About this opportunity
Universal Display Corporation lists this Patent Attorney/Agent opportunity in ewing township, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) (UDC), we're changing the way people see the world.
If you're reading this on a smartphone, there's a good chance UDC’s materials are producing the light and color shining from your screen right now. UDC’s OLED ingredients are key parts of stunning, energy-efficient displays used in everything from smartwatches to phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, TVs and automobiles. Virtually every OLED consumer electronics product around the world uses UDC’s phosphorescent OLED materials and technologies.
UDC is a publicly traded company and pioneer in the OLED industry. When you join our global team, you are embarking on a journey at the forefront of display technology and organic electronics that impacts the daily lives of people around the world. From engineers to chemists, Ph.D. scientists, technicians, lawyers and more, our UDC team is continuously advancing our field. With a focus on energy efficiency, UDC’s team is contributing to making a better, more sustainable planet.
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Job Summary:
The Patent Attorney/Agent will work under the supervision of the VP, Corporate IP Technology and will provide legal guidance to support the company’s business and research activities. This role will work with the rest of the patent team and together with our R&D teams to assist in the preparation and development of patent applications to protect the company’s Intellectual Property. This includes performing prior art searches; identifying patentable inventions; assisting with worldwide patent prosecutions; securing high quality patents; developing patent strategies, and working with the R&D organization to understand priorities and challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage the intake of invention disclosures and review disclosures for patentability, novelty, and non-obviousness
Perform prior art searching
Evaluate qualification and applicability of prior art
Investigate inventorship issues
Draft new patent applications
Prosecute US and foreign patent applications
Other responsibilities and key result areas will be assigned as required
Qualifications:
Demonstrated at least five years of experience focusing on patent drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications
Degrees in Chemistry and either Physics or Electrical Engineering, and possess an MS or PhD in at least one of these areas. Extensive expertise in OLED device technology or a closely related discipline is required
Strong understanding of both chemistry and physics and their use in electronic devices
Experience using a variety of search engines and databases, for example, SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO database systems, etc.
Creative and diligent literature searching skills
Ability to work independently and proactively with minimal direction
Ability to connect scientific details of research projects with patentability considerations;
Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and ability to prioritize projects and meet deadlines
Strong writing and presentation skills
Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
CurrentBenefitsatUDC:
Competitivebasesalaryandannualbonusprogram
Medical/PrescriptionDrugcoverage,Dental,andVisionforemployeesandfamily
Option of Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Option of Health Savings Account (HSA)
GroupTermLifeinsurance,shorttermdisability,andlong-termdisabilitybenefitsforemployees
EmployeeStockPurchasePlan(ESPP)
401(k)companycontribution
EwingWorldwideHeadquarters(HQ)cafeteriaprovidesbreakfastand lunchtoemployeesatnocost to them
Annualcharitablematchinggift
GenerousPaidTimeOff
Annualcompensationrange: $135k-180k
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