Openings
Patent Agent / Technical Advisor
Boston, MA US
Job Description
Patent Agent or Technical Advisor - Boston - Patent Prosecution Experience Required
Our client is a major Am law 100 firm, seeking a Patent Agent or experienced Technical Advisor for its Life Sciences Patent Counseling and Prosecution practice in Boston.
Qualifications
- Patent prosecution experience representing pharma and life sciences companies.
- Experience with patent drafting, prosecution, due diligence, and patentability and freedom to operate analyses.
- Experience managing domestic and international patent portfolios, preparing office action responses, conducting searches, analyzing patents for due diligence and FTO analyses, and evaluating patent subject matter.
- Advanced degree in Organic Chemistry, with a Ph.D. preferred.
- USPTO registration is required.
- Prior law firm and as a scientist strongly preferred.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills; team focused.
All candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Meet Your Recruiter
Kate McNamara
National Legal Recruiter
kmcnamara@lawseek.com
Kate joined Marina Sirras & Associates in 2011. She is a national legal recruiter, specializing
in the placement of partners, counsel, and associates in all practice areas, including:
- Intellectual Property – lawyers and patent agents (patent prosecution, IP litigation,
trademark, and technology/life sciences transactional roles) - Corporate lawyers (funds, capital markets, M&A, securities, and finance)
- Litigation lawyers (commercial, securities, and arbitration)
Clients include major international law firms, midsized general practice firms, specialty boutique
firms, and corporations. Prior to recruiting, Kate worked as a legal assistant for several law
firms, including Pennie & Edmonds, a former intellectual property firm in New York City. She
earned a B.S. in Human Resource Management.