Patent Agent

Description

About Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

For over a century, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP (Davis Graham) has ranked among the region's most prominent law firms, consistently offering quality legal services to emerging and established businesses of the Rocky Mountain West. While the firm's Denver location and intermediate size allow a close personal relationship with local and regional clients, our technology and broad experience allow us to partner effectively with businesses and their investors throughout the world. Davis Graham serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries.

Summary

This position will be responsible for assisting clients in protecting their inventions, conducting patent searches, preparing, filing and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications. A strong background in science or engineering, coupled with at least two years’ experience in U.S and foreign patent practice procedures.

Essential Functions

• Conduct prior art database searches for patentability, prior art searching and analyses
• Draft and file patent applications, including provisional, utility, PCT, and design patent applications
• Conduct U.S. and X-U.S. patent prosecution
• Draft responses to both domestic and foreign Official Actions; manage and maintain client portfolios
• Collaborate with inventors and technical teams to gather necessary information for patent applications
• Prepare draft amendments to patent claims, specifications, and abstracts, as may be needed in global patent prosecution
• Monitor industry trends and changes in patent law to ensure compliance and advise clients accordingly
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with IP docketing platforms and document management filing systems (some administration work is required)
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with attorneys, staff, clients, coworkers, and vendors
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively and handle a variety of materials, matters, and tasks simultaneously including delegation of tasks when appropriate
• Ability to act as a peer mentor and assist with training as needed
• Proficiency with software programs(s) used by the firm for conflicts and new business intake, recordkeeping, timekeeping and billing, document management and workflow and willingness to attend trainings and develop proficiency when new technologies are rolled out
• Thorough knowledge of patent prosecution and IP procedural requirements and USPTO practices
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality

Supervisory Role

None

Work Environment

This position requires the employee to work in a professional office environment with some ability to work from home.  Because the employee will handle sensitive firm and client information, the employee must work from a home office and not a public location during any remote periods. The employee will routinely use standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Prolonged periods working at a computer.  Advanced technical reading, analysis and writing skills are required. Ability to communicate effectively is required.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position.  Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with some flexibility in start and end times and a minimum of 3 days in the office per week. Occasional work outside normal business hours as client needs demand.

This position has a billing expectation of 1600 hours per year.

Required Education and Experience

Degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., engineering, chemistry, biology, computer science).

Currently licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Preferred Education and Experience

Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a relevant technical field (e.g., biomedical engineer, chemical engineering or physics, biophysics)

Experience with U.S. and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice and other international patent prosecution is preferred

Experience in a law firm or corporate legal department is preferred

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until November 18, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than November 18, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.

Salary range is based on or commensurate with experience.

Davis Graham offers competitive benefits. For a full list of benefits provided, please select this link: Benefits.

Davis Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, military status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Davis Graham participates in the E-Verify program to confirm authorization to work in the United States.

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