Mid-Level Patent Prosecution Associate

Arnold and Porter
US - California - Palo Alto
June 16, 2024
Legal

The Silicon Valley office of Arnold & Porter is seeking a mid-level patent prosecution associate for the Chambers-ranked Intellectual Property Practice Group.Qualified candidates for this position must have a minimum of three years of extensive work experience in the biology, biotechnology, small molecules, or biologics patent prosecution field and a Ph.D.
degree in biology, biotechnology, immunology, chemistry, or equivalent technical experience.
Candidates must have experience in both writing original patent applications and prosecuting pending applications.
Candidates preferably should also have experience in working with and supervising patent agents or law clerks and professional staffs in preparing and filing documents at the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Familiarity with Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice is preferred.
All applicants should have excellent academic credentials and references.Candidates must currently be licensed to practice law, or currently eligible to become licensed to practice, in California.
In addition, Candidates preferably are members of Patent Bar with good standing.
Candidates not currently members of the Patent Bar must be eligible to sit for the Patent Bar Exam.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), ethnicity, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), age, marital or partnership status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family leave status, citizenship status, immigration status, ancestry, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP endeavors to make *** accessible to any and all users.
If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact Amanda Leslie, Firmwide Director of Attorney Recruiting, at +1 202.#.#.
This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here.
If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click EEO is the LAW and the Supplement poster.Arnold & Porter is an EO Employer M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP uses E-Verify, which is a web-based system, to confirm the eligibility of our employees to work in the United States.
As an E-Verify employer, we verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
We use E-Verify because we are a federal contractor containing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify clause.
Please see the posters for details regarding E-Verify or contact Arnold & Porter s Human Resources Department for more information.
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Associated topics:
attorney at law, custody, ediscovery, legal assistant, legal editor, legal secretary i, legal secretary iii, legal secretary iv, motion, prosecution

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