Patent Agent/Advisor (Medtech)

Cooley LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

HSA

Dental

Vision

FSAs

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

LTD

Backup care

Parental support

Parental leave

Job summary

Cooley LLP seeks a highly motivated engineer to join our patent counseling and prosecution practice. Ideal candidates bring industry experience across chemical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering and can support patent prosecution, counseling, and litigation.

Applicants should be registered US patent agents or eligible to sit for the USPTO exam; law school tuition assistance is available. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have superb technical, written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Broad scientific knowledge in mechanical engineering and/or biomedical engineering is required.
• Registered US patent agent or eligible to sit for USPTO exam is required (or meet registration requirements).

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Industry experience

Technical communication

Verbal communication

Education

Chemical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Biomedical engineering

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.