Description:
The Office of the Solicitor acts as legal counsel to the USPTO on intellectual property law matters and also works in collaboration with the Department of Commerce on interagency intellectual property law matters. The work is challenging, the atmosphere is professional, and the diverse attorneys enjoy a high quality of work life rarely found in the legal field.Requirements:
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has not issued qualification standards for attorney positions. However, the USPTO sets minimum qualifications for attorney positions and sets forth these qualifications in each vacancy announcement. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement.Specialized Experienceis experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-14.
Specialized experience for this position includes: Primary drafting responsibility for briefs, complaints, motions, memos, and/or legal opinions in the area of trademark law; and Independently conducting legal research and preparing written analyses of complex and difficult legal, factual, or policy issues in the area of trademark law. In addition to the Specialized Experience, applicants must possess professional experience defined as four (4) years, post J.D. experience, including judicial clerkship(s), in the area of trademark litigation. Trademark litigation includes federal district court trademark cases, trademark appeals to the U.S. federal courts of appeal, and trial proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. It is preferred, but not required, that the applicant also have experience conducting trademark clearance, prosecuting trademark applications before the USPTO, and handling trademark enforcement matters. In addition, substantive knowledge in the area of copyright and/or patent law is desirable.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Apr 10, 2024;
from:
usajobs.gov