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Legal Staff Technical Specialist (Patent Agent) in San Francisco, CA

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C Jan 02,2020 Aug 21,2019 Location USA San Francisco CA
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Legal Staff

Biotechnology

Min 3 yrs required

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BioTech Patent Agent The candidate must have 3+ years of experience. Patent Agents work under the supervision and guidance of partners in Intellectual Property section and perform a variety of patent-related activities, primarily in the areas of patent prosecution, freedom to operate analysis, and due diligence work. Work with clients on innovative and cutting-edge biotechnology to procure patent protection and build IP portfolios. Work with scientists and/or inventors to draft patent applications. Draft Office Action responses and prosecute patent applications. Manage IP portfolios and coordinate worldwide prosecution with foreign associates in various foreign jurisdictions. Assess scientific literature, patents and patent application documents in a variety of biology fields. Assist with IP diligence on biotech initial public offerings (IPO) and other capital markets transactions. Work with venture capitalists on IP diligence for potential investments. Work on IP landscapes to identify third-party patents and patent applications. Ph.D. degree in the biological life science areas (bioinformatics, data science and machine learning are a plus.) 3+ years of patent prosecution experience is preferred. Ability to analyze scientific papers and/or patent references and present ideas, legal and scientific reasoning and conclusions in both verbal and written format. Demonstrate skills to present scientific concepts, analysis/reasoning, and conclusions to wide audiences, including scientists and non-scientists. Ability to multi-task by working with different clients and different projects. Collaborate with colleagues on various projects. Adapt effectively in different team environments.

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