*** Hybrid + Billable Hours Flexibility ***

*** Location can be East Coast, West Coast, Central ***

This is an excellent patent attorney associate or patent agent opportunity within a very well established and booming practice. Your work will primarily relate to the preparation and prosecution of patents, patent opinions, patent portfolio strategy, due diligence, and client counseling, with the potential opportunity for PTAB work as well. This firm has a very impressive roster of high-tech clients. Here, your client assignment and responsibility will be commensurate with your interests and abilities.

For associates and of counsels, there are multiple tracks to partnership (equity and non-equity). Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are important as client interaction and responsibility would progressively increase.

This firm has clients within variety of industries and has a strong flow of work relating to a range of technologies (e.g., cloud computing, SaaS, semiconductors, telecommunications, wireless devices and networks, electro optics, robotics, consumer and industrial electronics, high performance AI, computer vision, image processing and AI driven graphics, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, etc.). Here, you will need to have a strong technical background, as the emphasis is on efficiently providing quality work relating to complex patents and important patent families.

Your particular area of focus will be dependent upon your technical expertise. The areas of greatest need are people with (a) a strong computer science background who understand the entire software stack, in particular those who understand computer architecture and the software-hardware interface, and/or (b) people with strong telecommunications experience, in particular with respect to standards (e.g., 5G, 6G, 3GPP), wireless devices, and networks. Any combination of the above would be valued, as there is an abundance of work.

Patent Attorney Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or physics
• USPTO Patent Attorney
• A least 2 years of full time patent drafting and prosecution experience.

Patent Agent Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or physics
• USPTO Patent Agent
• A least 2 years of full time patent drafting and prosecution experience.

Of Counsel or Partner:

• If your technical background meshes with the above and you are looking for a better platform, this practice could be for you. This group is interested in talent at all levels and can offer the flexibility and support needed to help grow your practice if you have a small or large book of business.

Note for USPTO Patent Examiners:

• If you have at least 2 to 3 years experience as a USPTO Patent Examiner and are looking to make a move into the private sector, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

*** APPLY DIRECT: mark [at] iprecruiter.org ***

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*** APPLY DIRECT: mark [at] iprecruiter.org ***

Notes for Potential Candidates:

• All fees are paid by client firms and companies. As a consequence of our reputation for having integrity and providing results, we often work on exclusive assignments that are not advertised. We have been successfully building relationships with leaders in the IP community since 1986.
• Another important distinction is that we work directly with the decision makers (partners, managing counsels, etc.) that make the determinations regarding who will be interviewed, who will be extended an offer, etc.
• You have our express commitment that all information is accepted in confidence and that no resumes are submitted without first speaking to you and obtaining your explicit permission.

Additional Notes:
We are actively recruiting for numerous other opportunities:

• IP Attorneys, Patent Agents, and Technical Advisors (e.g., electrical, software, chemical, biological, and mechanical)
• All levels of experience, inclusive of managing counsels and practice mergers
• Corporations and law firms of all sizes
• Various locations, literally from coast to coast, including telecommute scenarios

If this particular opportunity does not match your background and/or interests, please do not hesitate to email me directly: mark [at] iprecruiter.org

*** Hybrid + Billable Hours Flexibility ***

*** Location can be East Coast, West Coast, Central ***

*** APPLY DIRECT: mark [at] iprecruiter.org ***

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person