Patent Agent

The role

This person will draft and prosecute U.S. patent applications for technology clients. They will work on wireless communications, cellular technologies, networking, and signal processing.

What you will do

• Draft and prosecute U.S. patent applications involving wireless communications, cellular technologies, networking, signal processing, and related technologies.
• Coordinate foreign patent prosecution and work with international counsel on global patent portfolios.
• Prepare responses to Office Actions and manage deadlines across an active patent prosecution docket.
• Work directly with inventors and other technical personnel to understand new technologies and develop appropriate patent protection.
• Collaborate with partners and other practitioners on patent strategy and portfolio development.
• Conduct prior art searches and analyze prior art in connection with patent prosecution and portfolio development.
• Analyze technically complex disclosures, standards, and prior art and translate them into effective patent prosecution strategies.
• Manage matters with a high degree of independence.

Required qualifications

• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or eligible for and actively pursuing registration.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Undergraduate transcript required.
• Master’s and Ph.D. transcripts also required where applicable.
• Approximately 2 –5 years of patent preparation and prosecution experience.
• Excellent patent drafting and technical writing skills.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Must be based in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with, or strong working knowledge of, cellular and wireless technologies, including areas such as 3GPP standards, LTE, 5G, 6G, RF systems, baseband processing, wireless protocols, signal pr
• Experience using AI-enabled legal or productivity tools, such as Claude or Harvey

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)-retirement program

Before you apply

• Undergraduate transcript required.
• Master’s and Ph.D. transcripts also required where applicable.
• Sterlington uses E-Verify to confirm employees' work authorization.

About the company

Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. The firm focuses on the economic as well as the legal aspects of its matters.