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$200k–$700k/yr
Full-time
postgraduate degree
Relocation Assistance, Bonus Potential
Posted 7h ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead the Intellectual Property Practice Group by managing U.S. and foreign patent procurement, licensing, and litigation. The role involves developing client relationships, supervising legal staff, and providing strategic IP counsel across various industries.
Requirements
Requires a Juris Doctor, New York State Bar admission, USPTO registration, and an engineering or hard science degree. Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in patent prosecution, transactions, and litigation.
Woods Oviatt Gilman, LLP is a leading and reputable full-service law firm dedicated to providing exceptional legal services to our clients. With a team of highly skilled and experienced attorneys, we strive to deliver comprehensive and effective solutions to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Our headquarters is in Rochester, NY, with additional offices in Albany and Buffalo, NY.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where every team member is valued and respected. We encourage open communication, teamwork, and professional growth. Our firm promotes a healthy balance between work and personal life and supports the wellbeing of our employees.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Intellectual Property Partner to provide senior leadership and depth across our Intellectual Property Practice Group. This is a broad, patent anchored role spanning U.S. and foreign patent procurement, opinion and counseling work, intellectual property licensing and cross border transactions, and patent and trademark litigation. The practice serves clients in technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and food and beverage, with particular depth in industrial, manufacturing, and mechanical technologies. The ideal candidate is a registered U.S. patent attorney with a strong technical background and the judgment to lead matters, develop a team, and grow the practice independently.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead U.S. and foreign patent prosecution and portfolio strategy in mechanical and industrial technologies.
Conduct infringement, validity, freedom to operate, and patentability analysis.
Advise on competitive surveillance and global IP strategy, including forecasting and budgeting.
Negotiate IP licensing and complex cross border transactions covering patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights.
Counsel on trademark protection and enforcement within an integrated IP strategy.
Handle patent and trademark litigation in federal court, the TTAB, and the Federal Circuit.
Lead IP due diligence in mergers, acquisitions, and financings.
Develop client relationships and support practice growth.
Supervise and mentor associates, patent agents, and paralegals.
Stay current through CLE and IP bar involvement such as the AIPLA.
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Required Skills & Qualifications:
Juris Doctor and admission to the New York State Bar.
USPTO registration.
Engineering or hard science degree, ideally mechanical or industrial.
10+ years across patent prosecution, transactions, and litigation.
Admission, or eligibility, to the relevant federal courts and the Federal Circuit.
A proven leader with strong client relationships, team development, and practice growth.
Excellent communication and collaboration across practice areas.
An entrepreneurial mindset and proactive client development.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Regularly required to talk or hear.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 15 pounds.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this role. It provides a snapshot of the core functions and responsibilities. All inquiries will be handled with the utmost confidentiality. The compensation range for this position is $200,000– $700,000 annually, plus bonus potential, representing our good faith and reasonable estimate of the potential compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on various factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, skill set, and office location. Additionally, relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value an open mind, dedication to work, and a collaborative spirit. We hire based on these qualities, a job’s requirements, our business needs, and an applicant’s qualifications. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind—in the hiring process or in the workplace. We comply with the ADA and consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants/employees to perform essential functions. We participate in E-Verify. We will provide the federal government with employees’ Form I-9 information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. We will only use E-Verify once an employee has accepted a job offer and completed Form I-9.
Related keywords
Intellectual PropertyPatent LawTrademark LawUSPTOFederal CircuitTTABMechanical EngineeringIndustrial TechnologyIP Due DiligenceAIPLAPatentability AnalysisFreedom to OperateTrade SecretsCopyrightsLegal Strategy
Providing the highest quality legal services since 1852. Offices in Rochester, NY, Buffalo, NY & Albany, NY.
Industry
Legal Services
Company size
51-200 employees
Founded
1852
Headquarters
Rochester, New York
LinkedIn followers
3,230
Total funding
$32M
Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP is a full service law firm headquartered in Rochester, NY with offices in Buffalo, NY and Albany, NY . We represent a broad spectrum of clients, from major corporations and financial institutions to family-owned businesses and private individuals; from high-technology and industrial enterprises to construction firms; from real estate developers to educational institutions and charities.
Our reputation has been built on hard work, determination and integrity combined with a commitment to providing the best possible legal services to our clients.
Woods Oviatt Gilman is a member of Meritas, a Global Alliance of Business Law Firms.
Offices: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 1900 Bausch and Lomb Place, Rochester, New York 14604, US · 7047 East Greenway Parkway, Suite 250, Scotsdale, Arizona 85254-8113, US · 1900 Main Place Tower, Buffalo, New York 14202, US
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