Closing Date: 30th September, 2025
Description:
An American Law Firm with Over 500 Lawyers's Patent group is seeking an associate in Salt Lake City, Boise, or Denver with three to seven years of experience and a technical background in mechanical engineering, materials science, physics or chemical engineering. You will join an exceptional team of attorneys, agents, paralegals, and business professionals servicing a wide array of clients – from large multinational corporations to entrepreneurs and innovative startup companies. You will have responsibility for an active docket of patent prosecution matters – from drafting applications through all phases of domestic and foreign patent prosecution. You will have the opportunity to counsel clients on patent strategy, and gain exposure to conducting searches and preparing patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement opinions. In our general practice firm, there are also opportunities to support litigation and transactional practices.The following qualifications are required:
- USPTO and Utah, Idaho, or Colorado bar admission
- three to seven years of patent attorney or agent experience;
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering or equivalent;
- Strong academic performance and writing ability; and
- portfolio management experience.
