Patent Agent/Advisor (Medtech)

Cooley LLP; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care insurance

Backup care for dependents

Parental support benefits

Job summary

Cooley LLP seeks a highly motivated engineer with substantial industry experience to join our patent counseling and prosecution practice in Reston, VA. The candidate will support patent attorneys by evaluating prior art, analyzing science papers, and drafting patent applications for broad chemical, mechanical, and biomedical technologies.

Requirements include a degree in chemical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering, strong English communication skills, and eligibility to sit for the USPTO

Qualifications

• Degree in chemical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering (or related field).
• Broad scientific knowledge in mechanical and/or biomedical engineering.
• Must be a registered US patent agent or eligible to sit for the USPTO exam.

Responsibilities

• Conduct prior art database searches for patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses.
• Analyze patent literature and scientific papers to assist patent attorneys on prosecution and counseling.
• Draft patent applications and responses to office actions.

Skills

Patent counseling

US patent agent eligible

English communication

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree in chemical/mechanical/biomedical

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual with substantive industry experience and a degree in chemical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering (or a related field) to join our busy patent counseling & prosecution practice. The ideal candidate will have industry experience and knowledge over a wide range of disciplines and technologies within chemical engineering or material science. Duties include but are not limited to:

• conduct prior art database searches for patentability and freedom to operate analyses
• analyze patent and scientific papers and documents to assist patent attorneys on patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation
• draft patent applications and responses to office actions

Must have superb technical, written and verbal communication skills in English. Broad scientific knowledge in mechanical engineering and/or biomedical engineering is required, and an advanced degree is a plus. Individual must possess initiative, be a fast learner, and work well with others. Must be a registered US patent agent or be eligible to sit for the USPTO registration exam and otherwise meet the requirements for registration as a patent agent. Law school tuition assistance available to patent agent candidates. EOE.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $150,000 - $250,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including

• medical
• health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
• dental
• vision
• health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
• pre-tax commuter benefits
• life insurance
• AD&D
• long-term care coverage
• backup care for children and/or adults
• other parental support benefits

In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year.

We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.