Total 62 job vacancies by Patent and Trademark Office

** THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO USPTO AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY ** NON-USPTO APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

This position is eligible for maximum telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This position is located in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Office of the Chief Communications Officer, Communications Division, Strategic Communications Branch.

This is a great opportunity in your career path if...

You're ready to serve as the senior writer-editor responsible for writing, editing, and proofreading a variety of materials for the USPTO intranet designed to communicate information to USPTO employees about USPTO programs, initiatives, events, and other topics of interest to employees.

You're committed to serve as Product Owner for PTOWeb and the associated intranet homepage newsletter; performing a variety of planning, coordination, collaboration and analytical duties to ensure continued successful development of IT tools needed to support PTOWeb.

You're excited to perform a range of leadership duties to ensure that the work of an assigned team of writer-editors and detailees is accomplished.

This position is located in the Human Resources Information Systems Division, Office of Human Resources.

This rewarding opportunity is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You want to play a key role in performing routine system and database administration such as developing queries and reports based on customer requirements.
• You enjoy troubleshooting accessibility and availability problems and takes corrective action.
• You enjoy operating, maintaining and improving existing automated systems; and assisting with maintaining database and reporting systems.
• You're detail oriented and can apply human resources information systems concepts and methods to establish and sustain HR operational initiatives for systems automation strategic plans, policies, and programs.
• You're a collaborative relationship builder who can advise on and provide technical information to OHR managers/staff on electronic system operations and capabilities to include provides management information system support assistance to resolve moderate issues.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible and is eligible for:

• Fully remote within 50 miles of the USPTO Alexandria, VA headquarters and the duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address)

If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You're driven to serve as Branch Chief supervising section managers.
• You're eager to ensure coordination among pipeline participants and optimum efficiency and timeliness of order processing.
• You're motivated to conduct a variety of management analysis studies in support of the Division's operations.
• You're excited to serve as a Contacting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR).

TW03: Routine 3 day

• This position is eligible for telework up to 3 days per week and reports to USPTO's Alexandria, VA headquarters for the remaining days in the week.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You're driven to serve as Branch Chief supervising section managers.
• You're eager to ensure coordination among pipeline participants and optimum efficiency and timeliness of order processing.
• You're motivated to conduct a variety of management analysis studies in support of the Division's operations.
• You're excited to serve as a Contacting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR).

• This position is eligible for telework up to 3 days per week and reports to USPTO's Alexandria, Va headquarters for the remaining days in the week.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This position is located in the Office of Human Resources (OHR), Performance Management and Awards Division (PMAD).

• You're interested in providing advice in the areas of employee relations or performance management.
• You can provide key consultative employee relations or performance management advice and services to managers, supervisors and employees involving the full spectrum of Human Resources policies, programs, processes and procedures.
• You're focused on developing, reviewing and researching policies, directives, and Federal regulations.
• You use tact, diplomacy and patience when communicating with external and internal customers.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible and is eligible for:

• Fully remote within 50 miles of the USPTO Alexandria, VA headquarters and the duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address)

If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

You may telework from anywhere in the U.S. or work from the physical worksite which is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Prior to the start date, you will be given the opportunity to elect to work from the Alexandria headquarters, from an alternate/home location within the United States (defined as the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), or a combination of headquarters and alternate location. Your salary/pay will be based on your selected worksite geographical location. The nature and scope of telework opportunities will be subject to the unit's telework policy and any applicable bargaining unit agreements

The individual selected for this position will…

• Utilize interpretative judgment to analyze and evaluate relevant information; review and analyzes notices of appeal and civil actions filed against the agency for compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct legal research in law libraries and on computer databases and other online sources to obtain information and materials requested by attorneys and find legal precedent, legislative history, articles, and other information in the highly specialized and substantive area of intellectual property law.
• Provide litigation case management support in administrative cases, federal district court cases, and appeals court cases involving extensive agency records, discovery procedures, court exhibits, and/or witnesses, including filing documents with such third parties and assisting attorneys with case analysis, investigation, discovery, obtaining expert witnesses, and preparation of cases for trial.
• Respond to requests from Federal and state law enforcement agencies on sensitive information in the possession of the agency and determines if information can be released under the confidentiality provisions of 35 U.S.C.

This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

You may telework from anywhere in the U.S. or work from the physical worksite which is located in Alexandria/Virginia.

Prior to the start date, you will be given the opportunity to elect to work from the Alexandria headquarters, from an alternate/home location within the United States (defined as the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), or a combination of headquarters and alternate location. Your salary/pay will be based on your selected worksite geographical location. The nature and scope of telework opportunities will be subject to the unit's telework policy and any applicable bargaining unit agreements

The individual selected for this position will…

• Utilize interpretative judgment to analyze and evaluate relevant information; review and analyzes notices of appeal and civil actions filed against the agency for compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct legal research in law libraries and on computer databases and other online sources to obtain information and materials requested by attorneys and find legal precedent, legislative history, articles, and other information in the highly specialized and substantive area of intellectual property law.
• Provide litigation case management support in administrative cases, federal district court cases, and appeals court cases involving extensive agency records, discovery procedures, court exhibits, and/or witnesses, including filing documents with such third parties and assisting attorneys with case analysis, investigation, discovery, obtaining expert witnesses, and preparation of cases for trial.
• Respond to requests from Federal and state law enforcement agencies on sensitive information in the possession of the agency and determines if information can be released under the confidentiality provisions of 35 U.S.C.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

TELEWORK: This position is eligible for maximum telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

REMOTE WORK: Remote work may be available on a case by case basis.

Prior to the start date, you may be given the opportunity to elect to work from the Alexandria headquarters, from an alternate/home location within the United States (defined as the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), or a combination of headquarters and alternate location. Your salary/pay will be based on your selected worksite geographical location. The nature and scope of telework opportunities will be subject to the unit's telework policy and any applicable bargaining unit agreements.

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Communications Officer (OCCO).

This rewarding position on a great team is for you if...

You look forward to planning and coordinating content and enhancements for a public website.

You have the expertise to serve as Product Owner in the Agile development of uspto.gov.

You possess the creativity to plan improvements to the uspto.gov informational website to meet the robustly growing percentage of customer web visits each month.

You excel in communication skills in order to advise leadership on how to ensure online content is well-designed, timely and appropriate, advances key agency and administration messaging, and is kept up to date.

You're ready to provide website metrics to OCCO management and monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of program efforts.

You have experience providing strategic direction for digital communication tools to support a mission.

You're willing to serve on the Web Advisory Council (WAC) and Web Executive Board (WEX), in determining the standards, policies and procedures for USPTO's digital websites, and as a forum for providing business unit input about how Web content is presented.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.

TELEWORK: This position is eligible for maximum telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

REMOTE WORK: Remote work may be available on a case by case basis.

Prior to the start date, you may be given the opportunity to elect to work from the Alexandria headquarters, from an alternate/home location within the United States (defined as the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), or a combination of headquarters and alternate location. Your salary/pay will be based on your selected worksite geographical location. The nature and scope of telework opportunities will be subject to the unit's telework policy and any applicable bargaining unit agreements

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Communications Officer (OCCO).

This rewarding position on a great team is for you if...

You look forward to planning and coordinating content and enhancements for a public website.

You have the expertise to serve as Product Owner in the Agile development of uspto.gov.

You possess the creativity to plan improvements to the uspto.gov informational website to meet the robustly growing percentage of customer web visits each month.

You excel in communication skills in order to advise leadership on how to ensure online content is well-designed, timely and appropriate, advances key agency and administration messaging, and is kept up to date.

You're ready to provide website metrics to OCCO management and monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of program efforts.

You have experience providing strategic direction for digital communication tools to support a mission.

You're willing to serve on the Web Advisory Council (WAC) and Web Executive Board (WEX), in determining the standards, policies and procedures for USPTO's digital websites, and as a forum for providing business unit input about how Web content is presented.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria,Virginia.This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

OED - Office of Enrollment and Discipline Summary Description:As part of its challenging, multi-faceted mission, OED is responsible for (a) registering attorneys and agents to practice before the USPTO, (b) developing and administering the registration examination, (c) investigating allegations of misconduct by practitioners,(d) administering and overseeing the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program and a nationwide Patent Pro Bono Program for independent inventors and small businesses, and (e) federal administrative rulemaking.

This position is ideal for you if you:

• Enjoy undertaking unbiased, thorough, and timely investigations of alleged professional misconduct to determine appropriate action for protecting the public and the legal system from patent and trademark practitioners who fail to meet professional obligations to clients, the public, and the legal system.
• Want to be part of an energetic outreach program educating the public and patent and trademark practitioners on applicable professional standards and best practices, including monitoring legal developments, creating public training materials, and coordinating with third party CLE providers and stakeholders.
• Believe in programs to support pro bono legal services to under-resourced innovators and to develop the next generation of patent and trademark practitioners.
• Have a passion for diligently assisting in screening candidates seeking recognition to practice in patent matters before the USPTO to determine if the candidate possesses the required scientific and technical training qualifications as well as good moral character and reputation.
• Want to contribute to preparing a nationwide examination of a candidate's proficiency in patent law and USPTO regulations, policies, and procedures to be registered as a patent attorney or agent.
• Can enthusiastically assist with developing policies and procedures for the preparation and submission of an online registration statement to be submitted by registered patent attorneys and agents.

The position serves as one of the Division Chiefs in the Office of Human Resources, Workforce Employment Divisions, planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over human resources professionals in the division.

If you are someone who is a leader and desire to be at the heart of Recruitment & Placement and Classification, this job is for you if:

You enjoy mentoring and coaching employees while planning, prioritizing, and assigning work; collaborating with peers and subordinates to assure effective advisory services; and
otherwise ensuring continuous progress toward stated goals.

You are good at establishing, revising, or reviewing policies, procedures, program goals, and division design.

You are a critical thinker when planning, organizing, and conducting research on complex human resources' issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach, methodology, or
interpretation to identify appropriate solutions.

You are committed to ensuring that optimum customer service is provided to agency business units and that service level agreements are met.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, VA.

• This position is eligible for fully remote work anywhere within the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. There is no reporting requirement.
• The duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address) and locality pay is adjusted appropriately.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

The individual selected for this position will enthusiastically perform the following duties:

• Has a passion applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, policies and procedures in order to execute all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
• Eagerly applies appropriate contracting methods and contract types to perform pre-award, award, post-award and contract price/cost analysis.
• Enjoys establishing acquisition strategies and conduct negotiations in order to meet customers' needs.
• Happily communicates with internal and external customers to negotiate effectively, present negotiation positions, make award recommendations and oversee contract administration.

This position is located in the Human Resources Information Systems Division, Office of Human Resources. This rewarding opportunity is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You're excited about using HR information systems and serving as a senior technical expert for OHR related data analytics, big data, data strategy, data analysis and presentation to create a myriad of opportunities to use data science to solve real human capital problems in a new and creative manner.
• You enjoy developing logical data models that can be translated into workable databases and structures based upon the needs of OHR.
• You're committed to providing sound advice and guidance, recommending and/or implementing solutions to data quality problems, based upon experience and knowledge.
• You're a collaborative relationship builder who looks forward to advising and making recommendations to management on implementation of new ideas, procedures, processes, methods, or approaches to achieve ever-higher levels of organizational performance.
• You're an experienced information systems administrator that can report data findings through such means as designing graphics, textual reports, and presentations that clearly communicate key insights drawn from data.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible and is eligible for:

• Fully remote within 50 miles of the USPTO Alexandria, VA headquarters and the duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address)

If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This position is located in the Human Resources Information Systems Division, Office of Human Resources. This rewarding opportunity is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You're excited about using HR information systems and serving as a senior technical expert for OHR related data analytics, big data, data strategy, data analysis and presentation to create a myriad of opportunities to use data science to solve real human capital problems in a new and creative manner.
• You enjoy developing logical data models that can be translated into workable databases and structures based upon the needs of OHR.
• You're committed to providing sound advice and guidance, recommending and/or implementing solutions to data quality problems, based upon experience and knowledge.
• You're a collaborative relationship builder who looks forward to advising and making recommendations to management on implementation of new ideas, procedures, processes, methods, or approaches to achieve ever-higher levels of organizational performance.
• You're an experienced information systems administrator that can report data findings through such means as designing graphics, textual reports, and presentations that clearly communicate key insights drawn from data.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia.This position is telework eligible and is eligible for:

• Fully remote within 50 miles of the USPTO Alexandria, VA headquarters and the duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address)

If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You can establish and communicate the vision for mutually beneficial enterprise business process flow improvements through automation.
• You have experience in applying strategic thinking to sequence automation initiatives based on an understanding of USPTO-wide IT and non-IT dependencies, political landscape, IT industry best practices, stakeholder change readiness, and funding streams.
• You can connect various change initiatives to communicate the rationale, in a meaningful and concise way, how the changes will accomplish the vision for enterprise business.
• You can engage the USPTO leadership to convey the merits of certain technical investments, such as cloud migration, that reduce business risk related to things such as cyber-attacks, fraud, and system availability.
• You can assist product teams in finding the appropriate balance of technical foundation and business improvement initiatives.
• You can assess the overall enterprise business priorities and appropriately adjust resourcing based on current information concerning the USPTO operating environment and initiative milestones and success metrics.
• You can obtain senior leader support for important enterprise-wide business initiatives such as customer experience and data governance.