Patent Attorney

Location: US.
Contract: Full-time.
Practice Group: Intellectual Property.
Our Firm:
Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. As a firm, we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters. Among other strengths, Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders, senior executives, and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses.
Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com/
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Patent Attorney to take on a meaningful role in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications for technology clients, particularly in the cellular and wireless communications space. The position offers significant responsibility, direct client interaction, and the opportunity to work on sophisticated and technically demanding patent portfolios.
The successful candidate will have strong patent drafting and prosecution skills, excellent technical judgment, and the ability to understand complex technologies and translate them into clear and strategically valuable patent claims.
What You'll Do:
Draft and prosecute U.S. patent applications involving wireless communications, cellular technologies, networking, signal processing, and related technologies.
Coordinate foreign patent prosecution and work with international counsel on global patent portfolios.
Prepare responses to Office Actions and manage deadlines across an active patent prosecution docket.
Work directly with inventors and in-house counsel to understand new technologies and develop appropriate patent protection.
Collaborate with partners and other practitioners on patent strategy, portfolio development, and client counseling.
Analyze technically complex disclosures, standards, and prior art and translate them into effective patent prosecution strategies.
Manage matters with a high degree of independence while maintaining consistently high standards for technical and legal work.
What We're Looking For:
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school; law school transcript required.
Licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.