Patent Counsel - Bilingual Japanese/English

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The position is available for any office location. Please indicate on the application your preferred office location.
Fantastic opportunity for attorneys to further their professional growth and career development in exciting, challenging ways. Put your law degree ...
Fantastic opportunity for attorneys to further their professional growth and career development in exciting, challenging ways. Put your law degree and technical expertise to work on issues involving the latest in science, technology, and the law. Successful candidates will assist with the procurement of U.S. and foreign patent protection for innovative technologies, evaluation of designs of new products, and evaluation of competitor products. Additional opportunities may also arise with regard to legal research and evaluation, license negotiations and infringement analysis.
Each client brings novel and diverse technologies to our firm. Therefore, the successful candidate will drill in depth into a specific technology, learn to identify inventive features, learn to describe the inventions, and learn to convince the Patent Office to grant a patent for that technology. The position requires the ability to explain and describe new technologies in a way that is concise and technically accurate. The successful candidate will also need to be able to communicate with clients in Japanese regarding technical questions, patent prosecution strategies, and legal analysis and recommendations.
Responsibilities and Duties
1) Review new client technologies to determine potentially patentable features.
2) Create technical diagrams and drawings that describe the invention.
3) Write patent applications with clarity and technical accuracy.
4) Prosecute patent applications with U.S., international, and foreign national patent authorities.
5) Review issued patents.
To be successful in this position the candidate must be a strong communicator, both written and oral. The candidate must be able to work independently. In addition, each candidate must already be registered with the United States Patent Office or participate in a patent law course and become registered with the United States Patent Office within one year of hire.
This is a non-partnership track position.
Education and Experience
J.D. from an ABA accredited school with 3.0 or higher GPA.
State bar license.
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, or other similar technical subject is required.
At least three to 10 years of patent prosecution experience is strongly desired.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with regard to technical and legal terminology, both verbally and in writing, in both Japanese and English languages.
Japanese patent attorney or Japanese law firm experience is preferred.
Strong Japanese interpersonal skills and business etiquette are essential because the candidate will be expected to maintain, strengthen and build relationships with key Japanese clients and potential clients.
Must be willing to engage in business development activities, including seminars, client social interactions and international travel.
Must be independently motivated to succeed and measure success on a team level.
Qualified candidates will possess strong academic credentials and exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Posted:
Monday, April 19, 2021
Office
Los Angeles
Orange County
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
New York
Washington DC
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EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability. Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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