Overview Bodman's Intellectual Property Group is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Associate Patent Attorney to join our growing office in Grand Rapids. Location: Grand Rapids, MI.Responsibilities Drafting and prosecuting patent applications that support our clients' global patent and IP strategies.Conducting freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses.Preparing patentability, invalidity, and non-infringement opinions.Opportunities to support IP-related litigation and transactional practices within a general practice firm.Qualifications 1 to 4 years of patent experience.Technical background in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline.Admission to the Michigan Bar and the U.S. Patent Bar.Excellent academic credentials.Job Details Seniority level: AssociateEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: LegalIndustries: Law Practice#J-18808-Ljbffr
Our attorneys provide savvy business counsel to some of the region's most successful companies and individuals on a broad range of issues, and we provide clients with the personal attention of a small firm with the talent and skill expected of the nation’s leading law firms.
With practices in Banking & Financial Services, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Aviation Law & Finance, Construction, Health Care, Environmental, Enterprise Procurement, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Data Privacy & Security, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Labor & Employment, Bankruptcy, and Insurance, we work to understand our clients' businesses and the markets in which they operate. This enables us to provide strategic advice and preventative counsel to address potential issues efficiently and discreetly before they become significant and expensive problems that affect their bottom line