help inventors and R&D with every aspect of the patent process
research other similar inventions and patents
write patent applications with an eye toward anticipating any questions or objections the patent examiner might have
prepare responses to reports from patent examiners
ensure application and renewal deadlines are met
support litigation in proceedings
advise overseas attorneys on applications for foreign patent applications
deal with assignments of patent when a patent is sold or transferred
Track company?s patent and trademark portfolio.
Track patent and trademark maintenance fees.
Educate and inform management on intellectual property issues.
Forecast and guard against company IP legal risks.
Suggest company policy and position on IP legal issues.
Coordinate research of IP issues.
Maintain work of outside IP legal counsel.
Support inventors to prepare invention disclosures.
Search for third party patents to support infringement clearance opinions.
Review and approve documents to prepare and prosecute patent applications.
?The patent engineer oversees the full life cycle development of all patents in the company. He seeks out new inventions that are patentable. Performing an initial interview with an inventor, the engineer interprets and documents the scope of a new invention. Working with a design team, he ensures that there are no issues with regard to copyright or existing patent infringement. Creating all relevant materials for a patent application, he writes, designs drawings and double-checks for accuracy.
