Patent Prosecution Associate or Dept. Attorney

Umanist Staffing • Full-time • San Francisco, CA, US • $170k - $180k / year • 4m ago

Duration: Full-Time

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description

Our client priority is to attract, retain, and promote talented individuals from a wide range of racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious, and personal backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations. Therefore, we encourage talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.
The attorneys in our Intellectual Property Practice Group work closely with clients to remove obstacles, helping them stay ahead of changing patent laws and judicial decisions. They provide solutions for navigating around competitors’ patents, extracting value from their intellectual property while protecting their assets. Our attorneys are self-starters with superb judgment and communication skills, a commitment to excellence and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. As one of the leading, full-service, patent firms, we help our clients to maintain rights and ownership, generate significant revenue from their patents, and leverage the technologies of the future.
Our client associates are given the opportunity to take the lead on interesting matters and provided with the opportunity to work on career-enhancing cases that both challenge and excite them. Our diverse workforce encourages collaboration and teamwork. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires attorneys at all levels to build relationships both inside and outside the firm, setting the foundation for a long and exciting career with us.

Job Requirements

Our Intellectual Property Practice Group is seeking to hire a patent prosecution associate or department attorney to join our Chicago, IL or San Francisco, CA office.
The ideal candidate will have five to eight years of patent prosecution experience. Qualified candidates will have experience drafting patent applications and prosecuting before the USPTO. An undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or any equivalent thereof and USPTO admission required.
Qualified candidates will have strong academic credentials, superb judgment and communication skills, and a commitment to providing excellent client services.
A career at our client is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s a chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps into the power of collaboration and collective thinking.

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