I.P. - Patent Prosecution Associate - Life Sciences
Fenwick & WestPalo Alto, California, United States • Boston, Massachusetts, United States • New York, New York, United States • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Posted March 12, 2026
235000 - 390000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Fenwick & West has helped some of the world’s most recognized companies become, and remain, market leaders.
Job Description
Fenwick & West seeks an experienced patent attorney for its life sciences patent practice in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, or Washington, D.C. offices, with a Ph.D. in Cellular & Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or a related field, and at least 3 years of law firm experience.
Requirements
- Manage client relationships and client patent portfolios
- Conduct prior art database searches for patentability and freedom to operate analyses
- Counseling
- Litigation support
- Conduct IP due diligence for financings and corporate deals
- Draft patent applications and responses to office actions
- Train and mentor junior patent agents and attorneys
- Participate in post-grant procedures at the USPTO
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Life Insurance
- Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellbeing