Patent Counsel

Join Our Team as an Attorney at Axiom

We are seeking a Patent Counsel to join our team in support of leading clients across consumer packaged goods (CPG), technology, life sciences, automotive, energy, and advanced manufacturing industries. This role focuses on patent preparation, prosecution, portfolio strategy, and intellectual property counseling for innovative technologies ranging from consumer products and artificial intelligence to battery technologies, software, and life sciences.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, draft, and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications across a variety of technical disciplines.
• Develop and manage strategic patent portfolios aligned with clients' business objectives.
• Partner with inventors, engineers, scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and protect new innovations.
• Conduct invention disclosure reviews, patentability assessments, and freedom-to-operate analyses.
• Provide strategic counseling on patent prosecution, portfolio development, licensing, and intellectual property risk.
• Coordinate with outside counsel and foreign associates on global patent prosecution matters.
• Support technology commercialization, licensing, and innovation initiatives.
• Stay current on developments in patent law and emerging technologies affecting clients' businesses.

Qualifications:

• 6–15+ years of experience in patent preparation and prosecution.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law.
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Strong patent drafting and prosecution experience in one or more of the following technical areas: Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science / Software, Artificial Intelligence, Energy S