The law firm is seeking a qualified and experienced Mid-level Patent Agent to join their team in Dallas. The ideal candidate should have a strong academic background, solid law firm or industry experience, excellent communication skills, and expertise in patent prosecution, specifically in electrical engineering or computer science. The candidate should also have a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience and be admitted to the USPTO.
Duties:
- Conduct patent searches and analyses for electrical engineering or computer science-related technologies.
- Draft and prosecute patent applications before the USPTO.
- Collaborate with inventors and attorneys to gather necessary information for patent preparation.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on patent-related matters.
- Conduct patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses.
Requirements:
- Bachelor or advanced degree in electrical engineering or computer science.
- 4+ years of relevant patent preparation and prosecution experience.
- Admission to the USPTO.
Preferred Experience:
- Patent prosecution in electrical engineering or software-related technologies.
- Data science, AI, or networking technologies, with a focus on network security.
- Machine learning/artificial intelligence, particularly in conjunction with data science.
- Hardware security.
Skills:
- Strong academic background with a high level of achievement.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Proficiency in conducting patent searches and analyses.
- Expertise in patent preparation and prosecution.
- Technical proficiency in electrical engineering, computer science, data science, AI, or networking technologies.
- Ability to collaborate with inventors and attorneys.
- Analytical skills for patentability and freedom-to-operate ;