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The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking an ambitious and enthusiastic legal professional to serve as the Senior Legal Administrator for Trademarks Technology and Systems. In this role you'll have an unparalleled opportunity to provide the vision, guidance and direction on the implementation of electronic filing systems, web services, and tools for the Trademark Organization. If you are an expert in Trademark law, regulations, policies, and procedures, this job may be yours!
Learn more about this agency05/25/2023 to 06/29/2023
$141,022 - $195,000 per year
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Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. Citizens or Nationals.
As the Senior Legal Administrator for Trademarks Technology and Systems within the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks, you'll function as the leader for the direction of trademark legal policies related to external (public) and internal programs and activities that utilize automation, information technology (IT), and other electronic capabilities that drive efficiency and effectiveness.
The Senior Legal Administrator for Trademarks Technology and Systems will enjoy a professionally satisfying and fulfilling legal role in actively advising and planning the implementation of electronic filing systems, web services, and tools for the Trademark Organization, the interactions between the USPTO and its stakeholders and customers, and interactions with external Intellectual Property (IP) organizations and offices.
You'll also have the opportunity to:
In addition to the education requirements, candidates must demonstrate their experience in their narrative responses to the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) statements, and all narrative responses must be fully supported within their resume. Specialized experience is directly related to the duties and responsibilities of this position, referenced in the technical qualifications, that equipped the candidate with the scope and level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work.
Applicants are required to 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.
For the following PTQs, you are required to submit a narrative response addressing your specific knowledge, skills and abilities that demonstrate your possession of these qualifications. 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.
1. Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience providing expert guidance and recommendation of advanced trademark legal policy, principles and methodologies.
2. Demonstrated ability to identify new investment initiatives that leverage existing resources and infuse emerging technologies to enable the transformation (development and evolution) of intellectual property-related lines of business into an e-Government operations.
3. Demonstrated experience conceptualizing, drafting, reviewing, and approving plans for systems development projects (from design to support) to ensure that they reflect a sound understanding of business requirements specifically focused on intellectual property organizations, systems development principles and approaches, information systems principles and concepts, and applications software design concepts and methods.
4. Demonstrated experience providing legal and policy advice to intellectual property senior leaders and external IP offices on issues relating to the application of IT.
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.
Candidates must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have a professional law degree and must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.
This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. This is a Public Trust position and a risk level designation of moderate.
Relocation Expenses are not authorized and will not be paid.
The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, requires senior officials in the executive, legislative and judicial branches to file public reports of their finances as well as other interests outside the Government. If selected for this position, you will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The OGE 278 is available to the public. The primary purpose of disclosure is to assist agencies in identifying potential conflicts of interest between a filer's official duties and the filer's private financial interests and affiliations.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. If you believe that you have been discriminated against and would like to file an EEO complaint, you must do so within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act. Claims of employment discrimination must be submitted to the attention of the USPTO's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity via email (oeeod@uspto.gov) or phone (571-272-8292).
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In order to be considered for this position, you must demonstrate in your application package that you meet the minimum specialized experience as defined under the "Qualifications" section, fully answer the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs), and submit a detailed resume that fully supports your answers to the PTQs and specialized experience.
All applicants must submit a written narrative that demonstrates possession of the PTQs. You must fully address each PTQ to be rated for further consideration. Do not write "see 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.
Your responses to the PTQs and resume will be evaluated by a Human Resources Specialist and/or a subject matter expert. Falsifying your background, education, and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or for changing your scored responses to questions you've answered, which may affect your overall final score. Please note that a complete application is required for consideration. (Please review the "Required Documents" section of this job announcement to see what must be included in a complete application).
To preview PTQs click below.
A complete application consists of:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
*If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose this information within your application. You MUST apply online. If you experience difficulties with the application process or do not have access to a computer, please contact the HR Specialist listed as the point of contact before the closing date of this job announcement. If you are a new user to the USAJobs Site and have never registered for an account; you will first need to create an account profile with your basic contact information and a resume to begin applying. You must be a registered USAJobs user AND you must be signed-in to your account in order to apply for this position. For help setting up an account or for general help using USAJobs, go to USAJobs Help Page. Once you have gathered all of the required information and are ready to begin the application process, click the "APPLY" button at the right side of the page. You will then be directed away from USAJobs to the Department of Commerce application site for USPTO. You must click "Submit" at the end of the application process to send your application for consideration. To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account at http://www.usajobs.gov/ and click on "Applications." Click on the position title, then select "Update Application." If you experience any difficulties with the application site, help is available! OPM has a Help feature on each page. Use this option when you need assistance. All required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USAJobs "Saved Documents" feature.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Please ensure that you have removed all PII on from all documents prior to submitting or uploading your applications material. PII is defined as information that can be traced back to a specific individual and potentially compromise their security or privacy. Examples of PII include date of birth, Social Security Number, and place of birth. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
Candidates are evaluated by an executive rating panel based on the degree to which they meet the PTQs and considering the applicant's education, work-related experience, training, awards, and professional recognition, as set forth in the materials submitted by the candidates and placed in one of three pre-defined quality categories. These categories are "Highly Qualified", "Well Qualified" and "Qualified." Candidates placed in the highest quality category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview.
You will receive notification through USAJOBS at each of the following points during the application process: (1) application received; (2) applicant assessed for qualifications; (3) applicant referred or not referred; and (4) selected or not selected.
You can check the status of your application by accessing the USAJOBS website at http://usajobs.gov/ and clicking on "Track Your Online Application." You may also sign up to receive automatic emails anytime the status of your application has changed by logging in to your USAJobs account, editing your profile, and changing the "Notification Settings" to indicate that you want to be notified by email when the status changes. Information regarding the status of your application should be updated in the system within two weeks after the closing date of this job announcement.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been serving the economic interests of America for more than 200 years. We are responsible for granting US intellectual property rights for patents and trademarks. The USPTO is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and has over 13,000 employees. For more information about the USPTO, please visit the USPTO Jobs Website.
