Illinois Licensed Patent Attorney

Job Summary

To support a growing intellectual property portfolio, the full-time Illinois Licensed Patent Attorney will manage patent prosecution, provide strategic IP counseling, and collaborate with internal teams and outside counsel in a hybrid work environment based in Bloomington, Illinois.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and prosecute patent applications before the USPTO and manage patent portfolios with outside counsel
• Partner with various business areas to identify patentable inventions and align IP strategy with enterprise goals
• Conduct freedom-to-operate and validity analysis to guide product development and mitigate IP risks

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an ABA accredited law school and registration with the USPTO as a member of the patent bar
• 3+ years of patent law experience, preferably with a mix of law firm and in-house corporate experience
• Preferred technical degree in computer programming, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, or data science
• Proven track record of drafting and successfully prosecuting complex software patent applications
• Active law license in at least one state, with a commitment to obtain an in-house limited license for Illinois if not already licensed