Employment Requirements:

a trusted legal advisor and valued business partner with locations across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. We are a premier legal counselor to companies worldwide in a wide range of industries, including banking & financial institutions; development & infrastructure; energy & natural resources; food, beverage & agribusiness; healthcare; and technology.

Patent group is seeking a Patent Agent or Technical Advisor with one to five years of patent prosecution experience to be located in our Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, or Palo Alto offices. Patent bar-eligible candidates with the right technology background and writing experience will also be considered. The ideal candidate will have a passion for understanding and writing about electrical technologies, including circuit and logic designs, semiconductor structures and fabrication processes, and artificial intelligence. All relevant technical backgrounds will be considered. Strong academic credentials and USPTO admission or eligibility are required.

In this role you will:

• Conduct inventor interviews in preparation for drafting original patent applications.

• Draft patent applications and prosecute patent applications before the US Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) and foreign jurisdictions via communications with local counsel.

• Prepare office action responses for local and international patent applications.

• File documents with the USPTO when required.

• Perform patent searches, analyze invention disclosures, scientific or technical documents, and review issued patents in order to evaluate patent specific issues such as patentability and validity.

• Conduct freedom to operate searches, competitive landscape searches, and review prior art.

• Manage a U.S. and foreign patent prosecution docket such that deadlines are met.

• Conduct interviews with examiners at the USPTO.

• Work closely with our collaborative team of attorneys, agents, paralegals, and legal assistants to ensure excellence in client service at all times.