Patent Law

Patent Attorney - Small Corporation - Bellevue, Wash.

By Dennis Crouch

Invention Law Group is looking for a Patent Attorney to support the Portfolio Administration group of Intellectual Ventures. Intellectual Ventures is a privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington. Our business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing pure invention and related rights in a variety of technology areas. Our plan is to commercialize inventions through licensing, spin-offs, joint ventures and industry partnerships.

Qualifications:
? J.D. degree from high-quality, ABA accredited law school
? Undergraduate degree in EE, Physics, or Computer Science
? Admission to Washington or other state bar
? Admission to practice before US Patent and Trademark Office
? At least four years experience as practicing patent attorney, with primary emphasis on patent prosecution in electrical arts
? Ability to lead and manage a fast moving dynamic team
? Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills a must

Daily activities will include:
? Assisting in strategic management of existing portfolio of issued patents and on-going prosecution of pending cases
? Evaluating potential licensing value, technical merit, and patentability/validity of invention disclosures, patent applications and patents
? Reviewing and evaluating the quality, cost-effectiveness and scope of work performed by outside patent counsel
? Assisting in developing and implementing portfolio analysis and tracking tools to build infrastructure and enable efficient scaling of work for rapidly growing portfolio
? Managing docketing team to ensure accurate entry of patent information
? Managing staff of Paralegals and Patent Assistants responsible for researching and evaluating patent file histories and title assignments for patent due diligence

Desired Experience:
? Due diligence investigations of patent portfolios
? Foreign prosecution
? In-house experience or other experience managing outside counsel
? Broad technical or business knowledge of software, eCommerce, computer systems, semiconductors, telecommunications or consumer electronics.

Contact:
Interested applicants should contact us at: jobs@intven.com.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Bellevue, Washington

Full post as published by Patent Law Jobs by Patently-O on December 20, 2007 (boomark / email).