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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is seeking a Head of the Legislative, Policy and Technology Advice Section of the Patent and Technology Law Division, Patents and Technology Sector. The Division is responsible for the implementation of WIPO’s strategic goal concerning the balanced evolution of the international normative framework for intellectual property in the area of patents and related fields such as utility models and the protection of undisclosed information. The Section is responsible for providing legislative and policy assistance to Member States in the design and implementation of balanced legislative, regulatory, and policy frameworks in the aforementioned fields of IP. This full-time position is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

Arnold & Porter is seeking an Engineering Patent Agent for the Intellectual Property practice group. This position is full-time and permanent, and may be located in the following offices: Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Houston. The Patent Agent works with Patent Attorneys to secure patents by preparing, filing and prosecuting applications involving new inventions with the U.S. Patent & Trademark office.

Arnold & Porter, an international law firm, is seeking a Life Sciences Patent Law Clerk or Patent Agent for the Intellectual Property practice group in the Washington DC office. The Patent Law Clerk/Patent Agent is a full-time, permanent position and will be directly supervised by an attorney and get individualized patent law training.

The Practice Support Services Department of Arnold & Porter has an opening for a full-time, permanent Intellectual Property (IP) Docketing Specialist in the Washington, DC office. The IP Docketing Specialist is responsible for assisting the IP Docketing Manager in facilitating actions required to efficiently operate the IP Docketing department by performing the day-to-day duties and functions relating to supervising the patent and trademark prosecution dockets.

Venable LLP’s Trademark Prosecution and Counseling Group seeks an attorney with five to six years of prosecution-specific experience to join its top-ranked practice. Venable’s World Trademark Review-recognized practice manages large portfolios of trademarks and matters for clients of all sizes – from start-ups and celebrities to nonprofits and multinational corporations. Our diverse group of practitioners are industry innovators, regularly recognized for their prosecution, strategy, enforcement, and litigation expertise. The practice seeks a motivated and intellectually curious attorney with strong communications skills to join the group. With our strong cross-office IP presence, this full-time, permanent opportunity is open in our DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, or Tysons Corner office. Fully remote opportunities are not available at this time.

Lathrop GPM, one of the nation’s leading law firms, has an immediate opening for a Docketing Manager. This is a full-time, permanent position that can be located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, St. Louis or Washington, D.C.

Reporting directly to the firm’s Director Practice Management/Practice Group Leader, the Docketing Manager, will play a key leadership role in the overall IP administrative infrastructure at Lathrop GPM. This position be responsible for all administrative elements related to management of our Docketing team. This professional will also play an integral role in the development and adherence to policies and procedures across all of our IP service areas which are designed to meet the specific requirements of our clients.

Lathrop GPM has an immediate opening for a full-time, permanent IP Docketing Specialist. Our preference is that this position be located in our Minneapolis, MN, or Kansas City, MO office, but will consider other Lathrop GPM office locations. The Docketing Specialist will maintain accurate and up-to-date databases of due dates and information on all client matters which pertain to patent and trademark matters. This position will report directly to the Manager – IP Operations and will work closely with the IP attorneys and staff.

The Associate Director, Senior Counsel IP (Intellectual Property) supports Boehringer Ingelheim’s Animal Health global biotech patent team by providing legal services to Clients in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Animal Health division, typically at the Executive Director level and below. This level of counseling provided requires an in-depth knowledge of U.S. patent law and practice, familiarity with patent prosecution practice in Europe and other jurisdictions as well as having a sound scientific background in biotech-related life sciences. This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position located in Duluth, Georgia.