IP Patent Prosecution Associate – Law Firm – Menlo Park, Calif.

August 31, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

The Silicon Valley office of Alston & Bird has an immediate opening for a Patent Prosecution associate with at least 4 years’ experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications and client counseling. A technical background in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science is required. Strong research, writing and advocacy skills are also required. The ideal candidate will have excellent academic credentials and strong interpersonal skills.

IP Associate – Law Firm – San Mateo, Calif.

August 29, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Tech - Biotech, Work - Patent Prosecution

Patent Agent – Corporation – Washington DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia Metro Region (Updated)

August 16, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Our client, a leading technology company, is seeking a Patent Agent to join its thriving company.

The successful candidate will support one or more business segments of the Company, while working with in-house counsel, outside patent counsel, business area managers, technical leads, and inventors. Duties include: preparing, prosecuting, and filing patent applications, completing patent searching and IP clearances, providing IP training, and performing other activities in support of Company’s patent portfolio. In addition, there may be a modest amount of litigation and transactional support. The legal team member will report to the Director of Intellectual Property, who reports to the Company’s General Counsel.

The successful candidate will have 5+ years of experience in intellectual property law including patent application drafting, filing and prosecution (with experience in IP-related counseling, litigation, and licensing a plus), and 5+ years of technical experience in a field related to our client’s existing products. S/he will have excellent academic credentials and experience in a company and/or a major law firm.

Our client is looking for a creative and confident self-starter who is a team player, but is also comfortable working autonomously. S/he will be able to handle multiple activities and manage a variety of legal matters often under time pressure. The candidate must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) to establish credibility and facilitate an effective working relationship with a wide range of Company representatives. Other critical skills include business acumen, initiative, innovation, prioritization/time management, attention to detail, strategic thinking, goal and team orientation, and the ability to develop relationships with a variety of people at different levels and functions throughout the Company.

Responsibilities include:

Patent Application Drafting and Prosecution
- Draft US patent applications, and prosecute those applications, for one or more business units within the Company.
- Direct local patent counsel regarding foreign patent filings.
- Electronically file correspondence (including applications and office action responses) with the USPTO using Private PAIR system.

Patent Portfolio Management
- Counsel one or more business units within the Company regarding patent maintenance, abandonment and/or divestiture decisions.

Product Clearance
- Conduct and interpret prior art searches
- Conduct infringement analysis
- Reviewing, gathering and analyzing technical literature.
- Identify possible work-arounds
- Assess patent validity / develop invalidity analysis

Invention Disclosure Review
- Quickly reviewing and gaining an understanding of technical aspects of Company inventions and/or technical search concepts
- Perform extensive database research
- Evaluating the patentability of innovations
- Draft claim(s) for the invention

Litigation Support
- Conduct infringement analysis
- Assess patent validity / develop invalidity analysis
- Assist in the preparation, review, and submission of patent challenges (e.g. re-exams, reviews, pre-issuance submissions, and oppositions)

Conduct Training and Outreach
- Provide IP training to the business units in order to educate the JDSU technical and scientific community in IP matters
- Lead IP brainstorming with members of the business units
- Partner with business units to facilitate technology initiatives and IP protection

M&A Support
- Support patent portfolio evaluation

Requirements:
- USPTO registration
- Minimum of five (5) years as a certified patent agent.
- Ability to prepare and prosecute patent applications.
- Able to conduct patent searches and assessments.
- Engineering experience in one or more of: optical systems optical communication, communication test and measurement.
Preferences:
- Advanced degree, Master’s or PhD
- Relevant patent application drafting and prosecution experience
- Invention mining experience
- Patent, claim, prior art, and landscape analysis experience

Local candidates only.
Our client offers a very competitive and attractive compensation package. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic and thriving company.

Our client has engaged Solutus Legal Search, LLC on an exclusive basis. All submissions made directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.

Contact:
Please submit your resume to search@solutuslegal.com.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Corporation
Job Location: Washington DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia Metro Region

Patent and Trademark Search Analyst – Large Corporation – Nationwide (Remote)

July 6, 2013- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - NYC, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Any / Other

Cardinal Intellectual Property, an Intellectual Property Search and Services company, is seeking a Patent Search Analyst. Analysts are responsible for conducting patentability, infringement, validity, freedom to operate, clearance, and landscape searches for our private clients, as well as performing search work through our government contract and rendering opinions* based on the search results. This role is free to work from a remote home office. Compensation is variable, based on production, providing the search professionals the ability to earn increased compensation with increased effort and/or efficiency.

*Please note: these opinions are not legal opinions. Cardinal IP is a legal services company, not a law firm.

Position Specifications:
• In the following technical areas a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required: Computer and Information Sciences; Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Biomedical Engineering; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences
• In the areas of Biotechnology and/or Chemistry a minimum of a Masters Degree is required (PhD and/or JD preferred)
• Current high need areas are in the Mechanical, Biomedical, Electrical, and Computer arts.
• JD is a plus, but not required
• Prior art searching experience is a major plus
• Proficiency in database searching
• Excellent attention to details, analytical and critical thinking, proof-reading abilities, interpersonal communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively alone

Cardinal Intellectual Property is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Contact:
Apply online by visiting this link: http://www.cardinal-ip.com/careers/careers.html. Cardinal Intellectual Property, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Nationwide (Remote)

Cardinal Intellectual Property (CIP) is an Intellectual Property Services Company. Our staff includes scientists, patent agents, attorneys, and former patent examiners who conduct thorough, in-depth patent research and analysis. We also provide intellectual property monitoring services for docketing, trademarks and copyrights, competitive intelligence, litigation and licensing. Our offices are located in Evanston, only a few blocks from Northwestern's campus. You can visit our website, www.cardinal-ip.com, for more information

We currently employ over 100 scientific and legal professionals to conduct patent searches and analyses, working remotely via a secure Virtual Private Network-based extranet.

The company culture is creative, fast-paced and focused on massive growth. We work to foster an environment that promotes growth, appreciates diversity of thought, and provides continuous opportunities for development.

Patent Associate/Agent – Law Firm – San Francisco, Calif.

June 14, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Vierra Magen Marcus LLP, a nationally ranked boutique intellectual property law firm, is seeking motivated patent associates or patent agents with 1+ years patent prosecution experience with EE and/or CS degrees.

Firm Atmosphere:
Vierra Magen was founded with the principles of providing top notch legal service to its large client base, while at the same time providing a friendly, collegial and relaxed environment for its attorneys, agents and staff. We remain true to these principals as we continue to grow. The firm has been ranked as the top boutique IP law firm in the nation by IP TodayTM.

Compensation:
We provide a competitive base salary and benefits package. Our policy is to reward those reaching or exceeding the requested annual billed hours with a bonus, above and beyond the base salary. The bonus is based on a straight percentage of collected billings. Our attorneys choose their own balance between work and social life. Though by no means expected, those choosing to work “big firm" hours will be rewarded with net compensations schemes competitive with or exceeding those of big firms.

Firm Clients:
Our clients include some of the largest and most technology-driven companies in the world, including Microsoft Corporation, Sandisk Corporation and Computer Associates, as well as a wide variety of smaller businesses and start-ups. These clients have come to rely on us for our detailed personal attention to their IP needs and our unsurpassed technical expertise. Each attorney at Vierra Magen is given close and direct client contact, including meeting with inventors and management, and working directly with inventors to prepare and file patent applications.

Mentoring:
At Vierra Magen, we understand the importance of training and feedback. The firm provides each attorney with ample supervision, education and review of their work product to ensure development in the fundamentals and subtleties of patent practice.

Offices:
Our offices are in the world-class Market Center buildings in the heart of downtown San Francisco, with views of the San Francisco Bay, Transamerica Building and financial district.

Contact:
If you are interested in speaking with us about a position at Vierra Magen, please send your resume to: Hiring Partner, Vierra Magen Marcus & DeNiro LLP, 575 Market Street, Suite 3750, or email hiringpartner [at] vierramagen.com

Please, only those with patent prosecution experience in electronics and computer software need apply.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: San Francisco, California

Patent Attorney/Agent – Law Firm – Multiple Locations

May 21, 2013- US - NYC, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm

Shvarts & Leiz LLP is a full-service patent law firm serving high-tech clients from offices in Palo Alto and New York. We are seeking talented and motivated associates and patent agents for our CA and NY/NJ offices. Responsibilities will generally include patent prosecution and patent clearances including opinion drafting, but exposure to other practice areas, including post-grant practice will be likely.

Patent Hacker – Small Corporation – San Francisco, Calif.

May 9, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Licensing / Other Corporate

Lookout Mobile Security is seeking a Patent Hacker. At Lookout, we build amazing products that help people all over the world stay safe while using their mobile devices. Every day, we're hard at work inventing new technologies and ideas that allow Lookout to be absolutely simple to use, but remarkably effective. Plus, the problems we get to work on are really fun.

The same way you might have title proving your ownership of a house or car, we care about having title to our inventions (i.e. patents). We certainly don't like the software patent shenanigans that have been going on lately, but at Lookout we're building real and valuable technology and we don't think it's fair for someone to come along and blatantly copy everything we work so hard to build. The way we use patents at Lookout helps protect our hard work and defend ourselves from frivolous lawsuits.

Patents are fun. Writing good patents is an extremely challenging, yet fascinating, problem. You need to take an invention and get to the heart of what makes it special, then figure out how to describe it in a sufficiently broad way to capture the whole invention (and not just a particular implementation) while making sure there aren't easy ways to design around it. We call it patent hacking because writing solid patents is a creative process that has a lot in common with building (and breaking) software—you need to think of all the ways you can make something work and all of the ways you can circumvent how it was designed to work.

What you'll do:
You'll take a leadership role, working directly with the Principal Patent Engineer, helping to build an extremely valuable patent portfolio focused on mobile devices.

Your goal will be to help turn ideas from people throughout the company (as well as your own) into valuable patents. You'll to help prioritize what we choose to patent, work with inventors to distill their ideas, then work with our patent counsel to file robust patent disclosures and participate in the prosecution process to get high quality patents issued. Of course, while on the path of inventing the future, you'll get to play with and hack on all of the latest smartphone, tablets, and web technologies.

Requirements:
• Have broad knowledge of how various types of software systems work. For example, you should have expert-level knowledge of how everything from backend web services to mobile device software and operating systems work. You probably have a software engineering background, though not necessarily.
• An excellent writer and grammarian with a penchant for clear, concise language.
• A reductionist thinker: be able to grok a complex idea, simmer it down to its essence, and carve it up into logical pieces. Thinking in metaphors helps.
• A hacker—you should have a mindset both of building things and trying to break them.
• Want to make the world a better place—at the end of the day, we measure our worth by our users' happiness.

Contact:
Apply online using this link: https://www.lookout.com/about/careers?jvi=oUaXWfwH.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: San Francisco, California

Patent Prosecution Attorney/Agent – Law Firm – San Jose, Calif.

April 24, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Fahmi Sellers Embert & Davitz, a boutique law firm focusing on patent prosecution and IPR practice. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years experience with patent prosecution in the electrical and/or computer science arts and a degree in electrical engineering, software engineering, computer science, or a related field.

Patent Counsel – Large Corporation – Menlo Park, Calif.

April 24, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Prosecution

Facebook seeks a highly motivated, team player to serve as Patent Counsel. This position will help manage the patent portfolio activities for our technology areas and report to the Associate General Counsel, Patents.

Patent Analysis Director – Large Corporation – Multiple Locations

April 10, 2013- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate

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.

Patent Agent or Patent Associate – Law Firm – Costa Mesa and Palo Alto Calif.

March 26, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Rutan & Tucker has an employment opportunity available for a Patent Agent or Patent Associate with a minimum 3 – 5 years patent prosecution experience. This position will be located in the firm’s Costa Mesa office and will assist partners in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice in its Costa Mesa and Palo Alto offices.

Patent Agent – Large Corporation – San Jose, Calif.

February 27, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Prosecution

Cypress Semiconductor has an exciting opportunity for a sharp and experienced patent agent to help grow their internal patent department at its San Jose headquarters in Silicon Valley. The agent will be primarily responsible for drafting and prosecuting patent applications in a wide variety of semiconductor-related technologies. Such responsibilities also include preparing and responding to office actions and other U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) communications, promoting patent disclosures, participating in disclosure meetings, evaluating patentability of innovations, performing
prior art searches, and working with both outside and inside counsel on various patent prosecution issues.

Patent Attorney – Large Corporation – Sunnyvale, Calif.

February 27, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Mechanical, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

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.

Contact:
Apply online by visiting this link: http://www.rambus.com/us/about/careers/index.html and searching for 2462.

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.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Silicon Valley, and Santa Cruz, Calif.

February 22, 2013- US - Northwest, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Patent & IP Attorney or Patent Agent – Law Firm – San Jose, Calif.

February 17, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Prosecution

Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP, a growing Silicon Valley transactional IP firm, is seeking an associate attorney to provide top-quality patent preparation and prosecution services for exceptional high-tech clients in the areas of computer software, Internet technologies, networking, and semiconductors. Our firm represents several Fortune 100 companies and well-known mid-cap and startup companies who come to us for our exceptional IP legal services. We provide a team-oriented and collegial working environment with an ongoing attorney training program that is second to none. Your responsibilities will include patent prosecution (80%), opinions and pre-litigation counseling (10% to 20%), and for some candidates, trademark prosecution and licensing (10% to 20%).

Counsel II (Patent Preparation & Prosecution) – Small Corporation – Foster City, Calif.

January 22, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Biotech, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Gilead Sciences is seeking a Counsel II (Patent Preparation & Prosecution) to work in its Foster City, California headquarters. This position will report to a senior patent attorney of the Intellectual Property department and will be responsible for a relatively heavy patent docket with primary responsibilities of drafting and prosecuting global patent portfolios directed to at least one of Gilead's current therapeutic areas: anti-viral, respiratory, oncology/inflammation and cardiopulmonary. In addition to working on all aspects of patent application preparation and prosecution, the position will work closely with R&D to monitor the progress of Gilead's in-house research, evaluate freedom to operate with respect to third party patent rights, and advise research groups on a variety of IP issues, including patentability assessments and assessment of third party patent rights.

This is an individual contributor position that provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to work on a wide range of IP issues in a growth-oriented pharmaceutical company. The successful candidate should be able to independently identify all of the legal issues in their day-to-day activities and be able to identify many of the legal and business issues associated with increasingly complex matters and, in doing so, begin to develop expertise in specific areas of the law and contribute effectively to legal and cross functional projects.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:
• Draft patent applications and their prosecution in the US and foreign patent offices.
• Collaborate with outside US and foreign patent counsel handling patent prosecution matters including appeals.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of products and technical developments through relationships within the Company and professional growth and development via seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations.
• Conduct patentability reviews.
• Conduct freedom-to-operate reviews
• Review and assist in drafting nondisclosure, research, license and other agreements involving the use, transfer, or ownership of IP
• Counsel scientists and management regarding IP portfolio and strategy
• Provide IP support for in-licensing and acquisitions
• Through analysis and application of legal guidelines, supports IP project representatives on cross-functional projects.
• Responsible for independently researching routine issues with visibility to senior Company management with the ability to analyze and defend analysis.
• Frequently interacts with other functions to optimize collaboration between legal and other functions.
• May participate in briefings with more senior members within legal regarding the process for delivering against assigned tasks and responsibilities.

• Juris Doctorate, admitted to at least one State Bar, preferably California, with at least 5-8 years experience as an attorney with a law firm or in industry.
• Registered before the USPTO with at least five (5) years of small molecule patent preparation and prosecution experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred although experience in related industries will be considered.

Other:
• This position requires demonstration of Gilead’s core values: Teamwork, Accountability, Excellence and Integrity.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are necessary, including the ability to fluently speak, write and understand English. The ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with others and the ability to work well with a variety of different personalities is absolutely critical to be successful in this position.
• The successful candidate will be given considerable responsibility, and the ability to work independently is essential.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is essential. Willingness to take initiative and be proactive; good people skills are a must.
• Works collaboratively with other members of legal department as well as internal client departments.
• Sets appropriate priorities with clients and delivers results within the established timelines.
• Contributes to multidisciplinary and/or cross-functional projects and take responsibility for legal aspects of complex to moderately complex projects within the IP Legal team.
• Develops solutions and solve problems with ongoing input and oversight from more senior members of the IP Legal team.
• Demonstrate good judgment for completing assigned projects and for providing patent legal advice in an efficient and accurate manner.
• The candidate must be proficient in MS Office-based applications. The ability to conduct computer-based prior art searches, and patent family searches, is a plus.
• Travel Requirements: occasional business trips within the U.S. or abroad may be required. While occasional, reasonable requests for telecommuting will be accommodated, a regular out-of-office telecommute schedule is not Gilead’s policy and is not a viable option for this position.

Contact:
We are an equal opportunity employer. Apply online today by visiting this link: https://www.gilead.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=11339&CurrentPage=1.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Foster City, California

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Corporate Counsel II (Patent Preparation & Prosecution) – Small Corporation – Foster City, Calif.

January 22, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Biotech, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Gilead Sciences is seeking a Corporate Counsel II — Patent Preparation & Prosecution to work in its Foster City, California headquarters. This position will report to a senior patent attorney of the Intellectual Property department and will be responsible for a relatively heavy patent docket with primary responsibilities of drafting and prosecuting global patent portfolios for inventions relating to anti-virals for HIV. Responsibilities also include working closely with R&D to monitor the progress of Gilead's in-house research, evaluating freedom to operate, advising research groups on patentability, reviewing third party patent rights, and considering regulatory matters relating to pharmaceuticals.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of IP issues in a growth-oriented pharmaceutical company. The successful candidate should be able to independently identify legal and other issues potentially impacting the business. The ability to counsel research and business colleagues by providing clear advice is essential. The successful candidate is also expected to develop expertise in specific areas of the law and contribute effectively to legal and cross functional projects.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Draft and prosecute patent applications in the US and foreign patent offices.
• Collaborate with outside counsel handling patent prosecution matters.
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of products and technical developments through relationships within Gilead

• Conduct patentability reviews.
• Conduct freedom-to-operate reviews
• Review and assist in drafting nondisclosure, research, license and other agreements involving the use, transfer, or ownership of IP

• Counsel scientists and management regarding IP portfolio and strategy

• Provide IP support for in-licensing and acquisitions

• Through analysis and application of legal guidelines, supports IP project representatives on cross-functional projects.

• Responsible for independently researching routine issues with visibility to senior management with the ability to analyze and defend analysis.
• Frequently interacts with other functions to optimize collaboration between legal and other functions.

• May participate in briefings with more senior members within legal regarding the process for delivering against assigned tasks and responsibilities.

• Pursue professional growth and development via seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
• Bachelors degree in chemistry, or a chemistry-related subject such as medicinal chemistry. A Ph.D. or M.Sc in chemistry, or a chemistry-related subject, is a plus. Other academics will be considered.
• Juris Doctorate, admitted to at least one State Bar, preferably California, with at least 5 years experience drafting and preparing pharmaceutical patent applications.
• Registered before the USPTO.
• Experience in related industries will be considered if the candidate can demonstrate knowledge of chemistry.

Contact:
We are an equal opportunity employer. Apply online today by visiting this link: https://www.gilead.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=11338&CurrentPage=1.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Foster City, California

Counsel – Small Corporation – Foster City, Calif.

January 22, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Biotech, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate

The Commercial Legal Group at Gilead Sciences is seeking a health care contracts attorney to take on a range of challenging areas within the legal department applicable to the distribution, pricing and reimbursement of prescription drugs. Responsibilities will include providing counsel and guidance to the organization’s commercial group regarding (i) legal and regulatory issues arising from contracting with wholesale and specialty distributors of prescription drugs; (ii) legal and regulatory issues arising from contracting with managed care organizations; (iii) coverage and reimbursement methodologies relevant to pharmacies, healthcare professionals, and third party payers; and (iv) federal and state fraud and abuse laws applicable to the distribution, pricing and reimbursement of prescription drugs.

The person in this position will, among other things:
• Negotiate and draft rebate agreements with managed care organizations and pharmacy benefit managers, including rebate agreements with Medicare Part D Plan Sponsors
• Negotiate and draft agreements with vendors and for donations, grants and sponsorship recipients
• Provide state licensing and general commercial business operations support
• Negotiate and draft various commercial transactions in cooperation with more senior attorneys, including inventory management agreements with wholesalers; and drug distribution, service agreements and other arrangements with pharmacies
• Collaborate with internal business clients, colleagues and external counsel to ensure various programs meet compliance standards
• Provide guidance to company regarding federal and state privacy laws
• Provide guidance to company’s commercial organization on healthcare fraud and abuse risks when interacting and/or contracting with pharmacies, healthcare professionals, commercial, state and federal payers, managed care organizations and pharmacy benefit managers
• Support company product launch initiatives
• Support more senior level attorneys in providing guidance to company regarding reimbursement and coverage matters
• Provide legal support for a range of activities associated with implementing patient assistance and support programs
• Track Affordable Care Act legislative developments and challenges
• Potential to support some of the above activities on an international basis

Essential Duties and Job Functions:
Recognized as a resource for consistent, timely and reliable legal advice. Operate at a level of autonomy; have strong client service orientation; collaborate well within legal group and with internal business clients; effectively manage outside counsel; may involve supervision of a paralegal responsible for assisting with administration, initial draft review and negotiation of rebate agreements with managed care organizations and pharmacy benefit managers as well as specialty pharmacies. Appropriately triage a heavy workflow, setting priorities and delivering results within agreed timelines. Demonstrate ability to think creatively and devise solutions to challenging problems, and understand when issues require escalation to a higher level for resolution, but typically able to handle smaller legal matters. Exercise good judgment while enjoying the company's enthusiastic, informal and fast-paced environment.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
• Juris Doctorate from a nationally recognized law school
• Admitted to practice (preferably in California)
• 2-5 years experience in contract drafting and negotiation
• 2+ years as health law counsel either in a private practice, company and/or government (FDA) experience
• Familiarity with health care compliance, pharmaceutical distribution, managed care rebates and discounts for products and general government pricing implications
Other Skills and Qualifications:
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts
• Some knowledge of regulations governing pharmaceutical industry and understanding of contract provisions is required
• Good decision-making skills
• Comfortable providing guidance to senior attorneys and/or business with the ability to evaluate and articulate risk
• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to work cross-functionally and build consensus among various stakeholders while maintaining a compliant approach
• Understanding of compliance and its importance in the pharmaceutical industry
• Managerial experience preferred

Contact:
We are an equal opportunity employer. Apply online today by visiting this link: https://www.gilead.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=10320&CurrentPage=1.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Foster City, California

Sr. Counsel (Patent Preparation & Prosecution) – Small Corporation – Foster City, Calif.

January 22, 2013- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Biotech, Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Patent Prosecution

Gilead Sciences is seeking a Senior IP Counsel — Patent Preparation & Prosecution to work in its Foster City, California headquarters. This position will report to a senior patent attorney of the Intellectual Property department and will be responsible for all aspects of patent application preparation and prosecution on a worldwide basis for at least one of Gilead's current therapeutic areas, which includes anti-virals, respiratory, oncology and inflammation, and cardiovascular. This position will work closely with R&D and other cross-functional areas, including scientists and management, to monitor the progress of Gilead's research and product development activities in order to provide clear and concise direction and solutions on a variety of IP issues, including evaluate freedom to operate with respect to third party patent rights, patentability assessments and assessment of third party patent rights.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:
• Draft patent applications and their prosecution in the US and in foreign patent offices, with minimal or no supervision.
• Collaborate effectively with outside US and foreign patent counsel handling patent prosecution matters.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of products and technical developments through relationships within the Company and professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations.
• Conduct patentability reviews.
• Conduct freedom-to-operate reviews
• Review and assist in drafting nondisclosure, research, license and other agreements involving the use, transfer, or ownership of IP.
• Counsel scientists and management regarding IP portfolio and strategy.
• Provide IP support to cross-functional areas for in-licensing and acquisitions.
• Through analysis and application of legal guidelines, supports IP project representatives on cross-functional projects.
• Responsible for independently researching routine issues with visibility to senior Company management with the ability to analyze, effectively communicate and defend analysis.
• Frequently interacts and collaborates with other functional areas in order to establish and optimize close working relationships.
• May participate in briefings with more senior members within legal regarding the process for delivering against assigned tasks and responsibilities.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
• Bachelors degree in chemistry with emphasis in organic chemistry, or a chemistry-related subject such as medicinal chemistry. A Ph.D. or M.Sc in chemistry, or a chemistry-related subject, is a plus. Other academics will be considered, particularly biological sciences.
• Juris Doctorate with admission to at least one State Bar, preferably California
• 12+ years of industry or law firm experience which includes 5+ years in Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical patent prosecution experience.
• Registered before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Experience with FDA Orange Book listings and related FDA matters, including ANDA litigation experience, a plus.
• At least five (5) years of patent preparation and prosecution experience in the pharmaceutical industry or pharmaceutical arts

Other:
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are necessary, including the ability to fluently speak, write and understand English.
• The successful candidate will be given considerable responsibility, and the ability to work independently with minimum or no supervision is essential.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is essential. Willingness to take initiative and be proactive; good people skills and flexibility are a must.

The candidate must be proficient in MS Office-based applications. The ability to conduct computer-based prior art searches, and patent family searches, is a plus.

Travel Requirements: occasional business trips within the U.S. or abroad may be required.

Contact:
We are an equal opportunity employer. Apply online today by visiting this link: https://www.gilead.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=10257&CurrentPage=1.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Foster City, California

Software Patent Prosecutor – Small Corporation – Palo Alto, Calif.

December 21, 2012- US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house)

Theranos is seeking a Software Patent Prosecutor.