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Senior Patent Attorney/PhD Agent.

We have an opening for a Patent Attorney/Agent in our Alameda, California, office. Our firm has been in business for more than ten years and our clients include both small and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as a variety of institutional clients in other fields. This position provides an excellent opportunity to work as part of a highly collegial group of experienced patent practitioners.

We are looking for a 4-year plus Associate/Attorney with a significant portfolio, expected to bill at least 100 hours per month. California bar preferred.

MINIMUM qualifications include:

  1. Significant experience with U.S. patent prosecution;
  2. A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Molecular Biology or a related discipline;
  3. Registration to practice before the USPTO; and
  4. A significant portable book of patent applications.

DESIRABLE qualifications include:

  1. Graduation from a top tier law school; and
  2. Membership in the California Bar.

Compensation is highly competitive and is based upon collections, with modest minimum hourly requirements. Benefits are excellent, including a no vesting period 401K with an employer contribution of 6% of salary (with no matching required), as well as medical, dental, vision and life insurance. We are a low stress law firm in Alameda specializing mostly in biotechnology patent prosecution, but looking to further diversify into other fields. The firm was founded as a refuge from the high pressure environment of the big IP firms, with a focus on providing quality service to our clients. If this looks interesting to you, please contact us to arrange a telephonic interview. To be considered for this position, please send the following in Microsoft Word or .pdf format to info@quinelaw.com: Current Resume; USPTO Registration Number and Attorney Bar Number; Estimate of number and types of Patent Applications Written; Estimate of number and types Office Action Responses; and, a writing sample.