Patent Attorney
New Hampshire
630-Legal – 630-Legal /
Full Time /
Hybrid
Parallel Wireless has an open position for a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent – Boston Area or Remote. The selected Patent Attorney or Patent Agent will be part of a small in-house legal department and will be responsible for interviewing engineers; preparing patent applications; responding to office actions; managing a patent docket; and develop and implement long-term US and international patent strategy.
What you'll do:
- Work closely with product development teams to understand the product and identify IP needs.
- Ensure that patent filings are of high quality and focused on commercially significant inventions by working with R&D and product management teams.
- Prepare high-quality patent applications, perform prosecution of pending patent applications, and manage the global patent portfolio to ensure that meaningful protection is obtained.
- Conduct and review patentability studies for disclosed inventions and technologies.
- Support Legal Team in the management of Open Source Compliance Policy
What you should have:
- Experience in the networking or telecommunications infrastructure field- (between 3-5 years is an advantage).
- Good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. state (applies to Attorneys only).
- Understanding and command of U.S. patent laws and regulations, U.S. Patents and Trademark.
- Office practices and procedures, Paris Convention rules, and Patent Cooperation Treaty rules and practices are preferred.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in electrical engineering, physics or computer science
- Must be qualified to take the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registration examination; registered USPTO practitioners preferred.
