Patent Agent/Sr. Patent Agent

W2 Contract

Salary Range: $135,000 - $155,000 per year

Location: Hayward, CA - Hybrid Role

Job Summary:

The Sr. Patent Agent will be responsible for assisting in the management and development of our IP portfolio, working closely with the Company's Intellectual Property counsel, Engineering, and management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft new patent applications, instruct and review the drafts prepared by outside counsel, and assist in prosecuting existing applications.
• Assist with patent and trademark portfolio management, including coordinating efforts between inside and outside counsel, as well as R&D, product marketing, new business development, etc.
• Manage internal patent database and docket, including performing related administrative work.
• Analyze new invention disclosures, meet with inventors, formulate search strategy, and perform patentability searches.
• Analyze patents in connection with due diligence or freedom to operate opinions and evaluate patentable subject matter.
• Set and review patent alerts and patent watches in PatBase/PatDoc.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Bioengineering, or related scientific field required.
• At least 7 years relevant experience with emphasis on medical device or life science technologies, with 2-3 years in-house experience in a medical device or life science company preferred.  
• Experience and understanding of mechanical and electro-mechanical inventions.
• Broad experience conducting patentability, validity, and freedom to operate searches, assisting with freedom to operate analysis, assessing patentability, validity, and infringement.
• Substantial experience in drafting and prosecuting high-quality complex patent applications in the medical device field is required, responding to US and foreign office actions and assisting with instructions to foreign patent and trademark firms; in-house experience preferred.
• Must be a registered patent agent with the USPTO.
• Proficient knowledge and skill in Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn the AppColl patent docketing system.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn patent searching tools, such as PatBase (Minesoft).
• Strong scientific background and technical writing skills. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills working with members of senior management, clinicians, engineers, and attorneys.
• Ability to work conscientiously and with minimal direction, using good judgement, taking initiative to accomplish short and long-range projects, and recommend actions with minimal direction.
• Ability to work as a team member, multitask, and be very flexible to adapt to the ever-changing work priorities and requirements of a dynamic, fast-growing company.
• Ability to lift 10-15 pounds.

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

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