Patent/Intellectual Property Litigation Associate

Seeking an entry level associate and an associate with 3+ years of experience. Responsibilities Conduct legal research Draft pleadings, discovery requests, and legal memoranda Attend hearings, discovery conferences, and depositions Review and analyze patent portfolios Develop and implement legal strategies for clients Collaborate with senior attorneys and clients to identify and achieve desired outcomes Participate in trial preparation Requirements J.D. degree from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in at least one state Candidates should possess a technical background, preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field, for our patent and other intellectual property litigation practice.

Seeking an entry level associate and an associate with 3+ years of experience. Responsibilities Conduct legal research Draft pleadings, discovery requests, and legal memoranda Attend hearings, discovery conferences, and depositions Review and analyze patent portfolios Develop and implement legal strategies for clients Collaborate with senior attorneys and clients to identify and achieve desired outcomes Participate in trial preparation Requirements J.D. degree from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in at least one state Candidates should possess a technical background, preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field, for our patent and other intellectual property litigation practice.

Responsibilities: Reviewing client dockets for upcoming deadlines, preparing correspondence to clients notifying them of deadlines and the requirements therefor, and following up with them as needed; Preparing electronic forms for trademark filings in the USPTO, including trademark applications, responses to office actions, extensions, statements of use, declarations of use and incontestability, applications for renewal, and specimens of trademark use; Preparing electronic forms for trademark filings in the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), including international applications for registrations and other miscellaneous WIPO filings; Communicating with foreign law firms to provide instructions for filing and prosecuting foreign trademark applications and to address their requests for powers of attorneys and other filing information; Assisting in trademark clearance searches, including conducting searches in the USPTO and Saegis databases; Preparing electronic forms for patent filings in the USPTO, including provisional and utility patent applications, information disclosure statements, and responses to office actions; Preparing formal documents for patent filings in the USPTO, including declarations, powers of attorney, assignments, and other formal documents as required by foreign patent offices Requirements 2+ years of intellectual property experience, including using an IP practice management system in a law firm. Experience with monitoring patent and trademark dockets. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word and Excel) and billing software(s).

Seeking an entry level associate and an associate with 3+ years of experience. Responsibilities Conduct legal research Draft pleadings, discovery requests, and legal memoranda Attend hearings, discovery conferences, and depositions Review and analyze patent portfolios Develop and implement legal strategies for clients Collaborate with senior attorneys and clients to identify and achieve desired outcomes Participate in trial preparation Requirements J.D. degree from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in at least one state Candidates should possess a technical background, preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field, for our patent and other intellectual property litigation practice.

Responsibilities: Prepare and file U.S. trademark prosecution and maintenance documents electronically with the USPTO including but not limited to applications, office action responses, extensions of time, statements of use, affidavits, renewals, assignments, and powers of attorneys. • Identify and prepare appropriate specimens of use for submission to the USPTO, and communicate with clients regarding same. • Prepare and file trademark documents with WIPO and through the Madrid Protocol, including but not limited to applications for International Registration, responses to Notices of Irregularity, renewals, assignments, and powers of attorney. • Work with and correspond with foreign counsel in connection with prosecution and maintenance of trademark applications/ registrations outside of the United States, including attending to notarization and legalization of documents. • Communicate with clients regarding trademark status and upcoming deadlines as needed. • Conduct preliminary trademark clearance searches online and USPTO website. • Prepare and file copyright applications for registration. • Conduct due diligence on trademark portfolios and IP-related corporate transactions. • Assist with preparation and filing TTAB petitions, motions, and other paperwork. • Assist with investigations of third-party use of marks, preserving evidence, creating PDFs and making exhibits for briefs and other filings. • Assist in preparation and filing of UDRP actions. • Prepare and file, or instruct, on all aspects of US, PCT, and foreign prosecution. • Proof and edits patent applications and office actions and prepares office actions. • File and assist in prosecution of design applications (including convention deadlines for filing abroad). • Review files and prepare of Information Disclosure Statements and accompanying documents. • Assist clients with ongoing third-party patent monitoring. • Ensure deadlines are calendared and reported; experience with using trademark docketing software systems, preferably CPI. • Maintain a docket of IP deadlines and coordinate and communicate deadline responses with relevant attorneys and staff. Requirements 5+ years of IP Prosecution experience College degree and/or paralegal certificate required.  Strong working knowledge of MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Relativity, and Concordance required.  Knowledge of iManage a plus. 

Seeking an entry level associate and an associate with 3+ years of experience. Responsibilities Conduct legal research Draft pleadings, discovery requests, and legal memoranda Attend hearings, discovery conferences, and depositions Review and analyze patent portfolios Develop and implement legal strategies for clients Collaborate with senior attorneys and clients to identify and achieve desired outcomes Participate in trial preparation Requirements J.D. degree from an accredited law school Licensed to practice law in at least one state Candidates should possess a technical background, preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field, for our patent and other intellectual property litigation practice.