Young & Thompson, a well established, mid-sized, boutique intellectual property law firm located in Alexandria, Virginia, currently seeks candidates with degrees in Electrical Engineering for its patent prosecution practice. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience as a patent examiner, agent or attorney.
The firm offers a relaxed environment in waterfront offices with a competitive salary and bonus structure.
Benefits include 100% paid single health insurance coverage and generous spousal, family and dependant coverage, employee assistance program and concierge service, flexible spending account, free undercover parking, Sport and Health gym membership located in the same building and a generous 401k plan and is metro accessible.
Contact: Please send cover letter and resume via e-mail to csale@young-thompson.com. Interviews will commence in late September / Early October. Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Storm LLP, a nationally renowned intellectual property boutique in Dallas, has Associate and Of Counsel positions available. The ideal candidate would have 5 years of patent prosecution experience. This leading boutique specializes in all intellectual property matters and would give the associate great hands-on experience in a fantastic atmosphere. USPTO registration is required.
Requirements: Associates are given significant case responsibility, so litigation experience is very important. USPTO registration is required.
Contact: There is an immediate need, so apply today. For more information, please contact:
Meredith Foster Storm LLP 901 Main Street, Suite 7100 Dallas, TX 75202
Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking candidates with one to four years of experience to join the firm's Patent department in the Seattle office.
Experience: Qualified candidates will be registered before the USPTO, have one to four years of patent experience, and a degree in electrical engineering. Strong academic performance and excellent writing skills are required.
The firm offers opportunities for advancement within a collegial and dynamic environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.
Contact: Connie McEachern Legal Recruiting Administrator Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1420 5th Avenue, Suite 3400 Seattle, WA 98101
D’Ambrosio & Associates, P.L.L.C., a growing Intellectual Property Law Firm, has an immediate opening for a Senior Associate Patent Attorney. The firm focuses on patent and trademark filings and prosecution, international patent and trademark prosecution, IP portfolio management, due diligence studies, and dispute resolution. We offer a highly competitive salary, friendly working environment and excellent benefits including medical and a retirement plan.
Qualifications: Candidates for the Senior Associate position must have 5+ years of patent prosecution experience with an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
Responsibilities: • Perform preliminary patent searches and patent ideation during the design phase to help ensure that products are free from patent issues. Review patent search results from outside legal counsel and direct them on appropriate action based upon audit results. • Audit vacuum cleaner designs throughout the design process to ensure products are safe, compliant with company standards; and free of legal issues, including patent infringements and liability issues.
Requirements: • BSME/BSEE or equivalent education and work experience in product design of a high volume consumer product. • Minimum of 7 – 9 years work experience in the same or related field with experience in U.S. Intellectual Property law and patent practices. • Strong oral and written communication and high proficiency in computer applications (Word, Excel and database searching) are also required. • Must be willing to travel (possible internationally) as projects require.
Contact: To apply, email resumes to phaajobs@us.panasonic.com, fax to 859.238.3456 or mail to Human Resources, Panasonic Home Appliances Company of America, P.O. Box 7, Danville, KY 40423.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Danville,Kentucky
Fountainhead Law Group P.C. is currently seeking an experienced Patent Attorney with strong technical skills, a passion for learning new technologies, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a commitment to quality in patent prosecution. Applicants with experience in Software, Analog/Digital Circuits, Wireless Communications, or Networking are encouraged to make inquiries.
Responsibilities: Fountainhead Law Group is a growing Intellectual Property Firm with a diverse and growing client base. The primary responsibility for this position will be in the area of patent prosecution, with some opportunity in the areas of pre-litigation patent analysis, patent litigation support, patent opinions, trademarks, and high tech agreements. Some experience in these areas is preferred.
Requirements: Candidates should have the following minimum credentials: • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering • California State Bar • USPTO Bar • 3+ years of experience in patent prosecution • 3-5 years of industry experience as a professional technologist engaged in some form of R&D is optional but preferred • Patent litigation or litigation support experience preferred
Contact: If interested, please reply to careers@fountainheadlaw.com. Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Santa Clara, California
Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking a lateral associate with at least 2 years of law firm patent counseling / prosecution experience needed for its Washington DC office. Experience with nanotech, materials, semiconductor or cleantech patent prosecution and counseling strongly preferred. A technical background including materials science, nanotech, physics, semiconductors, ceramics, metallurgy or a related field required. Experience with small or start-up domestic companies and investors preferred. Position entails patent application preparation and prosecution (mostly for domestic clients), IP due diligence, opinions, patent portfolio management and general client IP counseling. This is not an IP litigation position. Top academics and experience required.
Contact: Interested applicants should apply at our careers website.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Washington D.C.
CME Group is the world’s largest and most diverse exchange. Formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe.
Financial services is an evolving industry for patents. CME Group is a leader in this space due to its ability to innovative. We manage one of the largest and diverse patent portfolios in the financial services industry. We are looking for someone to further develop our patent portfolio through the following responsibilities:
• Manage strategic inventing sessions and invention disclosure review and evaluation process. • Provide guidance and counseling to various divisions within the organization to leverage our current portfolio. • Manage domestic and foreign patent prosecution. • Support patent opinion activities including freedom to operate, patentability, validity/invalidity and infringement/non-infringement opinions. • Support investigations into third party patents and patent-related litigation. • Support patent issues with mergers and acquisition. • Support the Intellectual Property Team, patent litigation and patent licensing activities.
Requirements: • 3-6 years of patent law experience. • Admission to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices and admission to the Illinois Bar is required. • Backgrounds in electrical engineering or software development are highly preferred. • Financial Services experience highly preferred.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Chicago, Illinois
As an international marketplace, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and on its trading floors. CME Group offers the widest range of benchmark products available across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and alternative investment products such as weather and real estate. CME Group is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the symbol “CME.”
In a world of increasing volatility, customers around the globe rely on CME Group as their premier source for managing risk. Formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, CME Group is the largest and most diverse exchange in the world. We offer the widest range of benchmark products available on any exchange – providing you with the tools you need to meet your business objectives, achieve your financial goals and, ultimately, reach your vision.
Specifically, we offer futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, commodities, and alternative investment products such as weather and real estate. In 2006 our combined volume exceeded 2.2 billion contracts – worth more than $1,000 trillion – with three-quarters of our trades executed electronically. CME Clearing matches and settles all trades and guarantees the creditworthiness of every transaction that takes place in our markets.
CME Group, traded on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the symbol “CME,” is dedicated to ongoing innovation and unsurpassed customer service so you can manage best what matters most.
Novomer Inc., a materials company pioneering a family of high-performance, biodegradable plastics, polymers and other chemicals from renewable substances such as carbon dioxide, is seeking a Technical Specialist, Intellectual Property.
Responsibilities: • Assists in the drafting and filing of patent applications • Performs literature research and assists with freedom to operate analyses • Interfaces with research and engineering teams to understand technology and innovations • Assists with organization of the patent portfolio and maintenance of docket schedules • Reports to the Director of IP
Requirements: • Degree in material science, polymer chemistry or process engineering • Advanced degree desired • Excellent written and verbal communication • Industry experience in polymer science / process engineering a plus • Understanding of patent process beneficial
Contact: To apply, submit a resume and cover letter detailing your interest and experience to jobs@novomer.com.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Small Corporation Job Location: Ithaca, New York
Graves Law, an IP litigation boutique in West LA, is seeking a junior to senior level litigation associate with at least one year of experience at a high quality firm, a strong academic background and solid interpersonal skills. Strong interest in patent litigation is a necessity; patent litigation experience is preferred but not required. Congenial environment with a high level practice representing industry leaders in high stakes litigation.
Compensation based on experience, includes medical, dental, vision, retirement plan.
Contact: Interested applicants should contact Danial Lewis at dlewis@graveslawpc.com. Please include job title in response and attach your resume for consideration.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: West Los Angeles
Intellectual Ventures (“IV”), a privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington seeks a Patent Attorney.
Founded in 2000, IV’s business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing pure invention in a variety of technology areas. IV plans to commercialize inventions through licensing, spin-offs, joint ventures and industry partnerships. For more information see our website.
Requirements: • Admission to practice before US Patent and Trademark Office • J.D. degree from high-quality, ABA accredited law school • Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, CS or similar • Some medical device experience helpful • Strong prosecution fundamentals • Minimum 4 years patent prosecution experience • Must work well in a team environment
Responsibilities: • Preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a variety of technology areas, many of which involve emerging areas • Work directly with inventors from conception through issuance • The environment is challenging, unstructured and interesting Contact: Please apply directly to jobs@intven.com.
Intellectual Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. Additional Info: Employer Type: Small Corporation Job Location: Bellevue
SRI International’s intellectual property department provides key leadership and support for the identification, protection and licensing of cutting edge innovations across a wide number of scientific and engineering disciplines. The successful candidate will be responsible for intellectual property strategy and counseling in support of SRI’s fast growing commercial and government business in Information Technology and related areas. Position will report to the Vice-President of Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel.
Responsibilities: Patent Portfolio Development • Collaborate with SRI management, business development, and technical teams to build value propositions for technologies, and lead the development of supporting intellectual property strategies and portfolios • Identify opportunities and execute strategies for monetization of patent assets • Actively identify areas for portfolio growth and stimulate generation of ideas and associated invention disclosures • Lead an intellectual property review committee in making business-aligned strategy and investment decisions • Conduct training seminars for SRI staff in intellectual property matters • Select and supervise outside patent prosecution counsel • Critically review patent applications and office actions for alignment with technical, business, and IP strategies • In appropriate cases, draft provisional patent applications from technical papers
Intellectual Property Transactions • Assist business development staff in defining licensing strategies, including development of field-of-use definitions • Assist SRI’s legal counsel and contract administrators in drafting, negotiating, and reviewing license and other agreements • Assist inventors, business development and marketing staff with intellectual property issues in technical, business, and marketing materials and press releases • Lead the development of intellectual property-related sections of proposals, including collating information from other team members when SRI is prime contractor / systems integrator
Intellectual Property Investigations and Disputes • Support SRI’s legal counsel with response to demand letters, subpoenas, and other enforcement matters • Educate staff about issues with 3rd party patents and best practices for avoidance of litigation
Education: • Registered to practice before the US Patent & Trademark Office (Agent or Attorney) • MUST HAVE a MS or PhD in Computer Science
Experience: The successful candidate will typically have at least 5 years of experience in IP portfolio development in relevant technical fields, and business-focused experience in technology and IP evaluation and licensing. A quick study, the candidate will have a demonstrated record of rapidly getting up to speed on a diverse body of technologies and business opportunities. The candidate must be a strategic thinker, with self-confidence and judgment, demonstrating a strong combination of analytical and communication skills. Experience with Government funding regulations relating to patents (Bayh-Dole Act), and rights in software and data (FAR and DFARS) a plus.
Medtronic is seeking a principal patent counsel with responsibility for handling all aspects of intellectual property (IP) of one or more mechanical technology areas for the Spinal and Biologics business of Medtronic, including implementing robust technology and product IP strategies, timely client counseling, execution on a broad array of IP topics, some in-house patent preparation and prosecution, and coordinate with and supervise outside counsel in support of these activities, as needed.
Responsibilities: • Responsible for intellectual property for one or more mechanical technologies in the Medtronic Spinal and Biologics business, including developing and implementing offensive and defensive IP strategies, administration and evaluation of invention disclosures, preparation and prosecution of patent applications, conducting various patent searches, conducting freedom-to-practice evaluations, preparing or obtaining appropriate opinions, being cognizant of competitor products and related IP, conducting infringement investigations and initial invalidity analyses, performing IP due diligence for mergers/acquisitions, providing support for patent litigation, including early due diligence and assessment of issues, and providing timely counsel on intellectual property issues. • Coordinate and monitor outside counsel work and cost in collaboration with the Chief Patent Counsel. • Review agreements involving technology and intellectual property. Draft intellectual property agreements or clauses, including licensing provisions, when requested. • Interface with research and product development departments, including proactive development of IP strategies, invention disclosure reviews, search reports, and client counseling. • Review of and advice on IP relating to sales, advertising, and promotional materials and programs. • Assist the Chief Patent Counsel in developing and implementing policies and procedures relating to intellectual property.
Qualifications (Basic): • A Juris Doctor from an accredited U.S. law school and licensed to practice in at least one state or the District of Columbia with the ability to ultimately be admitted in California. • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. • Bachelor's Degree in science or technology field required. • A minimum of 8 years legal experience handling intellectual property law issues.
Qualifications (Desired/Preferred): Ideal candidate will have experience with a medical manufacturing company with a preference for device, bioengineering or biotech experience; or with an independent law firm with a strong practice geared to medical manufacturers. The best candidate will have these desired skills and abilities: • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to become an integral part of legal, technical, and business teams. • Demonstrated ability to draft medical device related patent applications. • Excellent judgment and ability to execute and deliver in a rapid, fast-paced business environment; perform under pressure. • Highly motivated with desire to deliver outstanding professional work product. • Work independently with minimal supervision and effectively contribute as a team player on legal, technical, and business teams. • Possess superior writing and oral communication skills. • Demonstrated creativity and success in strategizing, structuring, and obtaining robust IP specific to an area of technology or product, which includes offensive and defensive patent protection. • Possess diverse IP knowledge with heavy practical experience in medical device technology. Experience with a medical device, biotechnology, or diagnostics company is desirable. • Demonstrated ability to understand medical technology, with ability to apply it to an R & D effort with strong client interaction. • Experience with litigation desirable, but not essential. • Alternatively, attorney and/or agent candidates with less than these requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis for a more entry level position.
Intellectual Ventures (“IV”) is a privately held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington. Founded in 2000, IV’s business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing intellectual property in a variety of technology areas. IV plans to commercialize inventions through licensing, spin-offs, joint ventures and industry partnerships.
Responsibilities: Working closely with business managers and senior executives, the Senior Patent Attorney will provide leadership and subject matter expertise primarily in the patent licensing area and particularly to a specific set of companies.
Additional responsibilities: • Direct the creation of materials to be shared with potential licensees. • Managing patent licensing efforts including asserting patents • Conduct patent claims and patent infringement analysis, including file history review. • Provide input into portfolio development for future licensing and enforcement. • Provide guidance to prosecution (reissues, reexaminations, continuations, foreign filing, etc) • Provide direction and effectively manage relationships with multiple outside counsel in all of the above. • Play appropriate role (which could vary from support role to lead negotiator to sole attorney depending on complexity of the transaction and relationships) in drafting and negotiating complex contracts and other materials to be shared with investors.
Qualifications: A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney, with strong patent licensing experience, a broad software, semiconductors, electronics, information technology, computer hardware, networking and wireless background and possess the following:
• 10+ years patent law experience with 2+ years recent experience in patent licensing. • Broad technical knowledge, familiarity with all relevant technologies • Excellent negotiation and contract drafting skills • Expert knowledge of principles, practices, case law and state of the art in patent licensing • Experience managing outside counsel • Ability to plan, organize and direct legal staff • Ability to communicate information effectively, both orally and in writing • Ability to work well with others and to quickly assimilate and understand information (including highly technical information) • Ability to make sound business decisions • Some work experience in an engineering role is preferred
Education: A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney with the following:
• J.D., Law degree (preferably from a strong IP program) is required. • Registration before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and license to practice in at least one state (preferably California) is required. • Bachelor’s degree (preferably graduate degree) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or some other very closely related field is required.
Setter Roche LLP, a patent law firm located in the Denver-Boulder metro area, is seeking a patent attorney or patent agent with a background in electrical or computer engineering. Candidates should have excellent academic credentials and 2+ years of experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications. Experience with opinions, licensing, and transactional matters is a plus. Ideal candidates will possess excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
The Firm works with leading scientists and engineers in the telecommunications and computer hardware and software fields. Attorneys and agents at Setter Roche enjoy a work-life balance and compensation that is highly competitive with other patent firms in the Midwest and Mountain West regions.
VIRxSYS Corporation, a leader in gene and RNA therapy located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, seeks a skilled and highly motivated IP attorney to develop and execute the Company’s intellectual property strategy. This is a hands-on position with many challenges and opportunities.
Responsibilities: • Advise management and Board on all aspects of intellectual property law • Develop worldwide patent strategy • Manage global patent portfolio • Coordinate and supervise outside counsel • Perform freedom to operate, patentability, and validity analyses • Draft and negotiate technology transfer and non-disclosure agreements • Manage trademark prosecution • Manage the Invention Disclosure Committee and execute decisions • Perform due diligence analyses • Provide litigation support
Requirements: • At least 4 years practicing and managing outside counsel in preparation and prosecution of patent applications • Registration to practice before the PTO and state bar membership • High level of motivation and ability to work independently • Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities • Practical laboratory experience preferred
Education: • Bachelor degree in life sciences required; MS degree or higher in immunology or molecular biology strongly preferred • Juris doctorate degree from accredited law school
VIRxSYS provides a stimulating professional environment, competitive compensation and benefits package, plus an opportunity to work on the cutting edge of a paradigm shift in medicine. VIRxSYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
D’Ambrosio & Associates, P.L.L.C., a growing Intellectual Property Law Firm, has immediate openings for a Senior Associate Patent Attorney as well as a Junior Associate. The firm focuses on patent and trademark filings and prosecution, international patent and trademark prosecution, IP portfolio management, due diligence studies, and dispute resolution. We offer a highly competitive salary, friendly working environment and excellent benefits including medical and a retirement plan.
Qualifications: Senior Patent Attorney: Candidates for the Senior Associate position must have 4+ years of patent prosecution experience with an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
Junior Patent Attorney: Candidates for the Junior Associate position must have at least 1 year of patent prosecution experience with an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
The Software Freedom Law Center, a New York based not-for-profit legal services organization that provides legal representation and other law-related services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), seeks a registered patent attorney passionate about defending software freedom.
The Patent Attorney will principally be assigned to patent related legal matters, including counseling, opinion work, drafting of requests for reexamination and possibly litigation support. The Patent Attorney will also be asked to assist with other SFLC legal matters involving copyright, licensing, trademark and corporate issues. In addition, the Patent Attorney will be expected to publish writings and make public presentations on topics relating to patent law's impact on FOSS.
In addition to being registered to practice before the USPTO, candidates should have a minimum of three years patent law experience, a software or computer science related technical background, and familiarity with FOSS. Ideal candidates will already run a completely FOSS machine.
Salary is comparable to public sector legal positions in New York and not commensurate with private practice. An excellent benefits package is provided.
Contact: To apply, please submit a resume in a free data format (such as OpenOffice) to attorneyposition@softwarefreedom.org. SFLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Non-Profit Location: New York, New York
Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C., a Chicago-based law firm, is seeking an experienced registered patent attorney with 3+ years of patent prosecution experience. Candidate should have experience in technologies involving implantable medical devices, biomaterial sciences, biomedical engineering, and/or diagnostics, e.g., ultrasound, optical coherence tomography.
Rosenbaum & Associates was founded in 1988 and is a growing, full-service boutique life science IP firm with a rapidly growing national client base. Our practice includes a very active domestic and international patent proseuction docket, licensing, counseling and litigation across all IP fields.
Contact: Interested applicants should contact: David G. Rosenbaum Managing Shareholder drosenbaum@biopatentlaw.com
Additional Info: Employer Type: Law Firm Job Location: Chicago, Illinois (North Suburban)
Affymetrix (AFFX) — a pioneer in creating breakthrough tools that are driving the genomic revolution — is seeking Intellectual Property Counsel (Patents). The vision, innovation, and devotion of Affymetrix employees help us empower scientists around the world to alleviate human suffering. It is not just the sheer power of GeneChip® technology that inspires us; it is the potential for it to help people.
The culture at Affymetrix is based on core values of innovation, excellence and integrity. Our employees create a highly energized, team-oriented work environment. We are an employer committed to supporting the aspirations and achievements of our employees and offer our employees a comprehensive, competitive program of benefits and a corporate culture based on core values of innovation, excellence and integrity.
Responsibilities: • Management of a portion of the Company's patent portfolio, including preparation and prosecution of patents in a variety of technology areas that may include chemistry, biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics, instrumentation, optics and molecular biology. • Work closely with technical and product groups within the company on patent-related matters. • Review and analysis of patents, including product clearance, validity studies, licensing and pre-dispute risk assessment. • Counsel product development and management teams with respect to intellectual property matters. • Support transactional activities, including licensing, collaboration, and confidentiality agreements. • Support M&A activities, including intellectual property due diligence.
Requirements: • Registration to practice before SPOT and state bar registration required. • Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D) in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, chemistry or a related field is strongly preferred. • Significant experience with hands-on patent drafting, prosecution and analysis. • Ability to work independently in area of expertise as well as with a technical team.
Affymetrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to a diverse workforce is demonstrated through all aspects of our hiring and employment practices.
Additional Info: Employer Type: Large Corporation Job Location: Santa Clara, California
Young & Thompson, a well established, mid-sized, boutique intellectual property law firm located in Alexandria, Virginia, currently seeks candidates with degrees in Electrical Engineering for its patent prosecution practice. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience as a patent examiner, agent or attorney.
