Chemistry Patent Agent - (Austin, TX)

Austin office of an AmLaw firm seeks patent agent with preferably 2+ years of background. The applicant will be drafting patent applications and other documents during all stages of the patent prosecution process with the US Patent and Trademark Office and with foreign patent offices. Will be taking invention disclosures and coordinating and corresponding with inventors, lawyers, and clients. Conducting and analyzing the results of prior art searches; and maintaining knowledge of the latest patent laws in order to assist lawyers with drafting legal documents. Should be a licensed US patent agent with a Master's degree or higher in Chemistry, Biology or a similar life sciences discipline, or counsel with Master's degree or higher in Chemistry, Biology or a similar life sciences discipline. "Here is a firm with an illustrious past and a history of strong growth in virtually every United States market it is a part of.