Patent Attorney/Agent

Universal Display Corporation; Ewing Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual bonus program

Medical/Prescription Drug coverage

Dental and Vision coverage

FSAs or HSA option

401(k) company contribution

ESPP

Job summary

Universal Display Corporation in New Jersey seeks a Patent Attorney/Agent to support patent strategy for OLED technologies. You will draft, file, and prosecute US and foreign applications, conduct prior art searches, and align with R&D priorities to secure high-quality patents.

Requirements include 5+ years in patent drafting/prosecution, degrees in Chemistry and Physics or Electrical Engineering with MS/PhD, USPTO registration, and strong writing skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of patent drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications.
• Degrees in Chemistry and either Physics or Electrical Engineering; MS or PhD in at least one area.
• Strong writing and presentation skills; independent and detail‑oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake of invention disclosures and review for patentability.
• Perform prior art searching.
• Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art.
• Investigate inventorship issues.
• Draft new patent applications.
• Prosecute US and foreign patent applications.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Skills

Patent drafting

Patent prosecution

Strong writing skills

Independent work

Education

Chemistry

Physics or Electrical Engineering

MS or PhD

Tools

USPTO databases

SciFinder

WIPO/EPO databases

Patent prosecution knowledge

Job description

At Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) (UDC), we're changing the way people see the world.

If you're reading this on a smartphone, there's a good chance UDC’s materials are producing the light and color shining from your screen right now. UDC’s OLED ingredients are key parts of stunning, energy-efficient displays used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and automobiles. Virtually every OLED consumer electronics product around the world uses UDC’s phosphorescent OLED materials and technologies.

UDC is a publicly traded company and pioneer in the OLED industry. When you join our global team, you are embarking on a journey at the forefront of display technology and organic electronics that impacts the daily lives of people around the world. From engineers to chemists, Ph.D. scientists, technicians, lawyers and more, our UDC team is continuously advancing our field. With a focus on energy efficiency, UDC’s team is contributing to making a better, more sustainable planet.

Please visit us at www.oled.com.

Job Summary:

The Patent Attorney/Agent will work under the supervision of the VP, Corporate IP Technology and will provide legal guidance to support the company’s business and research activities. This role will work with the rest of the patent team and together with our R&D teams to assist in the preparation and development of patent applications to protect the company’s Intellectual Property. This includes performing prior art searches; identifying patentable inventions; assisting with worldwide patent prosecutions; securing high quality patents; developing patent strategies, and working with the R&D organization to understand priorities and challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability, novelty, and non-obviousness
• Perform prior art searching
• Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art
• Investigate inventorship issues
• Draft new patent applications
• Prosecute US and foreign patent applications
• Other responsibilities and key result areas will be assigned as required

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated at least five years of experience focusing on patent drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications
• Degrees in Chemistry and either Physics or Electrical Engineering, and possess an MS or PhD in at least one of these areas. Extensive expertise in OLED device technology or a closely related discipline is required
• Strong understanding of both chemistry and physics and their use in electronic devices
• Experience using a variety of search engines and databases, for example, SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO database systems, etc.
• Creative and diligent literature searching skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively with minimal direction
• Ability to connect scientific details of research projects with patentability considerations;
• Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

CurrentBenefitsatUDC:

• Competitivebasesalaryandannualbonusprogram
• Medical/PrescriptionDrugcoverage,Dental,andVisionforemployeesandfamily
• Option of Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Option of Health Savings Account (HSA)
• GroupTermLifeinsurance,shorttermdisability,andlong-termdisabilitybenefitsforemployees
• EmployeeStockPurchasePlan(ESPP)
• 401(k)companycontribution
• EwingWorldwideHeadquarters(HQ)cafeteriaprovidesbreakfastand lunchtoemployeesatnocost to them
• Annualcharitablematchinggift
• GenerousPaidTimeOff
• Annualcompensationrange: $135k-180k