Patent Attorney / Agent – Law Firm – Telecommuting

August 8, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - NYC, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Hauptman & Ham, LLP, an intellectual property law firm located in Northern Virginia, seeks experienced candidates for its patent prosecution practice due to its rapid growth. Capability in all aspects of semiconductor and circuit technology is a must. Versatility in other technical areas is a plus.

Trademark, Copyright & Media Associate – Law Firm – Denver, Colo.

August 8, 2016- US - Midwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Any / Other, Work - Patent Prosecution

The Denver office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has a position available for immediate filling in the trademark, copyrights, media, and brand protection group. Our dynamic and growing practice is looking for an associate with 2-4 years of hands-on experience in brand management, portfolio management, and trademark clearance, counseling, and prosecution. Our clients include internationally known casino and gaming companies, recognizable cosmetic and food and beverage brands, and pet industry mainstays. This availability presents the right candidate with the opportunity to grow as a trademark attorney in a fast-paced environment working closely with our current team of specialists and the decision-makers at our clients. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with USPTO prosecution, strategy, and day-to-day management of trademark portfolios as well as a familiarity with advertising, marketing and promotions matters. Our IP department seeks individuals who are motivated to succeed, pay close attention to detail, and have strong communication skills. We place heavy emphasis on the ability to thrive in a collegial and collaborative atmosphere and offer a competitive salary and benefits.

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

August 5, 2016- US - Silicon Valley & SF, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

PRECISION IP, a premier IP law firm in Silicon Valley is looking for patent attorneys and patent agents with CS/EE backgrounds to serve the patent prosecution needs of the largest Fortune 100 Silicon Valley companies.

Patent Attorney/Agent/Engineer – Law Firm – San Diego, Calif.

August 4, 2016- US - Southwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Gazdzinski & Associates, a growing full-service intellectual property law firm, is seeking a technical specialist to join an expanding patent prosecution team. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits; and we welcome resumes from attorneys, patent agents, and/or engineers having 3 - 6 yrs of experience. The ideal candidates are highly driven, team players, and motivated to provide a top-quality work product.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Chicago, Ill.

August 4, 2016- US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Any / Other, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Prosecution

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is seeking a Patent Attorney for its Chicago office. The Patent Attorney must have at least four years of patent prosecution and client counseling experience.

Patent Agent – Law Firm – Seattle, Wash. or Salt Lake City, Utah

August 3, 2016- US - Northwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is seeking a Patent Agent in their Salt Lake City or Seattle office. This Patent Agent will have the opportunity to work on a variety of patent prosecution projects. Dorsey offers opportunities for advancement within a collegial and dynamic environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Multiple Locations

August 3, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, - US - Northeast, - US - Northwest, - US - NYC, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - Southwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Fiala & Weaver P.L.L.C. is seeking part-time and full-time patent attorneys and agents to assist us with our growing practice. Opportunities are available primarily for preparation and prosecution work for a variety of clients in the electrical, electro-mechanical, software, and Internet technology areas. Persons with law firm experience and/or tech industry experience, as well as present and former Examiners, are all encouraged to apply. We offer excellent compensation and a relaxed work environment. Inquiries are treated in absolute confidence. Portable business is not required. Applicants may be remotely located.

Intellectual Property Associate – Law Firm – Chicago, Ill.

August 2, 2016- US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Husch Blackwell, a full service law firm, has an immediate opening in its Chicago office for an Intellectual Property Associate with two to three years of experience. The ideal candidate will have an electrical engineering degree, be registered with the USPTO, and have one to two years of experience prosecuting patent applications.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Telecommute (Washington or Texas)

August 2, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Northwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Lindauer Law PLLC specializes in patent preparation and prosecution. Our passion is drafting and prosecuting crucial intellectual property assets for our clients, and we are looking for experienced professionals who share that passion.

Our focus is on our clients and colleagues. We strive to deliver excellent work product with a group of highly competent professionals. Our attorneys are provided with the support and resources they need to stay focused on the special talents they bring to our clients.

If you have the experience and desire to draft and prosecute high quality patent applications, you’ll fit right in.

We work in art areas including computer science, electrical engineering, mining, aerospace, and various emerging technologies.

You will be telecommuting, giving you the opportunity to live and work from anywhere you want in Washington State or Texas. Live the lifestyle you want, without the traffic jams.

Full-time positions are available for candidates with different experience levels including lateral associate, of counsel, and partner level.

During the interview process candidates will have the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise.

Please, no recruiters or placement agencies.

Due to the large number of responses, we are only able to respond to those applicants who meet at least the following qualifications.

QUALIFICATIONS:

3+ years of experience drafting and prosecuting patents in the USPTO.
2+ years of (non-legal) industry/work experience is preferred.
Successful candidates typically have personally drafted more than 30 patent applications in the past two years.
USPTO Registration Number in good standing.
Attorneys must have J.D. and membership in good standing with at least one state bar.
Candidate should be fit to receive a Top Secret clearance (or equivalent) involving a comprehensive background and other checks.
Ability to identify effective methods of protecting intellectual property created from software, hardware, and internet related products and services.
This is full time employment, not a contractor position. If you have existing clients, we can discuss the possibility of transferring them.

Contact
To apply, please send your resume, transcripts, and at least two recent publicly available samples of your work via email to candidate@lindauerip.com.

Additional Info
Employer Type: Law Firm
Job Location: Telecommute (Washington or Texas)

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Philadelphia, Pa.

July 29, 2016- US - Northeast, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Volpe and Koenig, P.C., an Intellectual Property law firm with offices in Philadelphia and Princeton, has an opening in either office for a mechanical prosecution attorney with at least three years of independent patent prosecution and preferably litigation experience.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Fairfax. Va.

July 29, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

logo Harrity & Harrity, LLP is looking for remote, local, or reduced hours patent professionals to prosecute patent applications for leading global technology companies, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. Candidates must have excellent writing and communication skills, and a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent fields is required. Candidates must possess an in depth grasp of wireless communications (e.g., LTE, WCDMA, 3GPP).

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Greenville, S.C.

July 27, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Litigation, Work - Patent Prosecution

Dority & Manning, an Intellectual Property boutique in Greenville, SC seeks registered Patent Attorneys with one to four years of experience with degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science. Associates will work with our attorneys and patent agents primarily on matters related to patent prosecution and litigation for Fortune 100 companies as well as other national and international clients.

Patent Agent – Law Firm – Des Moines, Iowa

July 26, 2016- US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Biotech, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

logo McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC, seeks a full-time patent agent, technical advisor or an associate patent attorney to join its growing Biotechnology practice group within our firm located in Des Moines, IA. Candidates must have either a M.S. or Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, or Botany or plant related biotechnology and be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (or eligible for registration). Candidates will be considered who demonstrate a strong knowledge and experience of patent prosecution in the biotech fields. Candidates must possess excellent academic credentials and strong research, writing, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Candidates having 1-3 years of experience in patent prosecution in these fields are preferred.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Alexandria, Va.

July 26, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, Emp - Law Firm, Intellectual Property, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Patent attorney with 15 years experience, looking for 1-2 partners to start new IP law firm in Alexandria, VA. My background is chemical, and my work has been mainly in the area of patent application preparation and prosecution, with some opinion work and some trademark work.

Patent Attorney/Patent Agent – Small Corporation – New Delhi, India and USA

July 21, 2016- Asia, - US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Silicon Valley & SF, - US - West, Emp - Corporate (in-house), Intellectual Property, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

logo Clairvolex, a rapidly growing IP asset management company that helps global IP owners build smart patent portfolios, is looking for a US patent attorney/well-experienced patent agent for an expat role at its global delivery center near New Delhi, India.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, training, and mentoring our team of patent agents on various prosecution and portfolio management activities. Quality oversight, development and compliance of portfolio development guidelines, customer communications, team-efficiency, process development are also key responsibilities of the role.

Eligible candidates include qualified USPTO-admitted patent attorneys or patent agents with 8+ years of experience preparing, prosecuting, and managing patent portfolios in hi-tech industries (telecommunications, semiconductors or enterprise software). Although not required, prior in-house experience as patent counsel will be an added advantage.

The role carries attractive remuneration commensurate to an overseas assignment and other benefits. Upon completion of two years in the expat role at our India delivery center, the candidate will have the option to relocate to one of Clairvolex’s offices in the United States (Silicon Valley, Philadelphia, or Salt Lake City).

Job Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for patent prosecution oversight in general, and more specifically supervision and quality control of the production of U.S. and EPO office action responses. Manage outside counsels for legal functions connected with filing office action responses, Examiner interviews and legal steps relative to allowance. The person will hands-on coach, train and mentor engineers in all aspects of US patent preparation and prosecution, and in particular the following:

A. Quality Oversight and Team Mentoring

Review and quality control responses to offices actions issued by USPTO and drafted by the Patent Engineers.
Wherever necessary, and in complex cases, hands-on draft office action responses.
Responsible for instructing the US outside counsels in regard to filing response to office actions, Examiner interviews, preparing and filing continuations, and matters connected with prosecution of US patent applications until grant.
In conjunction with the European Outside Counsels, review and supervise the responses to office actions issued by the EPO and drafted by the Patent Engineers.
Train, coach and mentor patent engineers to write high quality office action responses.
Offer technical support, subject matter expertise and portfolio development strategy advice to the team.
Develop training materials and offer training to Clairvolex employees, and patent engineers in particular.
Support through rendering subject matter expertise to the IPMS (IP Management Service) team – a large group of paralegals handling a variety of functions for multiple large in-house corporate IP operations.

B. Business Support & Client Relationship

Responsible for customer relations management relative to prosecution functions.
When required travel to client facilities for on-site reviews.
When required attend potential customer meetings and reviews.
Contribute to CLRC (Clairvolex Learning & Research Center) occasional articles, research papers and/or research in-put (not-mandatory).
Provide business support including by offering online presentations, attending conference calls to render presentations on service lines and related processes, making client specific proposals, obtaining client references (if and when specifically required) and providing case studies.

Contact
If interested, please apply with a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressed to: Abha Jaiswal Head, Global Talent Acquisition Clairvolex abha.jaiswal@clairvolex.com

Additional Info
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: New Delhi, India and Silicon Valley, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Salt Lake City, Utah

Patent Agent – Law Firm – Portland, Ore.

July 20, 2016- US - Northwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Chemical / Pharma, Work - Patent Agent, Work - Patent Prosecution

Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, a mid-size firm focusing exclusively on Intellectual Property law, is actively seeking a Computer Software or Electrical Patent Agent or Patent Attorney. Candidates should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering. Ideal candidates will have strong technical credentials, either through academics or work experience. Previous experience prosecuting patent applications for computer software or electronics is desired but not required.

IP Associate – Law Firm – Royal Oak, Mich.

July 18, 2016- US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Howard & Howard, a leading Midwest business law firm, is currently accepting resumes for the position of Intellectual Property Associate at our Royal Oak, Michigan office. Our associates demonstrate deep commitment to their own careers, to the Firm's standards and Strongly Held Beliefs, and to the vigorous representation of our clients' interests. In return, Howard & Howard provides an environment in which that commitment is supported and rewarded.

Patent Attorney – Law Firm – Marlboro, Mass. or Albany, N.Y.

July 18, 2016- US - Northeast, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts a national law firm seeks experienced Software/Electrical patent attorney (3 + years). Qualified candidates should have a degree in Electrical/Software Engineering or Computer Science or relevant on job experience. We have openings in Massachusetts, New York (Albany ) and Washington, DC. Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts is a boutique firm focuses that exclusively on the practice of intellectual property law, and covers all components related to Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition, Computer and Trade Secret Law.

Associate Attorney – Law Firm – Washington, D.C. or Chicago, Ill.

July 18, 2016- US - MidAtlantic and South, - US - Midwest, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

Banner & Witcoff is seeking associate attorneys with 2-7 years of experience and a background in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science for its Washington, DC or Chicago office. Patent prosecution experience is preferred. Associates will work closely with clients and senior attorneys in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, with opportunities available for involvement in opinion work and litigation.

IP Associate – Law Firm – Denver, Colo.

July 18, 2016- US - Midwest, - US - West, Emp - Law Firm, Tech - Electrical, Tech - Mechanical, Work - Patent Prosecution

The Denver office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is seeking an Intellectual Property Associate for the firm’s patent group. Qualified candidates will have an undergraduate or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline. USPTO admission preferred with 2-5 years of patent drafting and prosecution experience. Excellent academic performance, strong writing and analytical skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment required.