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USPTO · 1 week ago

Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property (IP) Legal Services

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $208K/yr

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property (IP) Legal Services. This role involves performing complex assignments related to patent and trademark disciplinary matters and ensuring that registered patent practitioners meet the necessary standards to protect the public and support American businesses and inventors.

AssociationIntellectual PropertyLegal

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serving as the liaison with other USPTO business units regarding enrollment and IP legal services

Representing the USPTO and the Office of Enrollment and Discipline before various committees and public and private sector groups, (e.g., the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association, etc.), to gain support and acceptance of OED programs and provide educational outreach as a proactive measure to protect the public by ensuring practitioners are aware of proper ethical standards

Adjudicating registration applications and petitions having highly complex factual or legal issues

Developing the nationwide examination which is given to candidates who wish to be registered to practice before the USPTO

Coordinating IP legal service efforts

Assisting and advising in enrollment proceedings

Qualification

Patent prosecution experiencePatent policiesAdvising on enrollment mattersJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Active bar membership

Required

Experience in prosecuting and/or examining patent cases, and knowledge of policies affecting patent prosecution and examination

Ability to effectively advise on enrollment matters involving the Office of Enrollment and Discipline

Must have successfully completed a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from an accredited educational institution

Must have a current active bar membership from any State, territory, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or Federal Court

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related competencies

If selected, you will be required to pass a background investigation

Company

USPTO

For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution).

Founded in 1975