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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Alexandria, VA
Salary: $106,263.00 - $157,100.00 / Per Year
Job Type: This is a Full-Time, Permanent, - excepted service appointment.
Phone: 571-272-0339

JOB SUMMARY:

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About the Agency

Work for the largest Intellectual Property Rights Firm in the United States - United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have been serving the economic interests of America for more than 200 years. We are responsible for granting US intellectual property rights for patents and trademarks. Our efforts have provided inventors exclusive rights over their discoveries. It's an effort that continues to contribute to a strong global economy, to encourage investment in innovation and to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit for the 21st century. The USPTO is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and has over 9,500 employees, including engineers, scientists, attorneys, analysts, IT specialists, etc. all dedicated to accomplishing the USPTO’s mission, vision, strategic goals and guiding principles. For more information about the USPTO, please visit the USPTO Careers Website.

The Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) is looking for an enthusiastic individual with significant law and legal experience and in matters pertaining to intellectual property. The incumbent will report to the Senior Counsel for China in OPIA, and will be a member of the China Team at the USPTO, responsible for helping to further develop data and law driven analysis of intellectual property issues involving China for the benefit of the US Government and other stakeholders. As such, the incumbent will be responsible for further promoting data-driven analysis and policy development for intellectual property rights (IPR) issues involving the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter “China”) to benefit U.S. Government policy makers and other stakeholders.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• This position may require travel both domestic and international.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• You must possess a law degree.
• You must possess an active bar membership of any state.