Patent Agent - Organic Chemistry (SEA / Other)

Job Summary:

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Kilpatrick is seeking an experienced USPTO registered Patent Agent with a focus on Chemistry. Candidates should have at least 3+ years’ of relevant experience in patent prosecution, preferably in law firm setting. The applicant should have a technical degree or advanced degree in Chemistry or closely related field and/or commensurate experience. Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and/or other Small Molecule prosecution experience required. Scope of position involves patent prosecution, client counseling, opinion preparation, and patent office litigation (IPR/PGR proceedings).

 

 

Proficiency in technical writing is a plus. Transcripts and writing samples will be requested. Patent Agent candidate must have active USPTO Reg #. This position is for our Seattle, WA office. The team may also consider candidates to be based in other KTS offices such as: Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Houston, TX; Raleigh, NC; Washington, DC; or Winston-Salem, NC.

 

 

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(Expected Salary Range: $160,000 - $220,000)

 

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Company Overview:

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Kilpatrick is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters.

 

Kilpatrick attorneys are fully engaged in the success of the firm's clients. We deliver results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. A close collaboration between the firm's practice areas ensures that we are well-positioned to serve all of our clients' needs.

 

We serve clients around the world from offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden. We value our client relationships and are committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company we work with. 

 

We strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of our corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate. We take pride in the fact that clients who hire us once, typically hire us again. Our success is measured by the results we achieve on behalf of our clients, and we commit ourselves, without reservation, to the overriding objective of client satisfaction.

 

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

 

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Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

 

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