Patent Attorney – Intellectual Property

Pay: $250000.00 - $350000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Build and grow your practice with an established intellectual property team and the opportunity to leverage your existing client relationships.
• Bring your technical background and legal experience together while handling sophisticated patent and IP matters.
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment with additional flexibility for the right candidate.
• Work with clients ranging from growing businesses and entrepreneurs to established organizations with complex domestic and international IP needs.
• Earn $250000 with meaningful upside through percentage-of-billings compensation.
• Join a collaborative highly respected IP practice where your expertise relationships and business development efforts can directly influence your success.

Location: Grand Rapids Michigan with a flexible hybrid work arrangement and remote flexibility available for the right candidate.

Note: Candidates must have an active USPTO Patent Bar license an engineering degree 3 years of patent or intellectual property attorney experience and a portable book of business of at least $100000 to qualify for consideration.

About Us

We are an established intellectual property law team focused on protecting enforcing and strategically leveraging our clients intellectual property. Our work spans patents trademarks copyrights trade secrets licensing transactions and complex IP matters for clients ranging from entrepreneurs and growing companies to sophisticated organizations with domestic and international needs. We value strong client relationships practical legal counsel collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Counsel clients on patent and intellectual property matters across a range of technologies and industries.
• Manage patent prosecution counseling licensing enforcement and related IP matters.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing clients while identifying opportunities to expand your practice.
• Leverage your portable book of business and business development skills to grow long-term client relationships.
• Assist with complex patent and IP disputes litigation administrative proceedings and other contentious matters as appropriate.
• Advise clients on intellectual property strategy licensing assignments transactions and business initiatives.
• Collaborate with attorneys and professionals on sophisticated domestic and international IP matters.
• Stay current on developments in patent law USPTO practice emerging technologies and intellectual property trends.
• Represent the firm professionally in client meetings industry events professional organizations and business development activities.

Qualifications

• 3 years of patent or intellectual property attorney experience.
• Engineering degree or strong technical background.
• Active USPTO Patent Bar license/registration.
• $100000 portable book of business.
• Strong client relationship management and business development skills.
• Excellent legal research writing analytical negotiation and communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a sophisticated legal team.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have the opportunity to build on an established practice while maintaining meaningful autonomy over your clients and career. Our flexible hybrid approach supports work-life balance without sacrificing collaboration and the compensation structure provides significant upside for attorneys who bring valuable client relationships and business. If youre ready to grow your IP practice with a team that values your expertise and entrepreneurial drive this is an opportunity worth exploring.

JPC-1839

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-have: USPTO Patent Bar license Engineering degree 3 yrs of patent/IP attorney exp $100k portable book of business.

• Required Years as Associate: 3

• Additional context: Relocation- not specified. Packages - not specified

• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

• 57 years: 250K275K total compensation potential

• 812 years: 275K325K total compensation potential

• 13 years: 325K350K or higher depending on portable business and billings

Submission Email / Name: Matthew -

Quick Recruiter Reference

Established IP law practice seeking a patent attorney with an engineering degree USPTO Patent Bar license 3 years of patent/IP experience and $100K portable book. Hybrid Grand Rapids role with remote flexibility and $250K or percentage-of-billings compensation.

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