Patent Agent - Technology

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A law firm seeks a skilled Patent Agent - Technology to join their intellectual property practice group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The candidate will work under the supervision of an intellectual property partner, providing high-quality legal services to domestic and foreign clients in protecting inventions. This role involves preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications, conducting prior art searches, and engaging in IP due diligence.

Duties:

• Prepare, file, and prosecute patent applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office
• Conduct prior art searches and analysis
• Perform patentability analysis and IP due diligence
• Engage in practice development activities to build and maintain client relationships
• Prepare substantive client correspondence
• Instruct local counsel for foreign filings and Office Actions
• Assist in patent clearance studies and other patent-related opinion projects
• Study and analyze scientific or technical documents to assess patentability, novelty, and inventiveness
• Convert provisional applications into utility applications
• Convert foreign filed applications into U.S. applications, and vice versa

Requirements:

• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or eligible to sit for the USPTO patent agent exam
• Bachelor’s degree (or graduate degree) preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, computer engineering, or mechanical engineering
• 2+ years of experience prosecuting or examining patent applications in the electrical arts, preferably display and battery technology and optics

Skills:

• Excellent writing and research abilities
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to apply advanced concepts in any life sciences field, with particular emphasis and/or expertise in molecular biology, cell biology, and/or biochemistry

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or graduate degree) preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, computer engineering, or mechanical engineering
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or eligible to sit for the USPTO patent agent exam

Benefits:

Total compensation package may include medical, financial, and other benefits such as 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave, dependent on the position offered.

Company info

BCG Attorney Search
125 Park Avenue, 25th floor
New York
New York
United States 10017
Phone : (212) 232-0277
Fax : (213) 895-7306