Patent Counsel (Chemistry)

Our client is a growing clean energy company who is seeking a patent attorney with 5 plus years of patent prosecution experience with a degree in chemistry.

Some responsibilities include:

• Work directly with Scientists to evaluate invention disclosures.
• Act as a liaison between outside patent counsel and inventors.
• Draft a portion of the company’s patent applications and provide to outside counsel for filing and prosecution.
• Assist Scientists with prior art searching to establish patentability and freedom to operate.
• Evaluate and establish non-infringement and invalidity positions with respect to competitive patents and draft opinions on the same.
• Provide training for employees on various aspects of IP protection.
• Develop written IP strategies for key areas of the company’s business.

Candidate must to registered to the USPTO. Large law firm experience a must and in-house experience a plus. This position is located outside Boston and 3 days a week in office is required. Local candidates are preferred.

Compensation range: $200,000-$225,000 plus bonus