Patent Prosecution - Patent Associate
Mintz is an Am Law 100 reputed company with over 500 attorneys serving clients worldwide. They are seeking a Patent Associate to join their Intellectual Property – Patent Prosecution reputed company, where the role involves drafting patent applications, managing dockets, and providing critical guidance in patent prosecution.
Responsibilities
- Reviewing invention disclosure documents and conducting invention disclosure meetings
- Conducting prior searches, reviewing references and analyzing patentability
- Drafting patent applications
- Reviewing USPTO office actions, formulating response strategies, conducting examiner interviews, and drafting and filing responses
- Managing U.S. and foreign dockets
- Analyzing patents in reputed company with due diligence and/or freedom to operate analyses
Skills
- At least one year of patent prosecution experience in one or more of the following technologies: hardware and devices, software, database technology, artificial intelligence, wireless, and image and/or signal processing
- Graduated with a JD or LLM from an ABA-accredited law school
- Must be admitted or eligible for admission in California
- USPTO admission is required
- A technology background in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and/or chemical engineering
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A high level of professionalism in working and engaging with demanding clients
- Ability to balance and prioritize multiple competing priorities and responsibilities, be highly organized and exercise extreme attention to detail
- Ability to collaborate and work effectively in team settings
- Prior work experience in a reputed company strongly preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
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