Patent Agent
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Barnes & Thornburg seeks a Patent Agent with 3+ years’ experience. This position will involve preparation and prosecution of patent applications. Must be familiar with patent law and filing procedures. Successful applicants must evidence excellent academic achievement, good character, initiative and interpersonal skills. Must be registered to practice with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Master's degree or Ph.D. in a chemical or pharmaceutical-related science highly preferred. We will also consider a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree and substantial chemical or pharmaceutical-related industrial experience. Must be able to speak the language of organic chemistry. Salary and benefits package will be competitive and commensurate with experience. This position offers the ability to work from any of our 20+ offices around the country.
Candidates identified to move forward in the interview process will be contacted directly to schedule an interview.
We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Statement
Barnes & Thornburg is committed to equal employment opportunity in both principle and as a matter of policy. We will recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate and provide benefits to all applicants and employees without regard to ancestry, sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, religion, religious creed, mental and/or physical disability, medical condition, military and/or veteran’s status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all recruiting, hiring, promotions, upgrades, layoffs, compensation, benefits, terminations and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The firm complies fully with all federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws.
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