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Broadview IP LAW is an intellectual property law firm located in Irvine, California, focusing on IP prosecution for innovative inventors, universities, research institutes, and companies around the world. Our professionals have years of experience and in-depth expertise in preparing and prosecuting patent applications, improving the quality of intellectual property submissions, building and managing valuable patent portfolios, and successfully commercializing and licensing IP portfolios. We are seeking a registered patent attorney with experience and expertise in patent prosecution to join our fast-growing IP law firm.
Responsibilities:
- Drafting, preparing, and reviewing patent applications
- Responding to communications (e.g., Office Actions) from the U.S. and foreign patent offices
- Conducting examiner interviews
- Drafting, preparing, and reviewing trademark applications
- Preparing litigation documents and supporting litigation as needed, including for IPR proceedings
- Reviewing and preparing licensing documents
- Communicating with foreign counsel as needed and reviewing and revising received documents
- Completing consultation calls and engaging in meetings with prospective clients
- Participating in team meetings and client consultations
- Performing patentability analysis, infringement analysis, invalidity analysis, and patent due diligence
- Utilizing internal software systems to manage projects and workload
- Managing docket, meeting deadlines, and producing results
- Assisting with domestic and international business development
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of patent prosecution practice
- Patent litigation/licensing experience is a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- Wireless technology experience is a plus
- Admission to practice before the USPTO and the California bar
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $160,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Law & Legal Services
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Fintech
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in supervisory patent examiner jobs.
- Juris Doctor or technical bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field
- Active USPTO registration or eligibility to sit for the patent bar examination
- Prior experience as a patent examiner with demonstrated full signatory authority
- Familiarity with MPEP rules, 35 U.S.C. statutes, and USPTO examination guidelines
- Experience coaching or evaluating examiner performance against quality and production metrics
- Proficiency with USPTO internal docketing and patent application processing systems
Tips for Your Supervisory Patent Examiner Job Search
Tailor your resume to art units
Supervisory patent examiner roles are often tied to specific technology art units. Call out your USPTO art unit number or technical discipline on your resume so hiring managers can instantly match your background to their open group's workload and needs.
Highlight your signatory authority status
Many listings distinguish between partial and full signatory authority. If you hold full signatory authority, name it explicitly in your resume's summary and experience sections. It signals examiner maturity and can move your application past an initial screen faster than tenure alone.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists supervisory patent examiner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Align cover letters to pendency metrics
Supervisory roles carry production and quality oversight responsibility. Address your familiarity with office action pendency rates, disposal goals, and examiner count management in your cover letter to show you understand what supervisors are measured on, not just what examiners produce.
Prepare technical scenarios for interviews
Interview panels for supervisory patent examiner positions routinely ask how you'd handle an examiner who consistently issues improperly broad rejections. Prepare two or three specific coaching scenarios from your own experience, grounded in MPEP guidance, that show your approach to quality oversight.
Negotiate telework arrangements strategically
Many supervisory patent examiner positions list telework eligibility tied to performance band. Before your offer conversation, confirm whether the role qualifies for hoteling or full remote status and which performance tier unlocks expanded telework, since those details often don't appear in the job posting itself.
Supervisory Patent Examiner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most supervisory patent examiners?
The companies hiring the most supervisory patent examiners right now include Clarivate, AbbVie, and Kean Miller LLP, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Openings at law firms and large technology companies with in-house IP teams make up a significant portion of non-federal listings.
How many supervisory patent examiner jobs are remote?
About 75% of supervisory patent examiner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the USPTO's established telework culture and the portability of patent prosecution oversight work. Roles focused on examiner training, quality review, and docket management tend to offer the highest share of remote or hybrid arrangements compared to those with in-person team leadership requirements.
How do you become a supervisory patent examiner?
You typically start as a patent examiner at the USPTO or in an in-house IP department, work toward full signatory authority, and build experience reviewing others' work and meeting production standards. Earning a law degree or deepening your technical credentials strengthens your candidacy. Most supervisory roles require demonstrated leadership, strong quality metrics, and familiarity with MPEP and examination procedures before promotion or external hiring.
Can you get a supervisory patent examiner job with limited experience?
Direct supervisory roles are rarely entry-level, but you can position yourself by accumulating examiner experience in a specific technology art unit, volunteering for peer review or mentor programs, and building a record of consistent quality and production. Some corporate IP departments hire supervisory roles from candidates with strong prosecution backgrounds and team lead experience even without a formal USPTO supervisory title.
What does the supervisory patent examiner interview process look like?
The process typically includes an initial screening call focused on your technical background and USPTO or prosecution experience, followed by a panel interview with IP leadership and HR. Interviewers commonly present scenario-based questions about managing examiner performance, handling quality disputes, and applying MPEP guidance. Some employers add a written exercise or ask you to walk through how you would coach an examiner through a problematic office action.
Where can I find and apply to supervisory patent examiner jobs?
You can find and apply to supervisory patent examiner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your technical background and experience level, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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