Technical Specialist

1-4 yrs required

Full-time

No

Job Overview: A law firm in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a Technical Specialist to support patent prosecution and related activities in life sciences. The successful candidate will conduct research, manage sequences, draft patent applications, and assist with various legal processes.

Duties:

• Perform research, sequence management, and searching.
• Investigate inventorship issues
• Manage the intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability, novelty, and non-obviousness
• Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art
• Study and analyze scientific or technical documents, including previously published patent documents, to assess patentability, novelty, and inventiveness
• Draft new patent applications
• Convert prior provisional applications into utility applications
• Convert foreign filed applications into . applications and vice versa
• Prepare replies to . and foreign office actions
• Assist attorneys with prosecution and manage the processing of e-file filings
• Assist with interviews of USPTO examiners
• Assist with appeals to PTAB
• Assist in meetings with clients to discuss inventions and ascertain whether the inventions are likely to lead to commercially meaningful patent claims
• Prepare clearance analyses

Requirements:

• An advanced degree (Master or PhD) in a biological field, including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or similar biological science, with excellent academic credentials
• 2 years of related experience in the field of life sciences
• Excellent writing and research abilities
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication
• Strong organizational skills

Education and Certifications:

• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in a biological field

Skills:

• Research skills
• Writing skills
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Organizational skills

Benefits:

• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, business travel accident insurance plans
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts for the employee and eligible dependents
• Employee Assistance Program, Work/Life Services, HealthAdvocate, Bright Horizons Back-Up Child Care, WageWorks Commuter Benefits
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year
• 2 personal days per year
• Up to 20 days of vacation per year
• 1 paid sick leave hour for 30 hours worked (following state applicable law)
• Up to five days off for bereavement leave
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave per year
• Up to 10 weeks of paid pregnancy disability leave per pregnancy

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