[Hiring] Patent Agent @Bookoff McAndrews

Role Description

Bookoff McAndrews (BoMc) is seeking a full-time Patent Agent with 1-3 years of experience to join our firm. This is a remote position. If candidates reside in the DC area, they are welcome to come into our DC office as often (or as little) as they like.

• Meeting with inventors and drafting patent applications for filing in the USPTO;
• Prosecuting patent applications before the USPTO, including interviewing Examiners;
• Working collaboratively with clients and BoMc attorneys to develop and refine claim strategies;
• Proactively managing a docket of cases across a blend of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies;
• Assisting with other prosecution/counseling matters including:
  • Drafting noninfringement and invalidity opinions;
  • Conducting due diligence investigations;
  • Performing freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses under the supervision of the firm’s partners.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of patent prosecution experience;
• Positive attitude toward client service;
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, and professional service skills (written and verbal);
• Ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities, and work in a team environment;
• Self-starter with commitment to success and personal professional growth;
• Enjoy being involved in all aspects of a vibrant law firm team.

Requirements

• All technology backgrounds are welcome, with particular interest in:
  • Electrical engineering;
  • Computer/software;
  • Mechanical engineering;
  • Chemistry/biochemistry;
  • Biology;
  • Physics;
  • IPR/litigation experience.

Benefits

• The good-faith base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000, plus competitive benefits.
• This position is eligible for three different bonus opportunities:
  • Trimester bonuses of up to an additional $15,000 for staying on track to meet your billable requirement;
  • End-of-year discretionary merit and productivity bonuses contingent upon meeting the billable requirement.
• Along with your resume, we also ask that each applicant submit a cover letter. School transcripts should be submitted either with the application or when contacted by the firm.