Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 
is one of the leading law firms in the Twin Cities. We are currently searching for a patent attorney with 1 to 4 years of experience, or a patent agent with over 5 years of experience, to join our Intellectual Property Group of over 25 attorneys. We seek applicants with broad intellectual property experience including patent prosecution and clearance opinion work, and client counseling. In particular, candidates should have an engineering background and experience with medical devices or medical device patents. Candidates should be registered to practice with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
In addition to the experience previously noted, candidates should have excellent interpersonal, analytical and writing skills along with strong academic/professional credentials. In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and an environment, which is friendly, open and flexible. EEO/AA
Contact:
For consideration, please send your resume and transcript to: Greta M. Larson, Manager of Legal Recruiting, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 or e-mail glarson@fredlaw.com. EEO/AA
Licensing & Technology Transactional Attorney – Law Firm – Flexible (Candidate’s Choice)
Holland & Hart is seeking a senior licensing and technology transactional attorney with 5+ years of experience to join our telecommunications, licensing and technology group in Boulder, CO, Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, or Boise, ID (candidate's choice). Candidates must have an outstanding academic record, demonstrate superior drafting and communication skills, and have experience with large firm/client practice and expectations. Demonstrable business development success a bonus. References will be required.
Contact:
Please send resume, cover letter and law school transcript to:
Dan P. Wille
Attorney Recruitment Coordinator
P. O. Box 8749
Denver, CO 80201-8749
Or, email to dpwille@hollandhart.com.
Holland & Hart LLP is an equal opportunity employer. No unsolicited resumes from search firms, please.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Flexible (candidate's choice)
Associate – Law Firm – Boulder, Colo.
Holland & Hart's Boulder, Colorado office is seeking a junior/mid-level associate to join our trademark team. Although the successful candidate will handle a mix of work, day to day responsibilities will be heavily weighted toward domestic and international trademark enforcement and policing matters. Candidates must have an outstanding academic record, demonstrate superior writing and communication skills, and have experience with large firm/client practice and expectations. References will be required.
Requirements:
2-3 years of experience in contentious trademark matters, including TTAB actions, UDRP actions, and foreign oppositions and cancellations. Some trademark clearance and prosecution experience. Copyright experience is a plus as is federal court litigation experience.
Contact:
Please send resume, cover letter and law school transcript to:
Dan P. Wille
Attorney Recruitment Coordinator
dpwille@hollandhart.com
P. O. Box 8749
Denver, CO 80201-8749
Fax: 303-558-4249
Holland & Hart LLP is an equal opportunity employer. No unsolicited resumes from search firms, please.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Boulder, Colorado
Senior Patent Agent – Large Corporation – San Diego, Calif.
Illumina is seeking a Senior Patent Agent to manage the continued development and implementation of patent strategy. Identifies and pursues valuable intellectual property generated in a dynamic research and development environment. Conducts patent freedom to operate analyses and due diligence analyses.
Why is one person more likely to develop a disease—like cancer, diabetes or Parkinson’s—than someone else? Why would one person respond differently to treatment than another? Illumina’s technologies are helping researchers around the world to answer these questions and others, on a scale not even possible a few years ago.
Illumina is the only life sciences company developing genome-wide technologies for genotyping, gene expression and sequencing—the three cornerstones of modern genetic analysis. By enabling studies of thousands of patient samples at once, our products set genetic discovery on fast forward. And we’re just getting started.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for pre-patent filing review, providing advice to the company concerning the patent viability of its inventions and the advisability of filing patent applications covering the company’s inventions.
• Has an in-depth, working knowledge of patent prosecution including preparation of patent applications and filing of all papers relating to patent prosecution.
• Patent prosecution responsibilities include carrying out in-house prosecution and managing the prosecution efforts of outside counsel.
• Assists product development teams in evaluating freedom to operate.
• Initiates and interprets patentability searches.
• Prepares analyses of patents in regard to infringement and validity.
• Provides assistance in regard to intellectual property aspects of contracts and agreements.
• Collects and maintains data relating to the competitive patent landscape.
All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.
Preferred Educational Background:
• Undergraduate technical degree required.
• Advanced technical degree (Masters or Doctorate) strongly preferred.
• Patent Registration Number required.
Preferred Experiential Background:
• 4+ years of patent prosecution experience required.
• Experience in a law firm providing patent prosecution services preferred.
• Experience with patent appeals, re-examination, re-issue, and interference proceedings is a plus.
• Practical experience in engineering or related field is strongly preferred.
Contact:
Apply online by visiting www.illumina.com/careers. When you join the high-performing team at Illumina, your work takes on new meaning—to an exponential degree. Our growth, our positive culture, and the impact our products are having in the world ignite a passion that drives our people forward. And together, we accomplish beyond expectations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: San Diego, California
Patent Agent – Large Corporation – Pleasanton, Calif.
Roche, one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups, is seeking a patent attorney to work in Pleasanton, California.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct patent clearance review of proposed products; draft and prosecute patent applications and supervise outside counsels relating to same activities; devise and execute portfolio strategy; and assist with licensing activities, due diligence reviews, litigation, as needed.
• Interact with research and development personnel in assigned product and technology areas; maintain current understanding of those areas; carry out patent clearance reviews and design counseling in those areas.
• Evaluate invention disclosures; prepare and prosecute patent applications; supervise outside counsels' preparation and prosecution of patent applications; devise and execute portfolio strategy in the assigned technology or product areas.
• Coordinate activities and legal positions with European colleagues handling ex-US patent matters.
• Assist in litigation, appeals, interference, reissues and reexaminations.
• Prepare, review, and revise patent-related licenses and agreements.
• Assist in due diligence reviews of third patent estates.
• Administrative, training and CLE activities.
Who you are
You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.
• J.D. degree, and MS or Ph.D. in Life Sciences or Chemistry is required.
• State Bar; Registration before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is required; California Bar preferred.
• 3 to 4 years law firm experience prosecuting U.S. patent applications in the biotechnology area is required.
• Prosecution of at least 6 diagnostics or genomics patent applications; additional 1-2 yrs. in-house patent experience is preferred.
• Solid patent law training and experience; strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Approximately 20% travel.
Contact:
The next step is yours. To apply online today and to learn about other exciting positions, please visit http://careers.roche.com and search for job number RMD061510-2509473.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Pleasanton, California
At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.
Patent Agent – Large Corporation – Melville, N.Y.
Leviton is seeking a patent agent to work in Melville, New York. The individual is responsible for the execution of all aspects of the company’s patent procurement activities. The individual will review invention disclosure submissions, scheduled department review of same to determine filing strategy, communicate company strategy to patent counsel and manage patent counsel performance. The individual will also be responsible for managing all patent prosecution outside of the U.S. by working directly with foreign patent counsel. The individual will also support corporate IP counsel in any IP clearance and enforcement matters.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare, file, and prosecute U.S. and foreign patent applications
• Assist IP Attorneys with handling various in-house patent prosecution matters
• Assist IP Attorneys and inventors with capturing, documenting and reviewing novel ideas and inventions
• Effectively communicate and interact with inventors
• Manage out side patent counsel in US and abroad
• Provide support of international filing/prosecution efforts
• Active, pull-through collaboration with engineers in patent creation
• Routinely works with reviewers of invention disclosures to set priorities for specific disclosures. May suggest priority based on fit with business strategy
• Routinely meets with inventors and attorneys during initial patent drafting meetings for at least high priority applications. May suggest approaches to broaden patent coverage
• Conducts prior art searches as requested. Can conduct patentability searches and landscape searches independently
• Can make detailed suggestions to inventors about areas to strengthen their invention disclosure
Skills & Abilities:
• Must have strong communication skills, including mastery of the English language
• Ability to contribute as a team member and work independently
• Must be organized and resourceful
Education & Experience:
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Patent Agent registered before the USPTO
• Applicable knowledge of patent law, including 3+ years with preparing, filing, and/or prosecuting of patent applications
• Experience with all common Microsoft Office software
Contact:
Apply online by visiting https://leviton.tms.hrdepartment.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=37&lcid=en-US.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Melville, New York
Patent Agent – Large Corporation – Salem, Va.
Novozymes Biologicals, Inc. 
is seeking an energetic, results-oriented Patent Agent to conduct various aspects of our intellectual property activities. The vast majority of the IP responsibilities are focused on patent preparation and prosecution; however, you will also provide guidance on intellectual property matters to our Industry Strategy Groups. This position affords the opportunity to foster strong collaborative working relationships with R&D staff in Salem and patent counsel in both the U.S. and Denmark.
Requirements:
B.S. in a technical discipline; Microbiology or Molecular Biology desired; M.S. strongly preferred.
Minimum 3 years experience in patent application preparation and prosecution; previous experience within Biotechnology highly desired.
Registered to practice before U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple projects.
Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally (10%).
Ability to work in the US without sponsorship.
Contact:
Interested applicants should apply by visiting this link: http://www.jobs.us.novozymes.com/fe/tpl_novozymes01.asp?newms=jj&id=34824.
In addition to a resume, please provide a cover letter with salary requirements and two writing samples. Novozymes is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Salem, Virginia
Novozymes is the world leader in bio-innovation. We create tomorrow’s solutions by applying technology to nature, to the benefit of both our customers’ bottom line and the planet. Novozymes serves a broad array of industries using enzymes, microorganisms, biopolymers, and biopharmaceutical ingredients.
With over 700 products in 130 countries, Novozymes’ bio-innovations improve industrial performance and safeguard the world’s resources because they represent superior and sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s ever-changing marketplace.
Associate Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Boulder, Colo.
Greenlee, Winner and Sullivan, P.C.,
an intellectual property law firm located in Boulder, Colorado, is seeking an experienced Patent Attorney to join its intellectual property practice as an Associate. Primary responsibilities of the position include patent preparation, prosecution and portfolio management for technologies in the fields of chemistry, physics and biotechnology, with opportunities for intellectual property transactional work and due diligence.
Requirements include an advanced degree in physics or chemistry with 2-6 years of experience as a USPTO registered patent attorney and license to practice in Colorado (or ability to become licensed in Colorado).
Contact:
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit a resume including a cover letter directed to Andrew Parker at aparker@greenwin.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Boulder, Colorado
Patent Agent – Small Corporation – San Diego, Calif.
Celula 
is seeking a Patent Agent to expand our intellectual property portfolio at a pace commensurate with our Company’s growth and technical progress.
Celula develops innovative instruments for clinical diagnostics and biomedical research using advanced microfluidics, is seeking a patent agent. With its platforms, Celula alone and in collaborations with industry and academia, identifies, develops, and validates unique cutting edge assays with significant biomedical research and clinical utility. Our devices and assays are developed to make a unique and positive impact on medical outcomes.
Job Description:
• Interact with technical teams to identify and document patentable matter and trade secrets
• Provide strategic input into patent portfolio strategy and prosecution decisions
• Prepare patent applications for submission to US and International Patent Offices
• Work with outside counsel on patent applications and prosecution to obtain broad, relevant protection for Company’s inventions
• Assess intellectual property landscape including prior art searches, freedom-to-operate analyses of valid claims, and risk profiles of third-party applications
• Provide support to Business Development, including intellectual property due diligence, on potential transactions (e.g., in-licensing opportunities)
• Establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure laboratory notebooks, data files and emails correctly document patentable innovations and minimize liabilities
• Maintain Company database of patents, applications and markings
• Budgets and tracks patent-related expenses
Qualifications:
• B.S. in biochemistry or related bioscience field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred
• B.S. in biochemistry or related bioscience field; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years experience as a life sciences patent agent working in a law firm, biotech or similar life sciences company
• Must be a registered patent agent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Demonstrated ability to draft biology/biochemistry patent applications
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Effective team player with a solid grasp of technical, legal and business issues facing life science companies
Contact:
Celula, Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, long term care, disability, flexible spending accounts, 401k and stock options. Send resume to: hr@celula-inc.com. EOE.
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Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: San Diego, California
IP Litigation Attorney – Law Firm – Central N.Y.
Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP, a Central New York intellectual property law firm, has an immediate opening for an Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney.
Candidates must have 3 - 10 years experience in litigation. Candidates should also be registered to practice before the USPTO.
The firm's growing intellectual property practice focuses on patent and trademark prosecution as well as litigation of disputes for clients that include regional and national Fortune 100 companies. In offering a generous compensation package that is comparable to that offered by larger firms in New York and Boston, the firm seeks to attract highly qualified candidates interested in developing a sophisticated law practice while maintaining a healthy work-life balance in Central New York. Visit our website at: http://www.cny-iplaw.com.
Contact:
Please email resumes in confidence to ip@cny-iplaw.com. No recruiters, please.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Central New York
IP Counsel / Patent Agent – Small Corporation – Germantown, Md.
Smiths Detection 
is seeking an IP Counsel / Patent agent to perform the following essential functions: manage global filing and prosecution of patent and trademark applications; identify and assist in pursuing strategies and actions for global patent and trademark protection; perform freedom to operate, infringement, and validity analyses; assist with licensing and other IP-related transactions.
Responsibilities:
• Manage patent and trademark prosecution
• Design and conduct freedom to operate searches and manage outside law and search firms, as appropriate
• Perform infringement analyses and/or manage outside counsel review of third party patents
• Survey competitor patent portfolios
• Work with R&D to prepare invention disclosures, determine patentability, and determine protection strategy
• Manage trademark clearances and assist with trademark filings and renewals
• Assist businesses with annuity payment decisions
• Maintain IP asset database
• Comply with all applicable U.S. export control and security regulations
• Comply with and ensure department compliance with Company health, safety and environmental policies
• Other duties as required
Requirements:
Education/Training: Minimum of Bachelor of Science in physics, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering. Advanced degree preferred. Experience with spectroscopic and radiographic methods a plus. Must be registered to practice before United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Experience: 3+ years demonstrated experience in patent law. Former USPTO examiner or law firm experience is highly desirable. Experience should include drafting and prosecuting domestic and international patent applications, conducting freedom to operate and patentability analyses. Experience with trademark clearance and prosecution is desirable. Prior experience with intellectual asset management databases also is desirable. Transactional and litigation experience desirable, but not required.
Knowledge/Skills: The right person will have excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal, to communicate clearly and effectively with the Legal & Compliance group and the R&D function. Must have excellent working knowledge of global patent prosecution. Experience with freedom to operate clearances required. Experience with trademark clearance and prosecution desirable. Must be capable of working closely with the R&D function to process new invention disclosures and perform freedom to operate analyses. Knowledge of IP asset database software desirable.
Supervises: None.
Physical/Mental Requirements:
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills; capable of interacting with co-workers, senior management, outside counsel, third parties and other external contacts
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to pursue projects to completion with a minimum of input or direction, take initiative in creating and improving work processes, and work effectively on a variety of simultaneously active with fluctuating priorities and deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Exercises some discretion and independent judgment regarding matters within specialty area
Contact:
Interested applicants should contact Christine Labat, Recruiting Manager, at: christine.labat@smithsdetection.com .
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Germantown, Maryland
Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Wilmington, Del.
INVISTA is currently seeking a business-focused Patent Attorney to provide counsel and support to one of our largest divisions. A critical success factor for this position is the ability to synthesize technical concepts from interactions with technical staff into meaningful action items for business leadership.
The successful candidate must be a self-starter, possess the ability to quickly adapt to changes in the business, and must demonstrate a strong work ethic. The incumbent will prepare and prosecute chemical composition and process patent applications for INVISTA's Intermediates business, bring and defend patent oppositions, conduct freedom-to-operate and patent validity studies, draft and negotiate patent and technology related agreements and manage outside counsels performance of similar tasks.
In addition, the incumbent will provide patent related legal counsel to Senior R&D and Business leaders in one of INVISTA's largest businesses units. Such counsel will include providing strategic patent and patent related legal guidance to the business unit, which will align with the business strategy and vision. The successful candidate will be expected to provide these legal services with limited supervision and oversight. INVISTA is looking for an applicant with at least one major area of expertise that the rest of the legal organization may rely upon. The position will report to the chief patent counsel and will provide functional guidance to support professionals in patent preparation, prosecution, and freedom-to-operate studies.
Required Experience & Skills:
• 4 + years of patent preparation and prosecution experience at a major corporation and/or intellectual property law firm.
• Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science or Polymer Engineering
• Registration to practice before the USPTO
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state.
Preferred Experience & Skills:
• Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
• 3+ years of prior work experience in a field within the chemical industry
• Experience managing technical and/or engineering personnel
• Experience communicating complex or technical issues and proposals to business leaders.
Please visit www.invistacareers.com to apply for this opportunity or to learn more about INVISTA. At INVISTA, a world leader in fibers and polymers, you can advance professionally while helping improve products you depend on every day. We?re a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the world. When you succeed here, you can open the door to opportunities within the diverse business segments of INVISTA and other Koch companies around the globe.
We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V Drug tests are required, unless prohibited by state law.
Contact:
To apply, please click on the link below: http://appclix.postmasterlx.
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Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Junior IP Attorney / Patent Agent – Law Firm – Boston, Mass.
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
is currently seeking a junior IP Attorney or Patent Agent/Technical Specialist with a background in biotechnology to join our Boston office Intellectual Property (IP) practice group. A PhD (molecular/cell biology, biochemistry, medical science, immunology, etc.) is preferred. A candidate with previous patent prosecution experience is strongly encouraged to apply. The successful candidates will have superior academic credentials and very strong writing skills.
Contact:
Candidates should send resume, writing sample and law school transcript via email to attorneyrecruiting@eapdlaw.com
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Boston
Patent Attorney/Agent – Law Firm – Rockville, Md.
Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC, a growing, mid-size Rockville, Maryland law firm seeks an associate with at least two years of experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in mechanical arts. Candidates should possess a degree in mechanical engineering and have strong writing skills. Familiarity with USPTO practices and prior experience in engineering are desirable. Pleasant work environment, competitive benefits and great work/life balance atmosphere.
Contact:
Send cover letter, resume and transcripts to: dmr@usiplaw.com or fax to 240-864-2490.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Rockville, Maryland
Patent Associate / Agent – Law Firm – Milwaukee or Madison, Wisc.
Michael Best has an opportunity in our Milwaukee or Madison office for an associate or patent agent with 1 to 4 years of patent prosecution and client counseling experience in the life sciences. Advanced degree and/or significant work experience in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, or chemistry (preferably organic) is required.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing life sciences practice with a national and international client base. Founded in 1848, Michael Best has earned a reputation as a leading law firm in the Midwest. The firm has provided intellectual property services to clients for more than 100 years and is ranked as one of the top 25 intellectual property litigation firms by IP Law & Business (August/September 2009).
Contact:
Resume, cover letter (indicating office of interest), transcripts (law school, graduate, and undergraduate), and writing sample, should be submitted with all initial inquiries via our online submission process at http://www.michaelbest.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Milwaukee or Madison, Wisconsin
Announcement: USPTO Seeks to Rehire Limited Number of Former Examiners
Faced with a growing backlog and long patent pendency periods in a difficult fiscal environment, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reaching out to former patent examiners, inviting them to return to the agency. “Because of their prior experience, returning examiners will need little training and will be able to hit the ground running,” said USPTO Director David Kappos. “These examiners can have an immediate impact on the patent examination backlog and reducing the backlog is our top priority.”
Former examiners who have passed their probationary requirement and who have resigned less than three years ago or have more than three years experience examining patents are invited to apply. The USPTO estimates that a few hundred former examiners are eligible to be rehired. Of that number, less than 100 are expected to accept the offer. Vacancy announcements for the positions have been posted at www.USAJobs.gov. The openings are for GS-9 through GS-14.
The initiative to rehire examiners will not increase the size of the agency’s workforce, but it will hopefully help the agency keep pace with the attrition rate. Currently 30 to 40 examiners per month leave the USPTO.
The rehire initiative is another example of the USPTO’s efforts recently to implement creative approaches to addressing the backlog and pendency. During the last several months, the USPTO has revamped the patent examiner count system to improve the examination process. It has also expanded the petition to make special option to green technologies and applicants who agree to abandon applications they deem less important.
IP/Patent Attorney – Law Firm – New York, N.Y.
Large mid-town law firm seeks attorneys with 3 to 5 years of IP/Patent experience and advanced degree in life sciences for a 6 month project.
Contact:
Please e-mail your resume as a Microsoft Word document to mmeister@strategiclegal.com and refer in the "Subject" line to IP/Patent Attorney. We do NOT submit your resume anywhere without first obtaining your explicit authorization.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: New York, New York (Mid-town Manhattan)
Patent Attorney/Agent – Law Firm – Dayton, Ohio
Stevens and Showalter, L.L.P., a small patent law boutique located in a south Dayton suburb within a short drive of northern Cincinnati suburbs, seeks an attorney or agent having two or more years of patent application drafting and prosecution experience with a degree in either chemical or electrical engineering and a willingness to draft some mechanical patent applications. Income is based on a percentage of billed hours.
Contact:
Please forward resumes to Hiring Partner at info@sspatlaw.com.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Dayton, Ohio
Life Science Patent Professionals – Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI) – Australia
Live in beautiful Australia and use your patent savvy for high-profile international public good interventions. The Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI) is seeking a life sciences patent attorney.
The Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI) is a new global facility to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of science- and technology-enabled innovation, for the public good (www.openinnovation.org). Amongst the first targets for IOI is comprehensive patent system transparency and navigation.
We require an extraordinarily energetic and experienced patent professional to work with our information technology team and executive to:
• Actively engage in the creation of new web applications to standardize open patent landscaping;
• Create dynamic patent landscapes as public goods, focusing on tuberculosis, malaria and other critical infectious diseases;
• Provide internationally relevant patent law, policy and practice guidance as we add new jurisdictions, languages, and feature sets to the Patent Lens;
• Assist with multiple language implementations of the Patent Lens;
• Assist the Patent Lens team as we integrate science, technical and business data into the Lens;
• Liaise with key partners worldwide, including public sector agencies, patent offices, civil society and the private sector.
The position requires high levels of biomedical scientific sophistication, demonstrated patent analytical abilities, deep knowledge of patent systems internationally and excellent communications skills, both written and oral.
The position is for an initial appointment for one year, with possibility of renewal. Funded by The Lemelson Foundation, this position will serve as the IOI liaison with Indian Government CSIR's Open Source Drug Discovery project (www.osdd.org), with a focus on creating patent landscapes relevant to tuberculosis, and in incorporating Indian patent data into the Patent Lens.
Required:
• A PhD with postdoctoral experience (or equivalent) in the life sciences;
• A patent professional, admitted to practice in a major jurisdiction, especially the USA, Europe or Japan, with JD or patent agent qualification, or equivalent;
• A prolific and clear analyst and writer;
• At least 3 years of practice experience as in-house patent counsel or analyst focusing on biomedicine;
• Extensive experience in conducting freedom to operate analyses, patent landscaping, and in understanding patent families in multiple jurisdictions; and
• Web-savvy, with appreciation for the disruptive capabilities of Web 2.0.
Desirable:
• At least five years’ experience within the private sector in infectious disease or biomedicine;
• Hands-on capabilities in bioinformatics and/or chemi-informatics;
• Particular experience with vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics and biologics related to malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases which disproportionately impact the developing world;
• A passion for the public good and for improving innovation system effectiveness, transparency and fairness;
• Written and spoken fluency in languages of Asian patent systems, particularly Hindi, Chinese, Japanese or Korean;
• Enthusiasm to be at the leading edge of the democratization of the innovation system; and
• Sense of humor, joie de vivre and appreciation for fine coffee and good company.
Remuneration:
Attractive salary packages will be negotiated with successful candidates, commensurate with qualifications but balanced by realities of public good funding, as well as relocation assistance.
Contact:
Applications, including CV, cover letter, references and any supporting materials, should be sent to Annie Connell, Cambia, at: annie.connell@cambia.org. For further information, contact Shona McDiarmid, Chief Patent Counsel, Cambia, at: shona.mcdiarmid@cambia.org, +61 7 3138 7432.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Other
Job Location: Brisbane, Australia
IOI is an evolving joint venture between Cambia (www.cambia.org) and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (www.qut.edu.au). IOI is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Lemelson Foundation. It is advised by an International Advisory Council which includes the Director General of WIPO (www.wipo.int), senior representatives of WHO, FAO, UNDP and WTO, as well as national and international innovation leaders and visionaries in both the public and private sector. It is headquartered on the QUT Gardens Point Campus in downtown Brisbane, Queensland, with offices in Canberra.
Building on the platform of the Cambia Patent Lens (www.patentlens.net), IOI will create new Web 2.0 patent landscaping and decision-support tools to allow diverse new entrants into innovation, and to create an evidence base for policy and practice change for public benefit.
IOI will also explore, test, validate and support new collaboration and licensing tools to foster an effective ‘commons of capability,’ enhancing the ability of the public sector to create shared platforms on which diverse applications can be built.
IOI and the Patent Lens will be sector, jurisdiction and language agnostic. However, the initial funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Lemelson Foundation will focus the Lens into improving innovation to alleviate the impact of infectious diseases associated with poverty.
The initial work will also seek to extend the Patent Lens as a service to Asia and other non-English speaking jurisdictions.
Patent Attorney – Large Corporation – Wilmington, Del.
INVISTA 
is currently seeking a business-focused Patent Attorney to provide counsel and support to one of our largest divisions. A critical success factor for this position is the ability to synthesize technical concepts from interactions with technical staff into meaningful action items for business leadership. The successful candidate must be a self-starter, possess the ability to quickly adapt to changes in the business, and must demonstrate a strong work ethic. The incumbent will prepare and prosecute chemical composition and process patent applications for INVISTA's Intermediates business, bring and defend patent oppositions, conduct freedom-to-operate and patent validity studies, draft and negotiate patent and technology related agreements and manage outside counsel's performance of similar tasks.
In addition, the incumbent will provide patent related legal counsel to Senior R&D and Business leaders in one of INVISTA's largest businesses units. Such counsel will include providing strategic patent and patent related legal guidance to the business unit, which will align with the business strategy and vision. The successful candidate will be expected to provide these legal services with limited supervision and oversight. INVISTA is looking for an applicant with at least one major area of expertise that the rest of the legal organization may rely upon. The position will report to the chief patent counsel and will provide functional guidance to support professionals in patent preparation, prosecution, and freedom-to-operate studies.
Experience & Skills Required:
* 4 + years of patent preparation and prosecution experience at a major corporation and/or intellectual property law firm.
* Undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Polymer Science or Polymer Engineering
* Registration to practice before the USPTO
* Licensed to practice law in at least one state.
Preferred Experience & Skills:
* Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry
* 3+ years of prior work experience in a field within the chemical industry
* Experience managing technical and/or engineering personnel
* Experience communicating complex or technical issues and proposals to business leaders.
Please visit our website to apply for this opportunity or to learn more about INVISTA. At INVISTA, a world leader in fibers and polymers, you can advance professionally while helping improve products you depend on every day. We're a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the world. When you succeed here, you can open the door to opportunities within the diverse business segments of INVISTA and other Koch companies around the globe.
We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V Drug tests are required, unless prohibited by state law
Competitive wages and benefits packages commensurate with experience.
Contact:
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Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Wilmington, Delaware