Description:

Position Overview:
A Software Company relies on our technical experts to help interpret the cited art and identify distinctions. Our legal team is able to focus on crafting persuasive arguments, which helps A Software Company to obtain quality patents on a compact schedule. A Software Company's patent portfolio has global reach, and our legal team is responsible for coordinating prosecution strategies across multiple global jurisdictions. The Senior Patent Attorney or Agent's primary responsibility is to address all IP needs of the business related to A Software Company's 6G Innovation Lab team, including working closely with inventors to evaluate, draft, file, and prosecute patent applications before the USPTO and foreign counterparts.

Depending on skills and experience, the applicant may be considered for a role as (Senior) Patent Attorney or (Senior) Patent Agent.

Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior Patent Attorney or Agent, you will:

Be responsible for standard essential patent (SEP) portfolio development
Draft 5G/6G standard-related patent applications in-house
Prosecute pending patent applications globally, primarily focusing on prosecution before the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and European Patent Office (EPO)
Evaluate our patents and patent applications on a regular basis, including conducting prior art searching
Review claim charts in collaboration with others to ascertain claim scope and mapping to wireless standards
Collaborate closely with our on-site technical experts and inventors

As part of your application, please submit two writing samples.
The writing samples preferably include:

A patent application you wrote in the area of 4G, 5G, 6G or Wi-Fi technology
At least one response to a USPTO or EPO Office Action. For the Office Action Response, we are particularly interested in the persuasiveness of your arguments regarding novelty and non-obviousness. We would like to see your best arguments regarding novelty or non-obviousness (for example, without relying on substantive claim amendments to overcome a rejection). Please do not provide Office Action responses that are primarily focused on 35 U.S.C. 101 or 112.

Qualifications:

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Master's degree preferred)
Active registration as a US and/or European patent attorney/agent
2+ years of experience with 3GPP-related patent applications and prosecution
Extensive experience with patent prosecution before the EPO
Extensive experience with 3GPP-related technologies and standards
Previous experience in-house and/or at a top tier law firm
Ability to innovate, and agility to adapt to, new ways of doing things
Strong organizational skills, technical acumen, and writing ability