Unified is now accepting applications for legal internship and fellowship positions for assisting with its legal and database activities (including PATROLL prior art search contests). Å technical background is highly preferred, although some training will be given (e.g., how to search for prior art). Experience with Excel and/or Google Sheets is a must. Interns and fellows will potentially have the ability to assist with reeexamination analytics and drafting of papers in EPR proceedings.
We offer flexibility and the option to work remotely. Internships can be paid or unpaid based on experience. During the position, there will be opportunities to win prize money for contests to find successful prior art on specific patents.
Unified Patents is a member-based organization that seeks to deter NPE litigation within its protected zones of technology. Unified accomplishes this goal in a variety of ways. One way is by filing ex partes reexamination proceedings (EPRs) challenging the validity of NPE-controlled patents. In addition, Unified provides a variety of patent and reexamination data to assist companies in making informed licensing and litigation decisions. Unified also makes this data available to the public for independent study or research.
Requirements
Experience with MS Excel, Google Sheets
JD candidate or graduate
- Highly preferred to have completed at least one intellectual property course
Undergraduate degree in a field of science or engineering highly preferred
Experience with prior art searching and analysis preferred
Skills Required
- Experience with MS Excel
- Experience with Google Sheets
- JD candidate or graduate
- Completed at least one intellectual property course (highly preferred)
- Undergraduate degree in a field of science or engineering (highly preferred)
- Experience with prior art searching and analysis (preferred)
What We Do
Unified employs a multi-faceted solution to deter abusive patent assertions in the Standard Essential Patent (SEP) and Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) technology areas (Zones). These actions are intended to improve patent quality and help technologies thrive. Startups can join for free, while larger companies pay small yearly subscriptions. Unified has successfully challenged more patents and entities than all other 3rd parties combined.
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