Mid-Senior Level Patent Litigation Associate Attorney

A law firm in Buffalo is seeking a Mid-Senior Level Patent Litigation Associate Attorney. The candidate will work closely with clients to remove obstacles, helping them stay ahead of changing patent laws and judicial decisions. Provide solutions for navigating around competitors’ patents, extracting value from their intellectual property while protecting their assets.

Duties:

• Draft pleadings, motions, memoranda, and correspondence for use in state and federal court, arbitration, and mediation proceedings.
• Draft and respond to complex discovery requests.
• Confer, negotiate, and communicate with opposing counsel.
• Prepare for, defend, and conduct depositions.
• Prepare for trial, including exhibit lists, evidentiary objections, motions in limine, and witness preparation.
• Prepare Federal Circuit appeal briefs.
• Supervise and train junior associates.

Requirements:

• 6-8 years of patent litigation experience.
• Significant experience with drafting and responding to pleadings.
• Experience in preparing infringement and invalidity claim charts.
• Familiarity with Markman and claim construction proceedings.
• Proficiency in patent-specific fact and expert discovery.
• Experience in inter partes reviews and overall litigation strategy.

Education & Certifications:

• USPTO admission.
• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science preferred.
• Substantial experience litigating matters in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or similar disciplines.

Skills:

• Strong academic credentials.
• Superb judgment and communication skills.
• Commitment to providing excellent client services.
• Patent trial experience is a plus.

This firm has gone through countless mergers to end up where it is today: a national full-service firm. The firm has the advantage of having both suburban East Coast offices and branches in several major cities, which allows the firm to accommodate a spectrum of needs and clients. In the city, the practice is strongly litigation and intellectual property oriented, with a particularly popular employment section. Associates here have the benefits of a smaller firm attitude with the offices and paychecks of a large firm. Pulling down lots of hours, but not unreasonable amounts, the associates get good responsibility and on the job training.