Los Angeles office of leading international law firm is seeking a registered patent agent with 5+ years of experience to join its Intellectual Property practice group. The patent agent will work closely with the firm's IP attorneys and other professionals on a broad array of patent prosecution matters, including drafting patent applications and related technical documents, reviewing patent applications for technical accuracy and clarity, filing applications with the USPTO, researching prior patents, responding to information disclosure statements and other inquiries from the USPTO and other agencies or parties, and maintaining the prosecution docket for a portfolio of active patent prosecution matters to ensure all necessary materials are properly and timely filed. In addition, the patent agent will assist the law firm's IP litigation attorney's by providing scientific analysis and advice in connection with various patent litigation matters as well as Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

Candidate must have valid USPTO registration number and an advanced degree in a field of science or engineering, such as Physics, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or Computer Science. A Ph.D. is preferred. Mandarin language skills are also preferred but not required.

The position pays a base salary of $100,000 - $145,000, depending on the candidate's experience and other factors, plus discretionary bonuses, and also provides a full array of healthcare, vision, dental and other benefits.