Patent Prosecution Patent Agent

A law firm in Boston is seeking a highly qualified Patent Prosecution Patent Agent to join their growing Intellectual Property Group. The ideal candidate should be a Registered U.S. Patent Agent with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, demonstrating a commitment to a career in intellectual property law. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment within a thriving life sciences and pharma practice, providing direct client contact, hands-on mentoring, training, and flexible pathways for career advancement, including law school reimbursement programs.

Duties:

• Draft patent applications, focusing on areas such as small molecule therapeutics and immunotherapies.
• Ensure proficiency in using ChemDraw for accurate representation of chemical structures.
• Develop a basic understanding of statutory criteria for patentability and USPTO rules of procedure.
• Engage in direct client contact, contributing to the collaborative work within the Intellectual Property Group.
• Participate in hands-on mentoring and training programs at both individual and group levels.

Requirements:

• Must be a Registered U.S. Patent Agent.
• Ph.D. in organic chemistry.
• Commitment to pursuing a career in intellectual property law.
• Strong academic record.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 1-3 years of institutional or law firm employment experience.

Skills:

• Proficiency in drafting patent applications, particularly in areas of small molecule therapeutics and immunotherapies.
• Familiarity with ChemDraw for accurate chemical structure representation.
• Basic understanding of statutory criteria for patentability and USPTO rules of procedure.

This old Boston firm has remained a mid-sized regional player while other firms have elected to grow more dramatically in size. Approximately 1:1 partner-to-associate ratio keeps most of the lawyers here fairly busy in all of their full service practice areas, with a special emphasis on business litigation, soft IP, employment and real estate. This firm has changed its focus dramatically in the past several years and has elected to concentrate on more profitable business litigation. But the firm has a much more casual atmosphere than larger firms who do the same work.