Patent Agent
- Employer
- Arcus Biosciences, Inc.
- Location
- Hayward, CA, United States
- Start date
- Sep 2, 2020
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- Discipline
- Regulatory, Legal/Compliance
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Biotech Bay
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Arcus Biosciences is seeking a dynamic Patent Agent who enjoys leveraging IP strategies to support Arcus's mission to create best-in-class cancer therapies. The ideal candidate has a strong scientific background and an ability to engage with scientific and business leadership to create world-class intellectual property protection.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Collaborate with scientific colleagues to identify patentable inventions.
- Prepare patent applications that are high quality and strategically aligned with business goals.
- Develop a deep understanding of patent portfolios in support of worldwide patent prosecution and contribute to company's global prosecution strategy.
- Conduct prior art and freedom-to-operate searching and monitoring, including maintaining knowledge of competitor patenting activities. Independently identify risks and appropriate solutions to drive business goals.
- Lead implementation, administration and ongoing improvement of IP-related systems and processes, including patent docketing and annuity payments.
- Educate internal colleagues on intellectual property laws, including new developments in laws and policies.
- Support intellectual property-related transactional work.
- Maintain a strong knowledge practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Qualifications
- 4+ years of Patent Agent experience in active small molecule patent prosecution setting (pharmaceutical company or representing such clients in a law firm)
- An advanced degree in chemistry is preferred.
- Large molecule and other pharmaceutical drafting experience is a plus.
- Admission to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Exposure to adverse proceedings (e.g., USPTO adverse proceedings, EPO adverse proceedings, US litigation) or patent diligence is a plus.
- Exceptional legal research and analytical skills a must.
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