Recent Headlines in the IP World:
- Eric Ribner and Jaber Mohamed: Small Pharma Announces Update on Intellectual Property Portfolio with Two New Patents Approved for Issue (Source: Yahoo Finance)
- Arjun Kharpal: Apple Patent Adds to Hype Around Foldable Device From the iPhone Maker (Source: CNBC)
- Blake Brittain: Bard Convinces U.S. Appeals Court to Revive Medical-Injection Device Patents (Source: Reuters)
- Stan Schroeder: Apple Receives Patent for Apple Watch with a Camera (Source: Mashable)
Commentary and Journal Articles:
- Ashley DaBiere: COVID Vaccines and Intellectual Property Rights: Evaluating the Potential for National Legislation Implementing Global Patent Waivers (Source: Duke Law Technology Review)
- Stephen Key: Patent Strategies To Help You Get Paid For Your Ideas (Source: Forbes)
- Joerg Thomaier: Community Spirit and Patent Protection (Source: The Medicine Maker)
New Job Postings on Patently-O:
- Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (HFZ)
- RPX Corporation
- TTI Consumer Power Tools, Inc.
- Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
- Motional
- Eckert Seamans
- Parker Poe
- Klarquist – Computer Science Attorney or Agent
- Klarquist – Trademark Attorney
- Dority & Manning – Chemical Patent Attorney or Agent
- Dority & Manning – Mechanical/Electro-Mechanical or Electrical Technologies Patent Attorney or Agent
- Muir Patent Law, PLLC
- Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent
- TraskBritt, PC
- Jones Robb, PLLC
- Beam Therapeutics
- Weaver IP L.L.C.
- The University of Notre Dame
- The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
- Davidson Sheehan LLP
- Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd. – Chemical Patent Agent
- McNeill Baur
- Lee International IP & Law Group
- Patterson + Sheridan – Technical Advisor, Patent Agent or Patent Attorney
- MH2 Technology Law Group, LLP
- Calderon Safran & Cole P.C.
- Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd. – Chemical Patent Associate
- Cantor Colburn LLP
A record 29 U,S. patent patent jobs postings here. What is the explanation? Does this correlate to R&D, the number of U.S. patent applications being filed, the number of people taking the USPTO attorney or agents examination lately, increased retirements, the increasing popularity of this blog, or other factors?
Postings alone do not appear to have an causal link to any of the drivers, and thus may well not be determinative of anything.
There are far more interesting heads of pins to count angels dancing upon therein.
I’ve noticed the same thing. I think it is that they pay less than they did 10 years ago and many people that I know have left the field. You have to be very smart to be a good patent attorney and the compensation just hasn’t kept up.
You can take government jobs and get paid about the same amount (per hour more).
Being a patent attorney now is often not fun. The big corporations treat you like dirt and your work product like a commodity. Plus, the big corporations continue to put price pressure on the work and outsource anything they can to India.
I would not recommend the profession to a young person.
Just anecdotally I’ve had a flood of recruiters approach me in the last couple of months.
Can’t be that bad — I am constantly bombarded by solicitations to ensure Equity and sponsor some underrepresented group or another to become patent attorneys.
A lot of those jobs are old listings. I would not try to draw too many conclusions from the number. It may just be that it has been longer than usual since the last Bits & Bytes.
More of Greg’s hidden grooming Liberal Left propaganda…..
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