Patent Law

A privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington seeks an in-house patent attorney to work on a variety of intellectual property-related projects. As a Patent Attorney for us you will use your depth of experience in intellectual property, patent prosecution and licensing.

Responsibilities:

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

Requirements:

Qualified candidates will possess the following:

• 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

Related 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.

Additional Info:

Employer Type: Small Corporation

Job Location: Bellevue, Washington

Contact:

Please apply online at jobs@intven.com.