Kim Intellectual Property Law Group (Kim IP) is seeking an experienced Senior or Partner-Level Patent Attorney with a background in Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline to join our expanding intellectual property practice.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished patent attorney who is looking for more than a traditional patent prosecution role. The successful candidate will work directly with sophisticated clients, take responsibility for significant patent portfolios, help shape intellectual property strategy, and have the opportunity to develop and grow their own practice within an established IP platform.
We are particularly interested in attorneys with experience counseling clients in areas such as medical devices, mechanical systems, robotics, manufacturing technologies, consumer products, automotive technologies, electromechanical systems, and related technologies.
About Kim IP
Kim IP is a boutique intellectual property law firm dedicated to providing sophisticated, practical, and business-focused intellectual property counsel.
Our attorneys represent a diverse client base that includes Fortune 500 companies, universities and research institutions, medical device companies, established international businesses, emerging technology companies, and startups.
Our practice encompasses:
- U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution
- Patent portfolio development, strategy, and management
- Patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses
- Validity and non-infringement opinions
- IP due diligence and strategic counseling
- Licensing and technology transactions
- Trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters
- Patent litigation and pre-litigation counseling
As a boutique firm, we offer attorneys the opportunity to perform sophisticated work while maintaining meaningful involvement with clients and the business issues underlying their intellectual property portfolios.
The Role
The Senior / Partner-Level Mechanical Patent Attorney will assume a significant role in the firm's patent practice and will have substantial autonomy in managing client matters and relationships.
Depending on experience, responsibilities may include:
- Managing and developing U.S. and international patent portfolios for established and emerging technology companies
- Drafting and prosecuting sophisticated patent applications involving mechanical, electromechanical, medical device, and related technologies
- Developing patent filing and prosecution strategies aligned with clients' technical and commercial objectives
- Counseling clients regarding patentability, freedom to operate, infringement, validity, and competitive patent landscapes
- Working directly with inventors, engineers, executives, entrepreneurs, technology-transfer professionals, and in-house counsel
- Supervising and mentoring junior attorneys, patent agents, and other professionals
- Reviewing patent applications, Office Action responses, and other work product prepared by members of the patent team
- Coordinating international patent prosecution with foreign counsel
- Assisting clients with IP due diligence, licensing, transactions, and strategic portfolio reviews
- Supporting patent litigation and pre-litigation matters where appropriate
- Developing and expanding existing client relationships
- Participating in firm business development and strategic growth initiatives
For candidates with an existing client base, Kim IP provides a platform and infrastructure to support and expand that practice. A portable book of business is welcomed but is not required for consideration.
Qualifications
Candidates should possess:
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- A bachelor's or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline
- Significant patent preparation and prosecution experience, preferably within a law firm or sophisticated corporate IP practice
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage patent matters and communicate directly with clients
- Strong understanding of U.S. patent prosecution practice and patent portfolio strategy
- Exceptional legal writing, analytical, and communication skills
- Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand complex technologies
- Sound professional judgment and the ability to manage multiple sophisticated client matters
- Admission to the New Jersey Bar, or eligibility and willingness to obtain admission where appropriate
Preferred Experience
We are particularly interested in candidates with one or more of the following:
- 7+ years of substantive patent prosecution experience
- Experience serving as a senior associate, counsel, partner, or equivalent in-house patent counsel
- Experience with medical devices, surgical technologies, robotics, mechanical systems, manufacturing technologies, or electromechanical products
- Experience managing substantial domestic and international patent portfolios
- Experience preparing freedom-to-operate, validity, infringement, or patentability opinions
- Prior engineering, product-development, or industry experience
- Experience supervising and mentoring other patent professionals
- Patent litigation or post-grant experience
- Established client relationships or portable business
- Demonstrated interest in business development and building a long-term practice
Why Kim IP?
Kim IP offers experienced attorneys an alternative to the traditional large-firm model: sophisticated intellectual property work, substantial autonomy, direct client relationships, and an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the continued growth of the firm.
We offer:
- Competitive senior-level compensation
- Performance and business-development bonus opportunities
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Significant autonomy over client matters
- Direct access to and interaction with sophisticated clients
- High-quality U.S. and international patent work
- A collaborative and collegial working environment
- Strong administrative and technical support
- Opportunities to supervise and mentor other professionals
- Support for business development and client growth
- A platform for attorneys seeking to develop or expand their own practices
- Meaningful opportunities for leadership and advancement within a growing IP firm
We are interested in attorneys who want to build a long-term practice—not simply fill a production role. The position can be tailored to the experience and objectives of the successful candidate, including attorneys seeking a senior counsel role as well as established attorneys interested in a partner-level opportunity.
Location
This is a full-time position associated with our Voorhees, New Jersey office. Hybrid work arrangements are available for qualified candidates.
Apply
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter in confidence.
Kim IP welcomes inquiries from experienced patent attorneys who enjoy working directly with clients and inventors, value autonomy and collaboration, and are interested in helping build and grow a sophisticated intellectual property practice.
All inquiries will be treated confidentially.
