Total 6 job vacancies by Patent and Trademark Office

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.

This position serves as a Contract Specialist within the Office of Procurement and reports to the Division Director for Trademarks, Financial, and Enterprise Business Systems (TM/FEBS) and assists the Office of Procurement Director in carrying out the functions and duties of the office.

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

• You have experience applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, policies and procedures in order to execute all phases of the acquisition lifecycle.
• You're proficient in applying appropriate contracting methods and contract types to perform pre-award, award, post-award, and contract price/cost analysis.
• You're committed to establishing acquisition strategies and conducting negotiations in order to meet customers' needs.
• You're a collaborative relationship builder who looks forward to working with internal and external customers to negotiate effectively, present negotiation positions, make award recommendations, and oversee contract administration.

This position is remote.

This rewarding opportunity is ideal for you if:

• You're excited to serve as Patent Classifier responsible for resolving issues with the technology centers regarding questionable classification determinations.
• You have developed the expertise to conduct quality assurance reviews of initial classification on assigned unpublished patents by reviewing and monitoring classification work performed by contractor(s), other USPTO personnel, and/or Artificial Intelligence.
• You're looking forward to serve as a project manager to perform a variety of classification projects and/or assignments to support the Classification Quality and International Coordination's mission.
• You have the ability to assist in the development and long-term maintenance of USPTO and international search systems and tools (e.g., International and Collaborative Environment). .

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 want to serve as the authoritative resource for OITP relative to the Information Technology business requirement process.
• You're committed to work in solving significant problems complicated by interfaces and interrelationships between and among programs, systems, functions, policies and numerous critical issues.
• You want to take the led as a project management group leader responsible for integrating patent examining expertise during the development of automated systems serving patent examiners.
• You're an effective communicator who thrives in planning and organizing major analytical studies involving the substance of key age patent business programs.

Applicants should familiarize themselves and must be able to comply with the relevant conflict of interest laws and standards of ethical conduct for employees of the executive branch regarding possible conflicts of interest in connection with their potential area of examination as seen here: https://www.commerce.gov/ogc/about-ogc/bureaus-and-offices/office-assistant-general-counsel-ethics-law-and-programs-office/ethics-rules.

Attorney-applicants must also be able to comply with the relevant rules of professional conduct regarding any possible professional responsibility conflicts in connection with their applications. In particular, please notify the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline at OED@uspto.gov if you currently represent clients before the USPTO and/or you have a family member who is representing clients or adjudicating matters in which this Office is involved so that we can evaluate any potential conflict of interest or disqualification issue that may need to be addressed under those circumstances.

You may be required to file a confidential financial disclosure report, OGE 450, within 30 days of assuming the position and annually thereafter, and will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria,Virginia.This position is remote per agency and business unit discretion/policy. This position is eligible for a range of telework options, ranging from full-time remote and telework from anywhere in the fifty United States and Puerto Rico to working on-campus in Alexandria, VA.

Every office within the USPTO contributes to the agency's mission of furthering innovation. In doing so, OGL prides itself on delivering legal advice to clients that is fast, right, and aware. OGL attorneys work closely with clients, and get involved early in projects, in order to ensure that important agency work is accomplished successfully with any legal issues appropriately handled. In order to maintain consistent high-quality service, OGL promotes an environment of continuous improvement, high standards, and collegiality. We look forward to meeting applicants who share these values.


The individual selected for this position will…

• Thrive as part of a diverse and talented office that advises on complex and interesting questions that are frequently on the cutting edge of acquisition law issues.

• Excel at providing legal advice on procurements within the USPTO. Specifically, review and provide guidance on all tasks associated with source selection and contract administration, to include: market research, statements of work, contract specifications, solicitation packages, claims/disputes, and other contract documents for clarity and legal sufficiency.
• Thoughtfully analyze proposed and existing USPTO policies and procedures concerning source selection, supply chain risk, and contract administration.
• Enthusiastically research and analyze applicable laws, regulations, and guidance relating to federal procurement, to include the unique USPTO procurement authorities as outlined in the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (PTOEA) and the Patent and Trademark Office Acquisition Guidelines (PTAG); and provide interpretations of those laws and regulations to the USPTO General Counsel and other USPTO officials and personnel.
• Zealously represent the USPTO in litigation involving USPTO contract awards or disputes. Act as the Attorney of Record for USPTO bid protests filed before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and assist the Department of Justice (DOJ) when protests are filed at the Court of Federal Claims. Represent USPTO in contract appeals filed before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) and assist DOJ when appeals are filed before the United States Court of Federal Claims or the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Considerately provide training to the Office of Procurement or other business units as needed on matters such as: source selection, contract administration, conflict of interest, procurement integrity, Small Business Administration acquisition rules/guidance, suspension and debarment, Foreign Ownership and Control, and supply chain risk.

• Impress with top-notch oral and written communication skills, creative problem solving, excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to continual improvement.
• Be a flexible teammate, willing to support OGL's other general law functions as needed by providing legal advice and litigation services in other disciplines.

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

This rewarding opportunity is ideal for you if:

• You are skilled in advising on all aspects of a cohesive training and career development programs.
• You have experience conduct analyses to identify process improvements in identification, development, administration, delivery, and evaluation of training program initiative.
• You enjoy promoting employee participation in USPTO training and leadership development programs and prepare communications to present the advantages of certain opportunities.
• You are committed to continually monitor training expenditures and contracts to ensure alignment with funding plans and available budgets.

This role is the ideal journey for a rewarding lifelong career for you if:

• You are interested in initiating, planning and conducting computer operations research and exploratory development in the fields of computer science with emphasis on capacity planning, infrastructure performance analysis, application performance analysis, troubleshooting operational systems, and the study of new opportunities in analyzing machine data.
• You enjoy advising an organization on a variety of system assurance and computer science problems.
• You are excited about planning, guiding and monitoring research and development contracts and providing critical technical and project leader support to platform services, cloud hosting services, database services and software services in capacity planning and performance design.

This position permits, but does not require, remote work. The official duty station and physical worksite for employees who do not opt for remote work will be the Alexandria, VA Headquarters or one of the USPTO's Regional Offices located in Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI or San Jose, CA. The official duty station for employees who opt for remote work, will be their approved remote work location. Employees' locality pay will be determined by the location of their official duty station. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

• 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.