The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a progressive organization at the forefront of intellectual property issues around the world, is seeking a talented professional to serve as a Senior Level Patent Attorney. This unique position is located in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent-Legal and the individual will serve as the recognized expert in patent laws, examination guidelines and rules of practice and examining procedures.

Duties

Come join a great team whose efforts are critical to the success of the USPTO's mission to drive U.S. innovation, inclusive capitalism, and global competitiveness for the benefit of all Americans. As a Senior Level Patent Attorney, you'll work together with the Deputy Commissioner for Patents-Legal on policy formulation and translation of policy decisions into revised guidelines, practices and procedures, and training materials for all professionals and technical support staff in organizations under the Commissioner for Patents. The individual selected for this position will…

Requirements

• Applicants will only be accepted from United States Citizens and Nationals.
• Background and/or Security Investigation, if selected for position.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov)
• If selected, you may be required to complete a two-year trial period.
• Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) will be required upon appointment.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum requirements for this position, candidates must demonstrate their experience in their narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) questions and all narrative responses must be fully supported within their resume. *Applicants must use the USA Jobs text boxes to submit their narrative responses to the PTQs. Do not write "see resume" or "see attached documents". Each PTQ has a 10,000-character limit (to include spaces) that must be adhered to. Uploaded documents addressing the PTQs will not be accepted. Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required professional/technical qualifications set forth below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Professional Technical Qualifications: Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application materials that they possess technical attributes in the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs). Applicants are required to input narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) in the text boxes as prompted by USAJobs. Each PTQ has a 10,000-character limit (to include spaces) that must be adhered to. The Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) for this position are: Knowledge of patent law, policy, practice and procedure, both domestically and internationally, as well as appreciable breadth of knowledge in scientific and technical fields; Knowledge of the rule making process, examination practice and procedure, examination guidelines, and Official Gazette Notices involving statements of Office patent examination policy; Knowledge of patent law, procedure and practices governing the treatment of requests for administrative relief; Knowledge of legal writing and editing. Note: Submit only the documents requested. Additional documents will not be reviewed. Uploaded documents addressing the PTQ's will not be accepted.

Education

The incumbent must have a scientific or technical degree, or the equivalent and must have a law degree (JD) from an accredited law school program and must be a current member of a bar in good standing, in the United States or a Territory of the United States.

Contacts

• Address EXRD - Patents Branch Office of Human Resources Mail Stop 171 P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 US
• Name: Michelle Crawley
• Phone: 571-270-5787
• Email: [email protected]