Patent Attorney/Agent

Job Description

Job Description

At  Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED)(UDC), we’re changing the way people see the world.

If you’re reading this on a smartphone, there’s a good chance UDC’s materials are producing the light and color shining from your screen right now. UDC’s OLED ingredients are key parts of stunning, energy-efficient displays used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and automobiles. Virtually every OLED consumer electronics product around the world uses UDC’s phosphorescent OLED materials and technologies.

UDC is a publicly traded company and pioneer in the OLED industry. When you join our global team, you are embarking on a journey at the forefront of display technology and organic electronics that impacts the daily lives of people around the world. From engineers to chemists, Ph.D. scientists, technicians, lawyers and more, our UDC team is continuously advancing our field. With a focus on energy efficiency, UDC’s team is contributing to making a better, more sustainable planet. Please visit us at 

Job Summary:
The Patent Attorney/Agent will work under the supervision of the VP, Corporate IP Technology and will provide legal guidance to support the company’s business and research activities. This role will work with the rest of the patent team and together with our R&D teams to assist in the preparation and development of patent applications to protect the company’s Intellectual Property. This includes performing prior art searches; identifying patentable inventions; assisting with worldwide patent prosecutions; securing high quality patents; developing patent strategies, and working with the R&D organization to understand priorities and challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability, novelty, and non-obviousness

• Perform prior art searching

• Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art

• Investigate inventorship issues

• Draft new patent applications

• Prosecute US and foreign patent applications

• Other responsibilities and key result areas will be assigned as required

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated at least five years of experience focusing on patent drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications

• Degrees in Chemistry and either Physics or Electrical Engineering, and possess an MS or PhD in at least one of these areas. Extensive expertise in OLED device technology or a closely related discipline is required

• Strong understanding of both chemistry and physics and their use in electronic devices

• Experience using a variety of search engines and databases, for example, SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO database systems, etc.

• Creative and diligent literature searching skills

• Ability to work independently and proactively with minimal direction

• Ability to connect scientific details of research projects with patentability considerations;

• Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines

• Strong writing and presentation skills

• Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Current Benefits at UDC:

• Competitive base salary and annual bonus program

• Medical/Prescription Drug coverage, Dental, and Vision for employees and family

• Option of Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• Option of Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Group Term Life insurance, short term disability, and long-term disability benefits for employees

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• 401(k) company contribution

• Ewing Worldwide Headquarters (HQ) cafeteria provides breakfast and lunch to employees at no cost to them

• Annual charitable matching gift

• Generous Paid Time Off

  Annual compensation range: $135k-180 k