Patent Agent needed for Detroit office

A law firm in Detroit is seeking a Patent Agent with 1-6 years of law firm or in-house patent prosecution experience. The candidate will work under the supervision and guidance of partners in the IP practice group to draft and prosecute patents. The role involves assessing scientific literature, patents, and patent application documents related to mechanical and electrical arts. The Patent Agent will work on cutting-edge technologies, building IP portfolios, and collaborating with clients to procure patent protection.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft and prosecute patents under the supervision of IP practice group partners.
• Assess scientific literature, patents, and patent application documents in mechanical and electrical arts.
• Provide insightful opinions on scientific data related to inventions.
• Conduct comprehensive searches for scientific articles, patents, and patent application documents.
• Perform in-depth analysis comparing inventions with existing discoveries or inventions.
• Identify essential elements, features, or components of inventions.
• Compose comprehensive patent applications, including background, critical features, and distinct claims.
• Draft responses to patent application rejections, analyzing references and providing convincing arguments.
• Collaborate with clients on innovative and cutting-edge technologies for patent protection.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in science or engineering.
• USPTO or Bar admission required.

Experience:

1-6 years of law firm or in-house patent prosecution experience.

Skills:

• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical arts.
• Analytical skills for scientific data and patent references.
• Drafting and prosecution expertise for patent applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with clients and partners.
• Ability to work on cutting-edge technologies and build IP portfolios.

With four offices in Michigan and over 150 attorneys, this is truly one of the greatest places to work. Concentrating on a broad civil and criminal practices, these attorneys represent a broad spectrum of clients who are industry leaders, both nationally and internationally, including publicly traded companies, privately held companies, financial institutions and foreign corporations. Although founded primarily to serve clients in a corporate capacity, this firm now offers expertise in financial institutions (large practice), IP, employee benefits, litigation, real estate, tax, trusts and estates and health care. This firm is looking for attorneys with top academic credentials and it attracts many candidates who have practiced at major law firms. Associates seem happy here -- perhaps because they are allowed to choose areas of concentration and their average billables are lower than at other comparable firms. Associates love the non-competitive environment here. These attorneys are extremely cooperative with one another and are focused on the growth and development of the firm. The professional development programs here are exceptional. This firm definitely gets our gold star for its high-quality work, great atmosphere and investment in the development of its attorneys.