Patent Law

General Patent Corporation International (GPCI) has openings for an in-house senior patent attorney and a staff patent attorney. Successful candidates will be involved in all aspects of case assessment (both legal issues and damages analyses), patent licensing and enforcement, drafting legal briefs, participating in litigation, managing and supporting outside litigation counsel, and prosecuting additional patents for future licensing and enforcement.  This position reports to the Chief IP Counsel.

A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney, with strong patent litigation experience and a broad electronics and computer technology background.  New York State bar admission is preferred but not required.  Additional desired qualifications include a graduate degree in EE, computer science, physics or a related field, and professional experience in a broad range of technologies.  Good writing and communication skills are a strong plus.  The successful candidate will have initiative, versatility, excellent negotiating skills, broad technical erudition, familiarity with e-commerce and web-based software technologies, the ability to process, synthesize and summarize diverse information, as well as to simultaneously work on multiple, complex transactions.

Excellent growth opportunity for a patent attorney with business acumen, a penchant for litigation, and a strong background in science and/or technology.

Contact:
Please email your resume to Gail Wanger at gwanger@gpci.com.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Suffern, New York

General Patent Corporation International (GPCI) is a premier contingency IP licensing and enforcement company, the oldest in the US.  GPCI provides patent, trademark and copyright licensing and enforcement on a contingency basis (www.patentclaim.com).

Affiliates of GPCI include General Patent Corporation (GPC), a consulting arm of GPCI that focuses on IP strategy and valuation, IP portfolio audit and management, technology transfer and expert witness services (www.generalpatent.com); and IP Holdings LLC, an IP-centric merchant banking organization providing IP-related financial and IP brokerage services (www.ip-holdings.com).

The company is located in beautiful historic Montebello Park in Suffern, NY, about 30 miles NW of New York City.