Senior Patent Attorney

Bighornlaw; Doylestown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A small, rapidly growing intellectual property law firm in Doylestown is seeking a Patent Associate. This role involves working collaboratively to help clients secure patent rights and focusing on client needs rather than merely billable hours. Candidates should have a strong background in patent law and a commitment to teamwork and innovation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated effectiveness in patent law from prior art through grant.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating intellectual property agreements.

Responsibilities

• Work with inventors to document and disclose their inventions.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications and conduct infringement reviews.
• Provide legal counsel by analyzing client needs and determining action plans.

Skills

Legal writing

Client needs analysis

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Empathy

Education

Registered Patent Practitioner

Experience in federal litigation of intellectual property cases

Job description

If you’re reading this, you’re already thinking about leaving your job.

Your daily routine looks like this: You get to work, and you immediately feel like your job is sucking all the joy from your life. You’re sick of the office drama, and you’re tired of feeling like your work doesn’t make a difference in the world. We get it, that’s why you should apply for ourPatent Associate position at IP WORKS LAW.

• Are you mentally, emotionally or physically exhausted from working at a big-box law firm?
• Can you openly talk to your boss about concerns you have in your day-to-day life? Does your boss want to help you achieve your personal, professional and financial goals?
• Do you feel your creativity is stifled at work and you are just a mindless drudge?
• Do you want to work in an engaging and collaborative culture, where you are part of a team? To belong to an organization helping people build their dreams?
• Do you feel like your opinion doesn’t matter at work? Does your firm appreciate and celebrate your accomplishments and ideas?
• Do you want to work in a place where the solutions focus on the client’s needs, not just billable hours?
• At the end of the day, do you want your work to mean something? To help make others' dreams come true?

So, if you’re not feeling heard, If you want to belong, if you want more control over your career, if you’re looking for a boss who wants you to succeed while making positive changes in clients' lives, then we want to meet you! Send us an email and apply today!

DO NOT APPLY THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. If you are interested in this position, please email [e-mail] with the subject line including: Your last name, position applying for and an animal that best describes you (Example: Smith, Senior Patent Attorney, Tiger).

Please include your resume and cover letter.

OPTIONAL: Please write a few sentences explaining which of core values most resonates with you, and why.

Responsibilities

Attorney Responsibilities

• Work with inventors to fully document and disclose their invention
• Conduct prior art searches and opinion reports
• Draft and prosecute patent applications
• Conduct infringement reviews and patentability searches and draft reports
• Analyze client needs, identify solutions, and determine case strategies
• Conduct research and draft pleadings, briefs, and motions
• Provide legal counsel to clients by analyzing their needs and determining a proper course of action
• Prepare legal correspondence including Cease & Desist letters
• Prepare and negotiate settlement agreements, license agreements, vendor agreements and customer agreements
• Appear in court on behalf of clients and argue motions during legal proceedings
• Preside over paralegals and administrative assistants in connection with client work,keeping track of time records, reviewing client billing, setting up client meetings and completing client projects

Qualifications

Must haves:

• Registered Patent Practitioner
• Significant understanding of and experience with patent law, from prior art searches through grant and post-grant . Demonstrated effectiveness through results
• Significant experience and facility with federal litigation in intellectual property cases. Demonstrated effectiveness through results
• Superior legal writing and pride in your work
• Enthusiastic about understanding client needs
• Significant experience and facility drafting, reviewing, and negotiating intellectual property license agreements, End User License Agreements, Terms of Use and Privacy Policies, Master Service Agreements, and other contracts relating to IP

Attributes:

• Work ethic -- Commitment to achieve KPIs every week
• Ability and willingness to lead strategy
• Flexibility: Ability and willingness to stay within the client’s expectations (re time and budget) even if you disagree with it ; and willingness to explain your alternative recommendation to Partner before exceeding budget so the client can make an informed decision whether or not to adopt a different recommendation
• Team player. Works collaboratively but is capable of working independently to develop and run cases
• Productivity skills – Self-motivating. Proven ability to set and achieve productivity goals and accomplish priorities on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Empathy – the ability to listen to and understand the client’s position so you can effectively speak to their concerns
• Directness – willingness and ability to communicate clearly and directly to supervisors, clients, and coworkers even in situations of conflict
• Ability and willingness to follow IP Works procedures and policies, including leveraging worksheets, templates, and support staff, to ensure quality work (meeting our standards) is delivered consistently, efficiently, and profitably
• Likes litigation, fighting for people who are being wronged

Compensation

About IP Works, PLLC

We are a small intellectual property law firm that is on track for rapid growth. We help businesses, inventors, and creatives get and keep the full value of their work using patents, trademarks, copyrights, and more! We are goal-oriented, growth-minded, and believe in the power of innovation and creativity to make the world better.

OUR CORE VALUES:

• Accountability
• Empathy
• Respect
• Service to Others