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Duties

You will provide a range of intellectual property services, including drafting and prosecuting patent applications. You will review research publications for potentially patentable material. You will provide litigation support for patent infringement claims. You will resolve patent and copyright administrative claims. You will counsel on contract and technology transfer intellectual property matters such as rights in inventions, patents, technical data, and computer software.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within thirty days of appointment.

Qualifications

The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be a licensed patent attorney registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court. This vacancy will be filled under the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) personnel demonstration system, which is a pay for performance system using pay bands with salary ranges. This position will be filled in the Business and Program Management Pay Band DA-03/04/05/06 (comparable to GS-11/12/13/14/15). This position has a full potential level of DA-06 (GS-15 equivalent). Pay will be set commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications, funding availability, and STRL pay setting guidelines. For DA-03:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of professional legal experience or be a recent law school graduate with superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by: graduating in the top third of their law school class; work or achievement of significance on an official law review or journal; or a special high-level honor, e.g., winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif. For DA-04: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DA-03 (GS-9/10) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) the depth, breadth, and quality of their relevant experience in the Office of General Counsel (legal) practice areas; (2) their ability to work both independently and as part of a team; (3) their ability to work well with clients and colleagues and develop strong attorney-client relations; and (4) their written and oral communication skills. For DA-05: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DA-04 (GS-11/12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) the depth, breadth, and quality of their relevant experience in the Office of General Counsel (legal) practice areas; (2) their ability to work both independently and as part of a team; (3) their ability to work well with clients and colleagues and develop strong attorney-client relations; and (4) their written and oral communication skills. For DA-06: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the DA-05 (GS-12/13) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) the depth, breadth, and quality of their relevant experience in the Office of General Counsel (legal) practice areas; (2) their ability to work both independently and as part of a team; (3) their ability to work well with clients and colleagues and develop strong attorney-client relations; and (4) their written and oral communication skills. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:Patent Attorney Series 1222 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

his is a Chemical Patent Attorney position. Requirements include a Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, or other education and work experience clearly demonstrating an ability to perform the duties of the position, and particularly as those duties relate to the chemical arts. Experience in chemical/chemistry-related patent application preparation and prosecution is highly desired and graduated from a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE 1 Administration Circle China Lake, CA 93555-6100 US
• Name: Meichelle McGuire
• Phone: 760-939-8143
• Email: [email protected]