The Attorney-Adviser provides authoritative advice and guidance to post senior and executive staff, U.S. Embassy executives, other government agencies, international organizations, U.S. businesses, and foreign governments regarding complex legal issues, opinions specifically related to intellectual property rights, U.S. law, and the intellectual property infrastructure in the host country.
The position is located in the U. S. Consulate Munich, Germany, Commercial Section.
The incumbent will serve as an Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché for the United States & Foreign Commercial Service (US&FS) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The position requires knowledge of all fields of IP and international agreements governing IP, including IP office operation and administration, IP training, and adherence to IP standards of protection and enforcement.
The incumbent will act as a resource on the intellectual property regimes of the Germany and other countries in the European Union for other U.S. Government agencies. This position reports to the Senior Commercial Officer and the USPTO IP Attaché Program Director, and must coordinate with the Economics Section, other parts of the U.S.
Consulate in Munich and the USPTO.The Attorney-Adviser provides authoritative advice and guidance to post senior and executive staff, other government agencies and U.S. companies; interpreting U.S. and host country laws, calling their attention to host country actions that may affect U.S. intellectual property policy and business concerns regarding complex legal issues, opinions specifically related to intellectual property rights, U.S.
law, and the intellectual property infrastructure in the host country. Typical duties performed include but are not limited to: Serves as an expert in intellectual property, as well as international trade, legislative procedures and executive branch decision making related to intellectual property. Promotes high standards of intellectual property protection and enforcement in host country and/or region. In doing so, the incumbent carries out U.S.
objectives to promote improvements in patent, trademark and copyright legal systems internationally for the benefit of U.S. interests. The incumbent develops, in consultation with appropriate USPTO representatives, strategic plans for engaging countries in the region to improve their intellectual property regimes. Serves as the USPTO representative on U.S.
delegations to international meetings on intellectual property to develop international agreements, revise existing agreements or address implementation of agreements or treaties. Responsible for program areas of international trade and intellectual property; and identifies and addresses impediments affecting the program areas. Exercises managerial authority over local staff.
POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: You must have a graduate degree, with an LL.M. or J. D. from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association, or a State Accredited Law School, and be a current member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Applicants must possess the following criteria before the closing date of this announcement in order to be eligible for the position: You must have a graduate degree, with an LL.M or J. D.
from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association, or a State Accredited Law School; Be a current member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Posses at least four years of professional legal/law experience; and Posses at least one year of specialized experience.
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This position is with Commerce, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
The posted pay range is $126384 – $164301/yr.
This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-24.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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