterprise IP Strategy development, providing functional patent guidance to internal business units, supporting and providing patent infringement analysis as appropriate, mining the portfolio to identify patent and technology licensing opportunities, developing enterprise relationships, and performing as Lead for a team of enterprise experts to accomplish the above tasks. He or she will manage the portfolio and provide strategic guidance on global patent portfolio development including US and non-US filing and prosecution decisions, maintenance fee decisions and country patent portfolio strategy and sizing decisions and supporting the identification and protection of other Boeing intellectual property (IP) such as trade secrets.
Staff Counsel (Intellectual Property) – Other – Pullman, Wash.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) seeks a professional, innovative and detailed individual for our Staff Counsel - Intellectual Property position in Pullman, Washington.