This position is located in the Office of Electronic Filing and Public Web Services, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration,Patent and Trademark Office.
As a staff attorney and liaison, the employee is responsible for performing a variety of duties regarding the legal impact of rulemaking decisions, legislation or proposed legislation, and related issues, on trademark matters, agency policy, strategic planning, international treaty obligations, and various stakeholders.
The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. Presence at the Alexandria, VA campus is required for this role, as it includes on site functions that must be performed in person. Position may be eligible for situational telework in accordance with agency policy/business unit discretion. The agency currently allows for 52 hours of telework per leave year.
You are ideal for this position if: You enjoy providing legal policy advice and guidance in connection with petitions to the Director, letters of protest, and other trademark matters and proceedings.
You have a passion for conducting advanced or complicated research involving data and information related to trademark filing submissions, and providing related analysis to provide legal advice regarding a variety of legal policy issues related to trademark register integrity and improper trademark filing activities.
You are excited about preparing responses to policy-related questions, including those from Congress, outside attorneys, registrants, business customers and the public received by the Commission for Trademarks and the Director, USPTO. You are delighted about developing legal policy documents, such as notices of proposed and final rulemaking and examination guidelines as well as training and educational materials.
You are enthusiastic about serving as a legal policy expert regarding the compliance of new applications with the legal requirements for receiving a filing date. You are eager to develop and/or deliver presentations on legal policy topics to the USPTO audiences.
You must possess (and provide proof of) a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or Master of Laws (L.L.M) degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school and an active bar membership of any state.
If this position requires proof of higher education, or you are substituting education for experience, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements.
Please refer to General Schedule Qualification Policies for more information. You are not required to submit official documents at this time; copies are sufficient. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities.
Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website - US Department of Education.
Another listing of services that can perform this evaluation is available at the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
NOTE: Only education and experience acquired before the filing deadline will be considered. Report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
regina.anderson@uspto.gov · 571-272-3572
This position is with Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $143913 – $197200/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-13.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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