Patent Agent
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP one of the worlds leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce law and government across North America Asia Europe and the Middle East is seeking to hire a Patent Agent to join their award-winning Intellectual Property Practice Group and be responsible for preparing filing and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
This position will reside in the Washington D.C office and offers a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule. This position will be supervised by an intellectual property partner but will have daily contact with and will receive guidance from all the partners in the practice group for whom this individual provides support. The Patent Agent will work to protect inventions in a manner that is consistent with his/her technical merit while assuming significant client responsibilities and providing high quality legal services to domestic and foreign clients.
Responsibilities:
- Perform patent searching and investigate inventorship issues
- Manage the intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability novelty and non-obviousness
- Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art
- Study and analyze scientific or technical documents including previously published patent documents to assess patentability novelty and inventiveness
- Draft new patent applications; act as a second reviewer for filings; manage the processing of e-File filings
- Convert prior provisional applications into utility applications foreign filed applications into U.S. applications and U.S. applications into foreign applications
- Prepare replies to U.S. and foreign office actions
- Assist attorneys with prosecution; identify alternative prosecution scenarios and claim strategies to develop patent portfolios
- Conduct interviews with USPTO examiners; prepare appeals to PTAB and clearance analyses
- Prepare reexamination petitions reissue applications and IPR and CBM petitions
- Prepare substantive client correspondence
- Meet with clients to discuss inventions and ascertain whether the inventions are likely to lead to commercially meaningful patent claims
- Provide patent prosecution training
Education & experience:
- Bachelors (or Graduate) degree preferably in electrical engineering
- Fluency in Japanese strongly preferred
- Minimum 1 year of directly relevant experience
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or eligible to sit for the USPTO patent agent exam
- Knowledge of European and/or Japanese patent practices strongly preferred.
- Excellent writing and research abilities are a must as well as proficiency in written and verbal communication and strong organizational skills
The Intellectual Property Practice Group has a law school tuition reimbursement program to provide financial assistance to eligible employees who apply for and are accepted into the Law School Tuition Reimbursement order to be eligible for the financial benefits enrollees must meet all requirements of the program including e.g. enrollment and satisfactory completion of courses towards a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
Qualified candidates must apply online by visiting our website at and selecting Careers.
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For positions in Washington D.C. the salary range for this position is: $114200 - $182750.00.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value inclusion and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition veteran status gender identity genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP reasonably accommodates applicants and employees who need them to perform the essential functions of the job because of disability religious belief or other reason protected by applicable law. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process please contact Talent Acquisition at 888.534.5003 or
If hired your employment relationship with the firm will be on an at-will basis meaning that the firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice although reasonable notice would be expected.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
