Description:

Who are we?
Intellectual Property Attorneys is one of the premier intellectual-property boutique law firms in the Pacific Northwest. Our attorneys include esteemed professors, former USPTO patent examiners, former federal court clerks, and former trial attorneys at the U.S. Department of Justice. Our culture and virtual structure, however, are what sets us apart. We value freedom and cultivate an environment that supports your growth through mentorship and opportunity unavailable at bigger firms.

What do we offer?
The clients that gravitate to us are ambitious, organized, and appreciate the value that we bring to the table. Our overhead structure provides us with significant economic freedom to provide a high benefit to cost ratio for our clients while maintaining profitability. As a result, we have lifelong relationships with our clients. We represent clients across a wide variety of industries, but they each have one thing in common: They are leaders in their respective fields. Accordingly, we handle exciting and interesting litigation that is often featured in the regional and national news. Our IP prosecution and counseling is equally valuable, setting our clients up for long-term success. We therefore seek an IP attorney to join our team to help us continue growth of our successful support of our excellent clients.

At BR, you will have the uncommon opportunity to not only support litigation but also to engage in IP prosecution, procurement, and counseling. We will help you develop and grow your own book of business that includes IP prosecution/procurement, which will sprout your own litigation matters. The attorneys with whom you will work have tremendous experience in both litigation and prosecution/procurement and will share with you the strategies that worked for us. Our attorneys will provide you with guidance and access to our firm's deep knowledge to facilitate you not only providing great value to your clients but also growing into a highly respected, independent, and successful attorney in the field.

If you are a patent or trademark prosecutor who is unfamiliar with litigation, we will teach you. If you are a patent prosecutor who is unfamiliar with trademarks, we will teach you. If you have ambition and a desire to learn, you will succeed at BR.

What are the details?
We are fully remote yet highly collaborative. We meet in person once each year at a different location as voted by our professionals. Accordingly, you may work anywhere in the country while earning an income commensurate with Seattle's cost of living. The good faith annual income range for this position is $156,000 - $255,000 based on 1,200 billed hours. The actual income range depends on a variety of factors, including amount of relevant experience, overall qualifications, and your collections. You will earn 50% of your collections, plus 15% origination and 37.5% of profit on non-attorney professionals (e.g., paralegals) for matters on which you work. You will not pay overhead in this position. Attorneys with and without books of business are encouraged to apply. We expect to provide up to 1,200 billable hours of work each year, as your bandwidth permits. After one year, you will be eligible to rise in the ranks and begin earning 57.5% of collections, plus 15% origination and 45% of profit on non-attorney professionals for matters on which you work. After two years, you will be eligible to jump up to 65% of collections, plus 15% origination and 52.5% of profit on non-attorney professionals for matters on which you work. As long as you produce quality work product in a timely manner and communicate with the team, you are free to structure your time and practice however you please.

How will you make an impact?

Legal research in support of IP litigation
Brief writing in support of IP litigation
Document and discovery review in support of IP litigation
Oral arguments, mediation, and negotiation in litigation
Trademark prosecution
Counseling of clients regarding trademarks
Freedom-to-operate / non-infringement opinions regarding trademarks
Optional: Patent prosecution
Optional: Counseling of clients regarding patents
Optional: Freedom-to-operate / non-infringement opinions regarding patents
Grow your own book of business with mentorship and guidance from experienced IP attorneys

What will you bring to the role?

Interpersonal skills with colleagues and clients
Ambition to grow your practice
Desire to learn
Timeliness
Legal writing
Legal research
Basic knowledge of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Basic knowledge of the Federal Rules of Evidence
Basic knowledge of trademark prosecution
Basic knowledge of patent prosecution
USPTO registration number required, but exceptional applicants without registration numbers will be considered if they are patent-bar eligible (must pass the patent bar within six months of start date)
JD degree and licensed to practice law anywhere in the U.S.
Strong preference given to attorneys admitted to practice in the State of Washington and living within driving distance of the federal courthouses for the Western District of Washington