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USPTO · 1 day ago

General Attorney

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$169K/yr - $197K/yr

4+ years exp

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking a General Attorney in the Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Solicitor, who will provide legal counsel on trademark and other intellectual property matters. The role involves representing the USPTO Director in courts, managing litigations, providing legal advice, and training USPTO employees on intellectual property topics.

AssociationIntellectual PropertyLegal

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Providing legal counsel to the USPTO Director and Agency senior management on trademark and other intellectual property matters

Representing the USPTO Director in federal district courts and appellate courts, including defending decisions of the USPTO Director and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, preparing amicus briefs on behalf of the USPTO Director on issues of importance to the development of intellectual property law, and working with the Department of Justice to assist the Solicitor General in trademark and other intellectual property cases before the United States Supreme Court

Managing all aspects of litigations and appeals. You will be responsible for developing case strategy, drafting and responding to briefs and motions, drafting complaints, all aspects of discovery, taking and defending depositions, oral arguments, and conducting trials

Providing legal and policy advice to senior management and other offices within the Agency on trademark, copyright, ethics and disciplinary matters, including rulemaking, procedures, and proposed legislation. You will analyze legal and factual issues, develop the strategy to deal with these issues, and produce memos on the matter as needed

Handling trademark clearance and enforcement matters

Representing the Director at depositions and testimony of USPTO employees

Providing training to USPTO employees on a variety of intellectual-property related subjects

Performing various administrative tasks as assigned

Qualification

Trademark LawLegal ResearchLitigation ManagementJuris Doctor (J.D.)Legal DraftingActive Bar MembershipPolicy AnalysisSoft Skills

Required

Four (4) years of professional law/legal experience, post J.D. and specialized experience including:

Primary drafting responsibility for briefs, complaints, motions, memos, and/or legal opinions in the area of trademark law

Independently conducting legal research and preparing written analyses of complex and difficult legal, factual, or policy issues in the area of trademark law

Professional Legal/Law Experience is defined as having experience including judicial clerkship(s), in the area of Trademark litigation. Trademark litigation includes federal district court trademark cases, trademark appeals to the U.S. federal courts of appeal, and trial proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board

You must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or Master of Laws (L.L.M) degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school and an active bar membership of any state

Applications will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals and 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

Alexandria, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees