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Patent Prosecution Attorney (Life Sciences)

$95 - $100 per hour

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Patent Prosecution Attorney for an AI-enabled law firm

This Jobot Consulting Job is hosted by: Sherwin Souzankari
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Salary: $95 - $100 per hour

A bit about us:

We're a full service, New England law firm with a strong patent practice.

Why join us?
  • Work as many hours as you need
  • Great reputation
  • Consistent flow of business
  • AI enabled firm

Job Details

Patent Prosecution & Strategy

  • Prepare and file domestic and international patent applications involving biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, medical devices, and related life sciences technologies.
  • Manage all stages of the patent prosecution process before the USPTO and relevant foreign patent offices.
  • Draft and respond to office actions, appeals, restriction requirements, and other patent office correspondence.
  • Develop prosecution strategies designed to maximize patent protection, strengthen claim scope, and support client portfolio growth.
  • Conduct patentability, freedom-to-operate, validity, and landscape analyses as needed.
  • Advise clients regarding continuation, divisional, reissue, and international filing strategies.
Scientific and Legal Collaboration

  • Work closely with inventors, scientists, researchers, clinicians, and product development teams to understand complex innovations.
  • Translate sophisticated scientific concepts into clear, accurate, and effective patent applications and legal arguments.
  • Evaluate experimental data, scientific literature, technical disclosures, and invention records.
  • Collaborate with colleagues on cross-functional intellectual property matters, including litigation, licensing, due diligence, technology transfer, and commercialization.
  • Assist clients in aligning patent strategy with clinical, regulatory, research, and commercial objectives.
Required Qualifications

Education & Licensing

  • JD from an accredited law school.
  • Active registration as a Patent Attorney with the USPTO.
  • Active and in-good-standing license to practice law.
Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of patent prosecution experience, preferably focused on life sciences technologies.
  • Demonstrated experience managing the full patent prosecution lifecycle, including drafting, filing, office action responses, examiner interviews, and portfolio strategy.
  • Experience handling patent matters involving biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, diagnostics, medical devices, or related technologies.
Technical Background

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacology, Immunology, or a related scientific discipline.
  • Strong understanding of scientific principles and developments within the life sciences industry.
  • Ability to evaluate complex scientific data and communicate technical concepts clearly and accurately.
Professional Skills

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, scientific, and legal reasoning abilities.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines independently.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, scientists, inventors, and business professionals.
  • Comfortable working in a flexible, fast-paced, and assignment-driven environment.
Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced scientific degree, including an MS, PhD, PharmD, or MD.
  • Experience with international patent prosecution and global patent portfolio management.
  • Experience working with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics, or research-based organizations.
  • Familiarity with Hatch-Waxman matters, biologics, biosimilars, patent term extension, Orange Book listings, or regulatory exclusivity issues.
  • Experience conducting intellectual property due diligence in connection with licensing, financing, mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions.
  • Established relationships within the life sciences, academic research, or intellectual property communities.
  • Prior experience collaborating with interdisciplinary teams involving scientific, legal, regulatory, clinical, and business professionals.

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