Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP/Dayton, OH

We are seeking a Patent Attorney with a Ph.D. in Materials Science to work in our Business Services Center in the Dayton, Ohio region.

WilmerHale's Intellectual Property Practice provides comprehensive solutions to the intellectual property business challenges that face companies at all stages of growth—from individual inventors to large companies—in every aspect of their business that involves the acquisition, exploitation or protection of intellectual property. We offer full-service IP coverage in virtually every technology and product category, ranging from green technology, consumer goods, electronics, medical devices and manufacturing, to media and publishing, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, genetics, chemical engineering, semiconductor processing and nanotechnology.

Clients turn to us because we combine the specialized legal and technical skills normally associated with boutique intellectual property firms with the broad business and litigation capabilities of a major general practice firm. Like boutique firms, we counsel inventors, R&D teams and management on patent drafting and prosecution, reexaminations and interferences, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection, and IP portfolio development. Unlike most patent practices, however, we also offer interdisciplinary experience in technology transfer and licensing, litigation, sponsored and collaborative research agreements, and IP-related due diligence. We understand how IP relates to a company's business and recognize that IP is a valuable asset.

As a Patent Attorney, you will be involved in a wide variety of types of work, including patent prosecution, client counseling, opinions and IP transactional matters. If you join us as Patent Attorney, you will be expected to attend a multi-week orientation program in our Boston office where you will meet with and be trained by our Intellectual Property personnel in that office. This orientation introduces our practice and offers concrete advice about working effectively. You will also attend an orientation in the Dayton Business Services Center to assist you in familiarizing yourself with your home office.

Experience Required:

Candidates must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited institution and be a member in good standing of the Ohio bar or eligible for admittance to the Ohio Bar by waiver or examination (job scope will be limited to patent prosecution work until admitted), strong academic credentials, at least 3 years' experience as an attorney and possess strong patent prosecution experience, as well as strong written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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