Role Purpose

Work closely with Corning inventors and businesses to identify and patent inventions of value to Corning. Draft and prosecute patents in US, and instruct foreign counsel to prosecute in Europe, China, Korea, and elsewhere. Oversee drafting and prosecution by outside counsel. Subject matter includes new glass, glass-ceramic, and ceramic technologies; optics and communication devices; medical equipment; automobile glasses and filters; as well as technologies of emerging Corning businesses, such as battery components and smart windows.

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Key Responsibilities

· Collaborate with inventors and attorneys to draft high quality patent applications in accordance with established protocols, drafting about two new patent applications per month

· Learn and understand technology and inventions of Corning businesses to conduct patent searches and draft targeted patent applications; meet with inventors in labs and factories

· Negotiate directly with USPTO patent examiners to achieve valuable protection for Corning’s inventions, responding to about five US office actions per month

· Consider advice of foreign counsel, and then instruct foreign counsel how to negotiate with foreign patent offices concerning Corning patent applications worldwide, about ten per month

· Recommend foreign filing strategy, divisional patent strategy, maintenance of granted patents, as well as abandonment of IP in coordination with business direction

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Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor of Science (BS) and/or advanced degree in relevant technology, preferably chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, or physics, but other technical backgrounds and experience will be considered

• Must have passed the United States Patent and Trademark Office examination for registration to practice (law degree not required)

• 2+ years of full-time experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications, enough to competently draft and prosecute quality patents without extensive additional training

• Have drafted and filed over 30 priority-establishing patent applications

• Have responded to over 100 office actions, including both US and foreign instructions

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Experiences/Education - Desired

· Prior patent examiner experience at USPTO

· Experience in a law firm or patent department in-house

· Prior technical experience e.g., engineering or other technical role in industry

Travel: up to 10%

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

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