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Engineering Patent Agent

Fawkes IDM
San Francisco, CA, United States
Full-time

An international law firm is seeking an engineering patent agent to join their team. This person will work in the intellectual property group.

The Patent Agent works with Patent Attorneys to secure patents by preparing, filing and prosecuting applications involving new inventions with the U.

S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Please include a cover letter, resume, school transcripts (please include each school), and writing sample with your online application.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Responsibilities :

Evaluating the patentability of innovations and invention disclosures.

Preparing, drafting and filing patent applications.

Drafting responses to domestic and foreign Office Actions.

Performing research and analysis and providing guidance on a variety of patent and Intellectual Property related issues.

Performing prior art database searches for patentability and freedom to operate analyses.

Preparing draft amendments to patent claims, specifications and abstracts.

Assisting patent attorneys with the global prosecution of complex patent families.

Requirements

Experience in both writing original patent applications and prosecuting pending applications.

3+ years of extensive work experience in the electrical / mechanical / computer technologies patent prosecution field required.

A degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science or equivalent technical experience.

Candidates currently licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as an agent are strongly preferred but consideration will be made to candidates with extensive experience who are planning to take the Bar.

Familiarity with Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice is preferred.

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