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IP Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Patent Agent

Raleigh, NC • On-site

Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Law Firms • 501 - 1,000 employees
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Posted 23 days ago

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9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

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Job description

Location: Raleigh, NC

Experience: 3-5 Years

Practice Area: Intellectual Property - Patent Prosecution (Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering)

Barnes & Thornburg’s nationally recognized intellectual property practice delivers the strength of a powerhouse IP boutique housed within a full-service AmLaw 100 firm. With 125+ dedicated IP attorneys and agents, we have one of the largest and most technically skilled IP teams in the country, earning consistent recognition in Chambers USA, IAM Patent 1000, World Trademark Review 1000, and IP Stars. Our practitioners advise clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies, who call us "the absolute best" and their "go-to for all things intellectual property."

Position Overview

We are seeking a Patent Agent with 3-5 years of experience to join our highly regarded Intellectual Property Department in Raleigh. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical engineering background with electrical engineering drafting experience and familiarity with wireless device hardware including smartphones, tablets, and wearables. This is an excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies within a collaborative, high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Prepare and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications
  • Draft patent applications, including specifications, claims, and drawings descriptions, for inventions relating to consumer electronics hardware and electromechanical systems
  • Conduct prior art searches and support patentability, freedom-to-operate, and invalidity analyses, including clearance opinions for product launches
  • Respond to USPTO Office Actions and manage prosecution strategy in coordination with partners and clients
  • Conduct inventor interviews and distill complex technical subject matter into clear, precise patent disclosure
  • Support due diligence efforts related to patent portfolios in transactions and licensing matters
  • Assist with post-grant proceedings, including inter partes review and reexamination, as needed
  • Manage docket deadlines and maintain accurate file records
Requirements:
  • Registration in good standing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
  • 3-5 years of patent prosecution experience, preferably at a large law firm or boutique IP firm
  • Demonstrated experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications in both mechanical and electrical engineering subject matter
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage a substantial docket and meet competing deadlines
  • Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing high-quality work product
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Substantive familiarity with wireless device hardware
  • Experience with patent clearance and freedom-to-operate projects
  • Experience managing patent portfolios
  • Experience supporting patent opinion letter preparation
  • Familiarity with non-infringement and invalidity analyses
  • Experience assisting with patent due diligence for corporate transactions and M&A matters
  • Advanced degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related field is a plus
Equal Employment and Opportunity Statement:

Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.

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