Intellectual Property Associate - Mechanical Patents

Job Description

Job Description

Salary range: $215K - $270K

Location: Boston, MA, New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA, Princeton, NJ, Washington, D.C.

Visa Sponsorship Details: Not open to any visas (e.g. US citizen, Green Card holders)

Hybrid work policy: 3+ days in-office in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Princeton, or Washington, D.C.

About this role

We are looking for an Intellectual Property Patent Associate with 4-6 years of experience to join Fox Rothschild's growing IP practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a mechanically-minded patent attorney to work across a diverse client base of 30,000+ clients nationwide, with strong support from a collaborative national platform.

What will you be doing?

• Drafting and prosecuting U.S. provisional, utility, and international patent applications
• Preparing patentability opinions for clients in the mechanical engineering space
• Strategically planning and maintaining patent portfolios
• Working on matters involving machines and mechanical inventions
• Collaborating with a national IP team across multiple offices

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (non-negotiable — the team is very adamant on this)
• 4-6 years of patent drafting and prosecution experience
• USPTO registration required
• Juris Doctorate (JD) and bar license in the state of the applicable office
• Strong academic record (minimum 3.0 law school GPA)