A major international law firm seeks an associate for its Patent Prosecution Group.

PROFILE:

---Candidates must have 1 to 3 years of experience

---MS, MEE, PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

---JD, LLB, LLM

---Strong writing skills, and excellent academic credentials
---Must be admitted to the California Bar and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

---Conducting due diligence, evaluating intellectual property assets, avoiding potential liabilities, correcting title defects, and preparing licensing and related intellectual property agreements and handling complex prosecution matters including interferences, reexaminations, reissues, protests, appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences ("Board") and appeals from the Board to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ("Federal Circuit")

---Advising clients on acquisition and defense of IP rights, exploitation of IP rights through licensing, merchandising, sponsorship, agency and distribution, e-procurement and collaboration, and research and development agreements, internet-related IP issues, evaluation of IP rights for the securitisation of revenue streams, implementation of responsive anti-counterfeiting strategies including applying for injunctions worldwide, protection of trade secrets and other confidential information, resolution of disputes on behalf of both alleged infringers and IP owners in the areas of copyright, patents, technology, trademarks, design and misuse of trade secrets, design of intellectual property audits, registration and representation during revocation proceedings before national and international authorities and during infringement proceedings in court, development of patent protection strategies as well as their implementation at the national and international level development of risk management and compliance procedures.