Patent Litigation Attorney – Law Firm – Irvine, Calif.

June 25, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Work - Patent Litigation

Thomas Whitelaw, a boutique law firm based in Irvine, is seeking a new patent associate to support its growing intellectual property litigation. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing assertion risks, drafting and analyzing infringement and invalidity contentions, factual and legal research, motion drafting, propounding and responding to discovery, as well as trial preparation and support. The position requires strong technical and analytical skills combined with a commitment to excellence. The candidate should have a B.S. in electrical or computer engineering. The candidate must be a member of the California bar, and it is desirable to be admitted to practice with the U.S. Patent Office.

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 Agent – Large Corporation – Newport, Calif.

June 12, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Patent Agent

Glidewell Laboratories is seeking a Patent Agent to work in its Newport, California offices.

Patent Agent – Large Corporation – Carlsbad, Calif.

June 2, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Agent

ViaSat, Inc. is seeking a Patent Agent to work in their Carlsbad, California, offices.

Job Responsibilities:
Enhancing communication all around the globe… Our customers range from Commercial to Government making us complex, yet flexible in meeting the world’s communication needs. Each group at ViaSat contributes to the launch of every satellite, how exciting is that?

As a Patent Agent you will utilize your legal expertise by supporting one or more business areas through working with in-house counsel, outside patent counsel, business area managers, technical leads, and inventors. You will prepare and prosecute patent applications, patent searching, and other activities in support of company’s patent portfolio.

Requirements:
• USPTO registration
• Ability to function in a dynamic team-oriented environment
• Engineering experience in one or more of: optical systems, radio frequency electronics, satellite technology, computer networking/Internet, cloud computing, antennas, digital signal processing, information assurance
• Bachelor’s degree in EE, CS or related field with relevant experience
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Residence status may be required for some projects in which case, verification of such status will be required upon accepting employment

Preferences:
• Advanced degree, Master’s or PhD
• Patent drafting and prosecution
• Invention harvesting
• Landscape analysis
• PCT/International patent

This is a unique opportunity to work with challenging and fun technology in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will work at our beautiful Carlsbad Headquarters location situated only 5 minutes away from local beaches.

Drive your career to ViaSat where every day you know your expertise makes a difference to the company, your team and our customers! If you are excited by this opportunity, submit your resume. It only takes a few minutes and could start you on your new path to a fulfilling career at ViaSat.

Contact:
Apply online by visiting this link: http://www.viasat.com/careers.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Carlsbad, 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 Prosecutor – Law Firm – Multiple Locations

May 13, 2013- US - Northwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Work - Patent Prosecution

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.

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 Attorney (Mechanical) – Law Firm – Salt Lake City, Utah

May 3, 2013- US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Mechanical

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 Scientist – Law Firm – Irvine and San Diego, Calif.

April 18, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP seeks motivated candidates to join our team. Applicants must have a strong interest in U.S. and foreign patent prosecution to assist in the drafting and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications. This position requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Graduate degree desired, but not necessary. Candidates must have superior technical writing skills. If you are forward focused and ready for a challenge, apply on line at knobbe.com. EOE/AA

Patent Attorney / Associate – Law Firm – California

April 18, 2013- US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Work - Patent Prosecution

Client is looking for a patent attorney with a M.S or PhD. Strong chemistry, for a fabulous patent group in CA. This position will be patent prosecution oriented. National and international firm. Great people to work with.

Patent Counsel – Law Firm – San Diego, Calif. (Updated)

April 16, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP seeks motivated candidates to join our team. Applicants must have a strong interest in U.S. and foreign patent prosecution to assist in the drafting and prosecution of U.S. and foreign 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. Graduate degree desired, but not necessary. Candidates must have superior technical writing skills. If you are forward focused and ready for a challenge, apply online. EOE/AA

Patent Prosecution Associate – Law Firm – Denver (or Boulder), Colo.

April 16, 2013- US - Midwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Work - Patent Prosecution

Faegre Baker Daniels seeks a partnership track Associate to join our thriving Colorado Intellectual Property Group. Faegre Baker Daniels is an Am Law 100 firm with offices located throughout the U.S., Europe, and China. Our IP practice includes all areas of intellectual property law for a national and international client base. Successful candidates will have 1-2 years experience, an electrical engineering, computer science or physics degree, and be a member of the patent bar. Candidates must also have excellent academic credentials and have strong written and oral communications skills. This position offers competitive compensation and unlimited potential for professional growth.

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.

Associate – Law Firm – Los Angeles, Calif.

April 4, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Litigation

Russ August & Kabat seeks mid-level associates to join the firm's Patent Litigation department.

Patent Prosecution Paralegal – Large Corporation – Lake Forest Calif.

April 3, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Licensing / Other Corporate, Work - Paralegal / Legal Secretary, Work - Patent Prosecution

Oakley, a global leader in performance eyewear, apparel, footwear, and accessories is looking for a motivated patent paralegal with excellent credentials and a willingness to learn. Candidates who seek responsibility and enjoy working as part of a team at a cutting-edge company are encouraged to apply.

1. Position entails all phases of US and foreign patent preparation and prosecution. Emphasis is in design application preparation and handling of correspondence exchanged with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and our foreign patent agents. Responsibilities include: document preparation, filing, typing, copying, proofreading and projects as assigned; and maintaining patent files and personal docket, ensuring that all due dates are met and that the company's records are current.

2. Assist attorney in drafting, editing and electronically filing new design applications, prosecution documents and associated transmittal forms at the USPTO, including: responses to missing parts, restriction requirements, and office actions; recordation of assignments; information disclosure statements; and issue fee payments. Identify and resolve formal & semi-substantive patent issues prior to the granting of the US Patent, including a review of the Notice of Allowance & the file history to ensure that all necessary references have been cited to the USPTO; advise attorney of the next best course of action & necessary steps to be taken.

3. Assist attorney in preparing application documentation for foreign patent applications and transmitting instructions to our foreign agents.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Four-year college degree with strong academic credentials preferred.

Experience (and other qualifications):
Position requires knowledge of the detailed U.S. patent laws & the deadline requirements for various actions, and experience reviewing incoming US & foreign correspondence to confirm the accuracy of the deadline date provided by an IP docketing software system.

Must be able to follow instruction, prioritize workload, efficiently complete assignments in a timely manner, and be able to work independently but cohesively within a team environment. Successful candidate will possess knowledge and experience, superior attention to detail, and excellent organizational and oral and written communication skills.

Successful candidate should have 3 to 5+ years of overall patent prosecution experience including significant experience at a patent law firm preparing and e-filing new applications and prosecution correspondence with the USPTO; foreign filing experience, including drafting and forwarding correspondence to foreign agents; and maintaining a patent docket. Position requires knowledge of rules & requirements set forth by the USPTO. Experience in market clearance and due diligence, including the ability to conduct factual research using online search tools, is desired but not required. General purpose software proficiencies include Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel and Adobe Acrobat. Patent-specific software proficiencies include the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's patent application information retrieval system (PAIR), electronic filing system, and electronic assignment recordation system. High School Diploma or equivalent required. Four-year college degree with strong academic credentials preferred.

Contact:
To Apply please follow the link: https://oakley.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=0026W.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Lake Forest California

IP Portfolio Development & Management – Large Corporation – Flexible Location

April 3, 2013- US - Midwest, - US - Northwest, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Work - Licensing / Other Corporate

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.

Patent Associate – Law Firm – Salt Lake City/Orem, Utah

April 2, 2013- US - West, Emp - Law Firm

Bateman IP is looking for a highly skilled associate or agent to join our intellectual property - information technology practice. The position includes patent prosecution work, as well as some litigation in a wide variety of subject matters. We would prefer someone with an EE or CS background, but will consider anyone with strong academics in both undergrad and law school. We are a small boutique which prides itself on high end legal work (Ranked a Tier One firm in U.S. News Best Law Firms) while leaving time to enjoy life.

Patent Agent – Law Firm – San Diego, Calif.

March 28, 2013- US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Agent

Exclusively Legal is looking for an experienced patent agent in the software, medical device, electro-mechanical, and/or wireless technology areas for our San Diego office.