[Hiring] Patent Attorney @Bookoff McAndrews

Role Description

Bookoff McAndrews (BoMc) is seeking a full-time registered Patent Attorney with 2+ years of experience to join our firm.

Responsibilities Include:

• 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 other BoMc attorneys to develop and refine claim strategies.
• Proactively managing a docket of cases the attorney has primary responsibility for, 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 and performing freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses under the supervision of the firm’s partners.
• Post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, including Inter Partes Reviews.

Qualifications

• 2+ 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 $165,000 - $250,000, 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.
• 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.