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Patent Attorney

Langley Research Center · Posted 1 days ago

HybridHampton, VA$128K – $166KApply by Jun 3, 2026Patent AttorneyINTJINTPEngineering
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About the Role

As a Patent Attorney within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at NASA Langley Research Center, you will be responsible for supporting the protection of intellectual property, prosecuting NASA patent applications, licensing NASA technologies, reviewing software for release, negotiating data rights for contracts and agreements, and ensuring that NASA publications comply with applicable intellectual property laws.

What You'll Do

  • Provides broad legal support for the NASA legal enterprise in ensuring that NASA intellectual property is protected.
  • Prepares, files and prosecutes patent applications at the U.S.
  • Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including applications, drawings, amendments, affidavits, advocacy before Patent Examiners, motions, petitions and appeal briefs.
  • Supports legal review of intellectual property provisions in Federal procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements.
  • Advises on and drafts intellectual property policy guidance, regulations, and procedures, and supports NASA compliance with external legal requirements related to intellectual property.
  • Supports NASA Technology Transfer Office in providing legal review of license agreements and in reviewing/approving NASA software for release.
  • Serves as authority on invention disclosures ensuring that legal position/rights of the Agency, inventors, and contractors are clearly defined.
  • Reviews and coordinates the disposition of administrative claims for infringement of patents or copyrights.
  • Provides legal review of NASA publications prior to release.

Requirements

  • Basic Requirements: U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
  • For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
  • If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
  • These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
  • For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
  • All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

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Job ID: 735736b7-2a82-4a93-a333-4e734b08bd40

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