Patent Prosecution Attorney

1-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

Gaithersburg office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks patent prosecution attorney with 2+ years of patent application drafting experience. The candidate will draft patent applications for and some companies. Will meet in-person or virtually with inventors, discuss the technology, and draft patent applications. Understand a wide range of technologies, or be able to quickly get up to speed on technologies. Prosecute patent applications before the USPTO, including conducting examiner interviews, filing responses, appeals. Instruct law firms in the prosecution of patent applications in various countries outside the . Conduct patentability, infringement/clearance and validity studies, and related client counseling and opinion rendering. Participate in IPR proceedings at USPTO. Communicate with outside counsel in connection with all activities mentioned above. Work in a wide range of technologies including wired and wireless networks and devices, wireless communication protocol technologies, media communication systems, network security, optical networks and devices, as well as medical electronic devices, and database systems. Registration as a . patent attorney and knowledge of . patent practice and procedures essential. Must have a license to practice in at least one . state. Should have an Undergraduate focus areas in electrical engineering, physics or computer science.

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