Mid-level Patent Agent

3-8 yrs required

Full-time

No

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 ;

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