Patent Law

Invention Law Group, PLLC is looking for a Patent Attorney to join our Patent group. As a Patent Attorney for us you will use your depth of experience in intellectual property, patent prosecution and licensing. We are looking for an individual who loves fast-paced business action, is detail-oriented, independently motivated, and has the confidence and ability to interact with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner.

Intellectual Ventures (?IV?) is a privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington. Their business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing pure invention in a variety of technology areas. They plan to commercialize inventions through licensing, spin-offs, joint ventures and industry partnerships.

Responsibilities:
? Assisting in strategic management of existing portfolio of issued patents and on-going prosecution of pending cases
? Working closely with technical and business personnel to ensure that patent strategy is aligned with business goals
? Evaluating potential licensing value, technical merit, and patentability/validity of invention disclosures, patent applications and patents
? Reviewing and evaluating the quality, cost-effectiveness and scope of work performed by outside patent counsel
? Assisting in developing and implementing portfolio analysis and tracking tools to build infrastructure and enable efficient scaling of work for rapidly growing portfolio

Key Qualifications:
? J.D. degree from high-quality, ABA accredited law school
? Undergraduate degree in EE, Physics, or Computer Science, or commensurate work experience
? Admission to Washington or other state bar
? Admission to practice before US Patent and Trademark Office
? At least four years experience as practicing patent attorney, with primary emphasis on patent prosecution
? Ability to lead and manage a fast moving dynamic team
? Ability to balance multiple priorities and shift as required by changing business environment
? Ability to use business judgment to support legal strategy and decisions
? Excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills a must

Required demonstrated skills and abilities:
? Due diligence investigations of patent portfolios
? Foreign prosecution
? In-house experience or other experience managing attorneys
? Broad technical or business knowledge of software, eCommerce, computer systems, semiconductors, telecommunications or consumer electronics.

Other Requirements:
? Prompt admission to the Washington State Bar Assoc., by reciprocity or exam, if not already admitted in WA.

Contact:
Send a complete resume in HTML, Word, or PDF format to jobs@intven.com. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. Invention Law Group, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Bellevue, Washington

Currently, IV has more than 500 team members from the technology and IP industries. The team includes computer scientists, programmers, technicians, technical analysts and engineers, biotechnologists, physicists and mathematicians, intellectual property experts, patent attorneys, and licensing and business development executives.

ILG is dedicated to supporting the legal needs of Intellectual Ventures. Currently, ILG has more than 90 experienced personnel, including patent, licensing, and transactional attorneys, IP paralegals, and operations staff.

For more information see: http://www.intellectualventures.com