Skiermont Puckett LLP is seeking attorneys having substantial experience with patent infringement litigation. Our senior attorney position requires five of more years of experience in patent litigation. Our junior attorney position requires two or more years of experience in patent litigation or other complex commercial litigation in federal courts. A technical degree, PTO admission, and strong academic credentials are also preferred. Suitable candidates must be capable of working independently to handle significant responsibilities involving all aspects of a patent infringement case.
Skiermont Puckett LLP specializes in complex litigation with a heavy emphasis on patent infringement cases (including both plaintiff and defense cases). We maintain a national litigation practice from our office in Dallas, Texas.
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. We are looking for an Associate Intellectual Property Counsel.
Position Summary: Assist in protecting CBOE's intellectual property (IP) by providing legal support and litigation assistance relating primarily to patent, copyright, and trademark matters.
Duties and Responsibilities: • Performs a combination of the following duties according to departmental guidelines: • Prepare and prosecute patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). • Prepare and prosecute trademark applications before the USPTO. • Register copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office. • Perform and report on patentability and freedom-to-operate patent searches. • Attend meetings of staff and committees involved in matters having intellectual property aspects. • Assist in managing outside counsel work on IP litigation and other IP matters. • May work on IP licenses. • Assist in implementing IP related policies and processes. Advise and educate staff on IP legal issues. • Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements: • 2-5 or more years’ experience as a practicing attorney in patent and other intellectual property matters. Experience in patent application preparation and prosecution. Experience in business method/computer art applications. • Licensed to practice in Illinois, member of the Illinois Bar, and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Working knowledge of: • Patent and intellectual property field's concepts, practices, and procedures. • General securities industry, financial markets and/or derivatives markets- preferred. • Intermediate level skills in: • Legal research and analysis, and electronic legal research software tools • MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint). VISIO is strongly preferred.
Ability to: • convey complex ideas or concepts clearly in written form; develop communications related to unique or non-recurring issues which effectively inform, influence or compel; tailor tone or style of writing in relation to needs of different audiences; evaluate documents and proofread/edit for structure, clarity, syntax, grammar, spelling and punctuation. • organize and prioritize tasks and work assignments; complete multiple tasks simultaneously with accuracy and quality; adjust to changes in priorities and situations; meet deadlines. • interact in a professional manner with internal and external contacts; use tact and diplomacy; maintain confidentiality; appropriately handle and communicate controversial or sensitive information. • work cooperatively in group situations; offer assistance and support to co-workers; balance team and individual responsibilities; exhibit objectivity and openness to others' views; give and welcome feedback. • organize and express ideas clearly and understandably when speaking to individuals or groups; use professional grammar and word choice; listen to others and respond appropriately. • evaluate, analyze, and summarize data and facts; establish logical connections; form sound decisions based on analysis.
Education: • Bachelors degree in computer science or electrical engineering (or equivalent work experience). JD degree.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Chicago, Illinois
CBOE is committed to continue to develop innovative products, to deliver quality service and to enhance our trading technology. CBOE has developed a unique Hybrid market model - a composite of the most valuable aspects of screen-based and floor-based trading environments - which offers our customers greater liquidity and instantaneous point-and-click order execution, while still preserving the benefits of trading through open outcry.
The opportunity to work at an industry leader with a dynamic environment that offers technical challenges like no other is just one reason to choose CBOE.
At CBOE you'll find rewarding work as well as outstanding benefits, some of which include: a business casual dress environment, comprehensive medical and dental plans, tuition assistance, 401(k) plan with a $2 for $1 match and a transit voucher program for commuting expenses.
CBOE is conveniently located in the heart of Chicago's downtown financial district and easily accessible by public transportation and commuter train lines
Rosenbaum IP, P.C.is seeking a shareholder-level patent attorney. Position requires a minimum of 10 years patent prosecution, IP counseling, opinion work, IP litigation and licensing experience. A portable book of business is required. Candidate will preferably have experience in one or more of the following technologies: medical devices, material science, biomedical engineering, diagnostics, biotechnology, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, semiconductor processing and/or business methods and software applications, particularly pertaining to Internet commerce.
Ideal candidate will also assume shareholder level responsibilities for business development, marketing and firm committee activities.
Russ August & Kabatseeks mid-level associates to join the firm's Patent Litigation department.
Job Requirements: Strong academic credentials; at least four years of litigation experience, with at least two years experience in patent litigation; technical degree preferred.
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C., an Albany-based New York intellectual property law firm, has immediate openings for Patent Attorneys and Agents and Technical Specialists
Qualifications: Qualified candidates will preferably have substantial industry experience with developing, integrating and employing computer science (CS) technology and should have substantial knowledge of interface standards, such as communication networks and protocols (including Transport Layer, Network Layer and Link Layer protocols), operating system internals, databases, information security, software development tools, hardware standards, languages and other Web related components. Ideal candidates will have a minimum one to five years experience in patent prosecution and be registered to practice before the USPTO, but all candidates with professional experience in patent prosecution will be considered.
Contact: Please email resumes in confidence to bh@hrfmlaw.com. No recruiters please.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Albany, New York
Founded in 1970, the firm is devoted exclusively to intellectual property matters. The firm focuses on US and foreign patent trademark and copyright procurement as well as litigation of disputes for clients that include regional and national Fortune 100 companies. The firm seeks to attract highly qualified candidates interested in engaging in challenging and diversified legal work while enjoying the lifestyle benefits of the Capital Region of Upstate New York. Visit our website at www.hrfmlaw.com.
Turner, Padget, Graham, and Laney, P.A. is one of South Carolina’s ten largest law firms, with over 90 attorneys and a support staff of 125 in offices in Columbia, Florence, Charleston, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach.
We are seeking an experienced Intellectual Property Associate to join our Intellectual Property group in our Greenville office. The practice includes both prosecution and IP litigation. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience with patent prosecution. USPTO bar admission is required, as are a superior academic record, strong work ethic, and excellent research and writing skills. We offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package.
Contact: Please submit resume and cover letter to mlove@turnerpadget.com. All inquiries will be held in strict confidence.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Wells Fargorecently created an Enterprise Wide Patent office to manage and build our Patents across the organization The Enterprise Patent Office will be a centralized organization accountable for progress and more intentionally orchestrated overall Intellectual Property approach for the Company. The IP Manager position will be part of a key enterprise initiative to better protect the Company as more of our services are transformed by new technology. Team will proactively partner with LOBs to create new IP assets, acquire patent portfolios, and to provide competitive intelligence. These positions will report to the Head of the Enterprise Patent Office.
These individuals will be responsible to increase patent filling for the lines of business (LOBs) and functional groups for which they have responsibility. The IP Manager will work with senior business leaders and product/process innovators to identify patent (and licensing) opportunities in the ideation stages of product and project formation. The IP Manager will conduct time-sensitive as well as ongoing research and scanning of the IP and competitive landscape in technology and market spaces which are priorities for his/her LOBs. The IP Manager will engage with LOB leadership and with Law Department colleagues to develop strategies which preserve freedom to operate and promote innovation. The IP Manager will also train partners in the LOB who will become IP champions within their groups.
• Engage regularly with LOB counterparts to know LOB priorities for business improvements and new initiatives. Understand LOB reliance on key vendors and how IP for product and process improvements can generate value for Wells Fargo. (IP Manager may serve multiple LOBs, and/or have responsibilities which cross LOB lines) • Educate LOB and other colleagues on Enterprise Patent Office resources and processes; • Research the IP landscape for those areas which are priorities for the LOB. Learn and master data base research tools, including monitoring alerts of new patent filings, and patent issuance. Research is both proactive and reactive. Synthesize and present findings effectively; • Write invention disclosures which will be generated and refined with the input of LOB or technology experts; • Promote innovation through recognition activities for LOB colleagues who submit invention disclosures, and by creating linkages across LOBs and with other innovation efforts in the Company. Conduct facilitated sessions as needed to generate and harvest ideas for potential patents; • Bring patent acquisition and licensing opportunities to the attention of LOB leadership. Lead the analysis of the quality and potential value of the patents or licensing opportunities. Coordinate negotiations with the LOB and Legal, and lead negotiations if appropriate; • Coordinate with LOBs, Legal Department, and other partners to respond to assertions of infringement by third-parties; • Produce monthly and quarterly progress reports which reflect the status and changes in patent and innovation activity;
Basic Qualifications: • 8+ years strategic planning experience.
Minimum Qualifications: • Demonstrated experience with workflows, technology, market trends and customer behavior; • Proven examples of earning credibility, being collaborative and influencing decisions with senior business leaders, technology partners, product managers and legal colleagues; • Track record and examples of making recommendations that were successfully implemented; • Demonstrated understanding of technology as it relates to computer architecture diagrams and functional specifications; • 8+ years demonstrated success with program and process management. This includes enterprise focused initiatives; • Demonstrated experience developing, coordinating and implementing strategic responses and solutions to enterprise requirements. This includes experience researching pro s and con s in order to develop a recommendation for licensing and or contract strategies; • Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills. This includes the ability to effectively question assumptions, identify root causes and recommend systemic solutions. Ability to see the big picture and solve for complex enterprise business issues, but still be in the details • Demonstrated relationship building with the ability to communicate business objectives and influence on strategy and opportunities. • Demonstrated track record and confidence to meet critical milestones and commitments under pressure • Demonstrated effective communication and facilitation skills
Preferred Skills: • Demonstrated understanding of financial services products • Specific understanding or experience with Wells Fargo products and services for one or more Lines of Business • Demonstrated knowledge of patent and license process (filing, defending, etc). This would include process, business and/or technology patents. • Demonstrated deep understanding or experience with negotiating licenses or contracts. • Bachelors and or Masters degree in a related technical and/or business domain
Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Manager may be open to other locations within the domestic United States based on applicant experience.
Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, a mid-size law firm focusing exclusively on Intellectual Property law, is actively seeking lateral patent prosecution associates or patent agents with electrical engineering, computer science, or physics degrees for its office located in Portland, Oregon. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials (top 33% of class preferred, top 10% strongly preferred) and at least 1-4 years of experience prosecuting patent applications for electronics or computer software. Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills are required. Relevant industry experience or an advanced degree is preferred.
Located in one of the country’s most beautiful and livable cities, Klarquist Sparkman offers its professionals a challenging and rewarding career representing top-tier clients. The firm’s compensation and benefits package is highly competitive with other top-level firms in the Pacific Northwest. To learn more about the firm please visit our website at www.klarquist.com.
Contact: Interested candidates can apply online at www.klarquist.com/careers.aspx or may send a cover letter, resume, transcripts (undergraduate and graduate (if applicable)) and a writing sample by mail or email to:
Human Resources Klarquist Sparkman, LLP 121 SW Salmon, Suite 1600 Portland, Oregon 97204 recruiting@klarquist.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Location: Portland, Oregon
Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP, an established intellectual property boutique located in Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia, is seeking an experienced IP prosecution associate with undergraduate and/or graduate degree(s) in electronics engineering or electrical engineering and two to five years USPTO or law firm experience in patent prosecution. Strong academic record and excellent analytical & writing skills, technical expertise & demonstrable substantive experience in complex IP prosecution matters required. Excellent salary & benefits.
Contact: Please submit résumé & cover letter to careers@antonelli.com. All inquiries will be held in strict confidence.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Arlington (Rosslyn), Virginia
Steptoe & Johnson LLP, a DC based, international law firm, seeks associates for its rapidly growing Intellectual Property practice in DC. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of experience in patent litigation and solid technical backgrounds in electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields.
Contact: We encourage any candidate with strong academic credentials and excellent personal qualities to apply directly by sending cover letter, resume, and law school transcript (a copy of your academic record is required) to Rosemary K. Morgan at legal_recruiting@steptoe.com. Steptoe & Johnson LLP is an equal-opportunity employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm: Job Location: Washington, DC..
Morrison Foerster LLPis seeking an entry level patent analyst/agent for our San Diego office. This is an extraordinary opportunity to join one of the finest law firms representing companies involved in developing and commercializing highly-innovative technologies in the marketplace. Morrison & Foerster works closely with clients from the earliest stages of their technical development, offering valuable advice about how to protect their inventions and ideas in view of business strategies.
Patent analysts/agents participate in domestic and foreign patent prosecution. They are responsible for drafting new patent applications, preparing substantive documents related to prosecution, and contributing to prosecution strategy. They work directly with patent examiners and clients, including inventors, technology transfer administrators, in house patent practitioners, the attorneys of client companies, and foreign associates.
Patent analysts/agents provide technical and legal research and analysis with respect to matters pending before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They participate in the planning, completion and interpretation of literature searches using both on-line databases and other search techniques. They are expected to be highly familiar with the technological resources available to practitioners in the firm.
Patent analysts/agents provide technical support for patent interference and litigation proceedings, including the review and analysis of technical documents such as prior art, laboratory notebooks, technical memoranda, deposition transcripts and file histories. They locate and interview technical experts, consultants, and expert witnesses, as well as assist in the preparation of depositions and expert witness testimony. They advise and educate firm litigators in the relevant areas of science and technology, both verbally and by written memoranda. They aid attorneys in the preparation of legal opinions and in planning strategies for clients’ patent portfolios.
At all times, patent analysts/agents are expected to work as part of a team with other members of the Patent Group, and to seek guidance from, and report back to, the supervising attorneys in the Patent Group.
Requirements: Successful analyst/agent candidates will have a technical background in the area of electrical engineering and have excellent academic credentials. Strong writing and oral communication skills are required. Admission to the USPTO is preferred, but not required. Advanced degree preferred, but not required.
Contact: Please submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a writing sample or publications list. Please reference 22555-PO in your cover letter.
EEO Statement Morrison & Foerster is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Location: Los Angeles, California
We are Morrison & Foerster—a global firm of exceptional credentials in many areas. Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, investment banks and technology and life science companies. Our clients count on us for innovative and business-minded solutions. Our commitment to serving client needs has resulted in enduring relationships and a record of high achievement. For the last eight years, we’ve been included on The American Lawyer ’s A-List. Fortune named us one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For."
Our lawyers share a commitment to achieving results for our clients, while preserving the differences that make us stronger. This is MoFo.
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.
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.
AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior or Principal Patent Attorney.
As a Senior or Principal Patent Attorney at AstraZeneca, you’ll manage a broad IP portfolio across every phase of research and clinical development and advise stakeholders at the highest levels of our business. There are two vacancies which can be based in either Wilmington or Boston, USA – one for an attorney with experience of pharmaceuticals and another experienced in pharmaceutical device IP. In either role, you’ll be able to take advantage of the very best opportunities AstraZeneca has to offer as you enable the development of medicines that will improve the lives of people worldwide.
As a Senior or Principal Patent Attorney your main responsibilities will involve: • Managing a broad patent portfolio • Developing IP strategies • Handling substantive, transactional and defensive issues • Educating and advising a wide range of stakeholders • Influencing R&D management and business development
As a Senior or Principal Patent Attorney your skills and qualifications will ideally include: • A track record of successful pharmaceutical or pharmaceutical device patent work • An EPA or CPA qualification and extensive post-qualification experience • Patent Attorney with extensive experience • Experience of managing external providers • Strong scientific knowledge • Outstanding leadership skills
What we will be looking for in you: We’ll be looking for candidates with excellent communication skills at all levels and strong business acumen. A high level of organization is essential, as is a solid, client-facing approach and a willingness to take on increasing responsibility.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Wilmington, Delaware
AstraZeneca – Health Connects Us All
As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, our business is focused on providing innovative, effective medicines that make a real difference in important areas of healthcare. At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organization by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success - ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. And we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers.
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.
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 5-8 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.
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.
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.
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.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large 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.
Carestream Health, Inc. is seeking a Patent Attorney to support its Dental business unit, which includes digital dental x-ray systems and software, practice management software, dental film, and anesthetics. The Patent Attorney will be located at Carestream’s Atlanta, Georgia office.
Responsibilities: • Draft patent applications • Prosecute patent applications, both in the United States and internationally. • Manage outside counsel involved in international prosecution. • Provide legal counsel regarding patentability of new products and technologies. • Provide legal counsel regarding infringement and validity issues. • Provide advice on product and technology development in light of the competitive IP landscape. • Review and analyze competitor patents and competitor technology and provide analysis for developing both defensive and offensive IP strategies. • Provide support for patent litigation. • Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures relating to intellectual property. • Keep current with case law and other legal developments.
Required Skills and Experience: • J.D. from an accredited Law school. • Minimum of B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, BS in Physics. • Minimum of 5 years experience as a patent attorney, including experience in patent preparation and prosecution and counseling on infringement and validity issues. • Admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. • Admission to one state bar; preferably admitted to Georgia or eligible for admission via reciprocity. • Conversational French language skills highly desirable, with preference given to candidates with business level French language skills. • Candidates local to Atlanta, Georgia strongly preferred.. • Must have the ability to travel to Carestream’s sites in Paris, France and Shanghai, China on regular basis. • Ability to work with people at different management levels within the company. • Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with rapidly changing priorities. • Ability to work in a fast paced environment. • Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail. • Effective oral and written communication skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills. • Computer skills: strong Word, Excel and experienced working with different databases.
Contact: To apply for this position, please visit the careers section of our website at www.carestream.com/careers.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Small Corporation Job Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Carestream Health is a dynamic global company with over 100 years of leadership in radiology and healthcare IT. We are passionately committed to helping our customers do their jobs better, faster and more cost effectively. By applying our insights and experience, we create inventive, elegant solutions that offer a smarter way forward.
Headquartered in Rochester, NY, Carestream has over 7000 employees operating in 150 countries. Our customers range from large enterprises to small private practices, including: large health systems, hospitals, imaging centers, medical groups and dental practices. In addition to our innovative radiology products, Carestream also sells solutions for information management, non-destructive testing, molecular imaging, thin-film coating & nanomaterials.
Carestream Health, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Washida & Associates, is looking for a U.S Patent Prosecution Attorney to work in Tokyo, Japan and Washington D.C.
Responsibilities: •Proceed prosecution of U.S. and Europe
Requirements: Skills: • U.S. Patent Prosecution ,EP Patent Prosecution experiences is preferred
Language: • Fluent in English (Japanese language skill is a plus)
Career Path: The successful applicant will: ・have experience in patent prosecution in a Japanese patent firm ・take turn in working in Tokyo or D.C. with the other attorney.
An intellectual property boutique with offices in Plano, TX is looking for a patent attorney. The ideal candidate will have experience in patent drafting and prosecution, client counseling, litigation, and patent validity, infringement, and freedom to operate analyses. The ideal candidate will have more than two years experience in a law firm environment and will have graduated from a top law school. Candidates should be registered to practice before the USPTO.
We are a growing intellectual property boutique with offices in Silicon Valley and Dallas. We offer the right candidate a collegial work environment and an opportunity to work on a variety of different matters. In addition, there is a great opportunity for growth.
Cantor Colburn LLP is seeking an Associate who will be responsible for drafting and prosecuting patent applications domestically and internationally in the chemical and chemical engineering arts, as well as preparing invalidity, infringement, and freedom to operate analyses.
The successful candidate must have a degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with strong technical knowledge. It is preferred to have at least two years of patent drafting experience including having drafted more than 20 patent applications and having prosecuted applications both in the U.S. and overseas. Excellent academic credentials and writing and communication skills are required. With sufficient experience, the candidate can work in any of the firm’s offices. Please be prepared to provide a work sample and references.
Contact: Please send resume and cover letter to careers@cantorcolburn.com. No calls, please. Cantor Colburn LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Washington, D.C., Hartford, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit
Cantor Colburn is one of the largest full-service intellectual property law firms in the country, with growing offices in Washington, D.C., Hartford, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit. In recent rankings, Cantor Colburn was #8 in the country for issued U.S. patents and #20 for registered U.S. trademarks. The firm’s clients are among the leading companies in the United States and around the world, including Fortune 100 companies, privately held companies, select high tech start-ups and universities.
Maquet is seeking a Patent Attorney who will report directly to the General Counsel and will (i) provide patent drafting and prosecution services, assuring protection of the company’s legal rights and ability to market and sell its products, and (ii) review and draft contracts for the company (both general business related and intellectual property related).
Responsibilities: • Patent prosecution, including the preparation, filing, and prosecution of new patent applications. • Draft and review business contracts, including supply and manufacturing agreements, purchase agreements, licenses, etc. • Supporting counsel in the preparation of intellectual property related legal opinions on issues such as freedom to operate, ownership, infringement, and validity. • Supporting patent related due diligence in commercial transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, and licensing. • Communicate effectively with R&D on patent matters.
Qualifications: • Admitted to the Bar (NJ or NY preferred). • Undergraduate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or physics strongly preferred. • Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. • A minimum of three year's patent prosecution experience. Experience reviewing and drafting contracts is a plus. • Must be familiar with patent related case law and have experience in analyzing the patentability of inventions and the validity of patents, and drafting related opinions. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is essential. • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate comfortably at all levels within business clients, and with multinational personnel from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and locations. • Be highly motivated, with the ability to pro-actively organize a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical abilities. • A flexible and proactive approach to problems and demands, with the ability to thrive on challenge and react quickly and positively to a fast-moving and challenging environment. • A record of providing legal services in a timely, accurate, and professional manner.
Contact: To learn more and to apply, please visit this link: http://www.Click2Apply.net/3f5sgq3. Maquet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Other Job Location: Wayne, New Jersey
The MAQUET Group is a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Swedish company GETINGE AB and is the leading international provider of forward-looking products and therapeutic applications for the OR and ICU.
As a specialist for the three divisions Cardiovascular, Critical Care and Surgical Workplaces, MAQUET employs more than 5,000 personnel worldwide in research, development, production, sales and service.
• In the Critical Care division MAQUET focuses on the implementation of innovative products and solutions for ventilation and anesthesia. • In the Cardiovascular division MAQUET bundles its competencies for the gentle treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases. • In the Surgical Workplaces division MAQUET concentrates on the implementation of efficient, practice-oriented workplaces in the operating room.
Skiermont Puckett LLP is seeking attorneys having substantial experience with patent infringement litigation. Our senior attorney position requires five of more years of experience in patent litigation. Our junior attorney position requires two or more years of experience in patent litigation or other complex commercial litigation in federal courts. A technical degree, PTO admission, and strong academic credentials are also preferred. Suitable candidates must be capable of working independently to handle significant responsibilities involving all aspects of a patent infringement case.
