Patent Post-Grant Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a Patent Post-Grant Associate in Atlanta, GA. This role focuses on patent post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including inter partes review and ex parte reexamination. The position also involves supporting district court litigation on technical aspects such as infringement, validity, and claim construction.

Duties

• Develop invalidity strategy and grounds for post-grant challenges.
• Coordinate on common issues across post-grant and district court proceedings.
• Draft PTAB and USPTO filings, including IPR petitions and motions.
• Collaborate with technical experts to develop positions and prepare expert reports.
• Take and defend expert depositions.
• Deliver oral arguments at PTAB hearings.
• Support litigation teams on technical and discovery-related issues.
• Prepare clear client communications with practical recommendations.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of experience in patent post-grant work preferred.
• Strong patent prosecution background.
• Exposure to patent litigation preferred.
• Excellent legal and technical research/writing skills.
• Electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering degree preferred.
• USPTO registration or eligibility and intent to take the exam.
• Ability to work from the Atlanta office preferred; other locations considered.

Education

• Degree in engineering or related technical field preferred.

Certifications

• USPTO registration or eligibility.

Skills

• Strong legal and technical writing skills.
• Ability to develop coordinated strategies across proceedings.
• Appreciation for mentorship and ongoing training.

Benefits

• Collegial, team-oriented work environment.
• Nationally competitive compensation and benefits package.

This is a full service intellectual property law firm based in Atlanta with over 15 attorneys with a combined experience of 150 years working in the areas of licensing, due diligence, portfolio development and management, mining and mapping, copyright, trade secrets, opinions of counsel, claim avoidance and designing around valid patents, patent prosecution, preparation and counseling, patent re-examination and inter partes disputes, alternative dispute resolution and trademark preparation, prosecution and counseling.