Direct Counsel is seeking a Patent Agent to join the Intellectual Property practice of a sophisticated East Coast–based law firm. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of patent drafting and prosecution experience, with a strong focus on life sciences technologies, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Requirements
- Evaluate the patentability of innovations across life sciences and related technology areas
- Prepare, draft, and file U.S. patent applications
- Manage and prosecute U.S. patent applications
- Coordinate with foreign counsel on international prosecution
- Support IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses
- Assist with strategic patent portfolio development and management
- Conduct legal and technical research using SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO, and other scientific and patent databases
- Collaborate with attorneys, inventors, scientists, and business teams on IP strategy
- Support interdepartmental IP initiatives and outside counsel coordination
