General Attorney

This vacancy has been amended to extend the closing date to February 11 2026.

The physical worksite for this position is located in AlexandriaVirginia.This position is eligible under the Situational Telework Program per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This position is located in the Office of General the Counsel Office of the Solicitor.

As a lead attorney on a particular case or policy matter the individual selected for this position must ENJOY:

• Providing legal counsel to the USPTO Director and Agency senior management on trademark and other intellectual property matters.
• Representing the USPTO Director in federal district courts and appellate courts including defending decisions of the USPTO Director and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board preparing amicus briefs on behalf of the USPTO Director on issues of importance to the development of intellectual property law and working with the Department of Justice to assist the Solicitor General in trademark and other intellectual property cases before the United States Supreme Court.
• Managing all aspects of litigations and appeals. You will be responsible for developing case strategy drafting and responding to briefs and motions drafting complaints all aspects of discovery taking and defending depositions oral arguments and conducting trials.
• Providing legal and policy advice to senior management and other offices within the Agency on trademark copyright ethics and disciplinary matters including rulemaking procedures and proposed legislation. You will analyze legal and factual issues develop the strategy to deal with these issues and produce memos on the matter as needed.
• Handling trademark clearance and enforcement matters.
• Representing the Director at depositions and testimony of USPTO employees.
• Providing training to USPTO employees on a variety of intellectual-property related subjects.
• Performing various administrative tasks as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if applicable () Suitable for Federal employment.
• If selected you may be required to complete a two-year trial period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Managements (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.

Specialized Experienceis experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position the next lower grade level is a GS-14.

Qualified applicants should possess both specialized experience and professional experience as listed below:

Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Primary drafting responsibility for briefs complaints motions memos and/or legal opinions in the area of trademark law; and
• Independently conducting legal research and preparing written analyses of complex and difficult legal factual or policy issues in the area of trademark law.