Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Associate

Company: Vanguard-IP
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 23, 2025

Job Description:

REQUIREMENTS
- Strong academic credentials, including having graduated in the top third of his/her law school class, and having obtained at a minimum an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics from a top 50 engineering school. Candidates should have obtained a 3.0 GPA at all levels of education.
- Advanced degrees are a significant plus.
- Software patent preparation and prosecution experience.
- Licensed to practice law in Illinois (or licensed to practice law in another state and qualified to sit for the Illinois bar exam), and admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Excellent communication skills-both written and verbal-and exceptional organizational skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Preparing and prosecuting patent applications, investigating and preparing non-infringement and invalidity opinions, occasionally participating in patent litigation to provide technical support, and performing related client counseling tasks.
- Advocating for clients before the U.S. Patent Trademark Office to seek issuance of a patent, which includes writing and amending claims for the patent application, as well as analyzing patents and other publications relating to high technology inventions.
- Under the supervision of senior practitioners, assume significant client responsibilities, provide high-quality services to domestic and foreign clients, communicate with all levels of management and staff, and at times, require a significant degree of autonomy.

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