U.S. Department of Commerce

Trademark Legal and Examination Policy Specialist


Pay147,649.00 - 204k / year
LocationRemote
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 798373800
      Would you like to work with USPTO to support U.S. commerce and innovation? The Trademarks organization supports these goals in service to brand owners and entrepreneurs through the examination of trademark applications and issuance of trademark registrations.

      We welcome innovative thinkers who enjoy a collaborative and dynamic work environment at the exciting intersection of trademark law, policies, regulations, and procedures related to the federal registration of trademarks.

      Duties


      If you are ready to showcase your legal skills in developing legislation, federal rules and agency policy related to the examination of applications for trademark registration, then we are excited for you to join our senior team as the Trademark Legal and Examination Policy Specialist. This position is located within the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy. The Office is charged with developing trademark examination policy and trademark regulations that implement examination policy and procedures.

      As the Trademark Legal and Examination Policy Specialist, your colleagues will comprised of highly skilled team members with expertise in trademark law, business, data and project management, and IT, working together to ensure that new legislation, rules, and policy decisions are translated into revised procedures for Examining Attorneys and other staff under the Commissioner for Trademarks.

      The person in this role:


      Requirements


      • You must be a U.S. Citizen or a National
      • Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check
      • Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (www.sss.gov) if applicable
      • Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) will be required upon appointment and annually
      • You may be required to serve a two-year probationary period

      Qualifications


      To meet the minimum requirements for this position, candidates must demonstrate their experience in their narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) questions and all narrative responses must be fully supported within their resume. *Applicants must use the USA Jobs text boxes to submit their narrative responses to the PTQs. Do not write "see resume" or "see attached documents". Each PTQ has a 10,000-character limit (to include spaces) that must be adhered to. Uploaded documents addressing the PTQs will not be accepted.

      Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required professional/technical qualifications set forth below.

      Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

      For the following four PTQs you are required to submit a narrative response addressing your specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that demonstrate your possession of these qualifications.

      The Professional Technical Qualifications for this position are:

      1. Expert knowledge of trademark law, policy, practice, and procedure relating to the examination of applications for trademark registration, including knowledge of international trademark treaties.
      2. Expert knowledge of the rule making process and the process for developing examination policy.
      3. Experience analyzing and reviewing complex legal documents pertaining to Trademark law.
      4. Experience of effective communication, both written and oral to senior level officials.
  • About the company

      The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with promoting economic growth. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision-making, and helping to set industrial standards. This organization's main purpose is to create jobs, promote economic growth, encourage sustainable development and block harmful trade practices of other nations. The Department of Commerce is headquartered in the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, DC.