Description:
Are you ready to elevate your career through imagination, discernment, and ingenuity? Join a dynamic and skilled team empowered to preserve the legal and procedural rights of trademark owners and the public. As an Administrative Trademark Judge (ATJ), you'll work together with other judges to provide determinations of trademark registration disputes, while upholding the integrity of the Principal and Supplemental Registers and the registration system.Requirements:
You must have significant, specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in the position. Typically, we would find this experience in work within the Trademark litigation and prosecution field or general IP field with a significant Trademark component and would be acquired over a lengthy period of years in the private practice of IP law, in IP-related government positions, or similar legal work.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.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs) related to the position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified.
Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position. The candidate must be a recognized subject matter expert with directly related experience. Candidates must demonstrate their experience meets the Professional Technical Qualifications for this position in their two-page resume and writing sample.
There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Professional Technical Qualifications (PTQs).
PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (PTQS): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of and expertise in the legal principles and technical subject matter related to appeals and inter partes trial proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, including the Trademark Act and the statutory grounds for refusing/challenging registration, USPTO rules governing trademark matters (e.g., 37 C.F.R. Parts 2, 3, and 7), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, and common law governing the acquisition of ownership rights of marks, with the demonstrated ability to analyze and apply relevant law, interpret complex technical and factual information, review written work product of others, and collaborate and communicate effectively with others to resolve legal and technical issues.
- Demonstrated ability to sift through pleadings, discovery, evidence, and briefs to find the important facts in a case, prepare clear and concise written documents applying pertinent law to those facts, and to manage multiple competing priorities, including assigned work and collaborative work with others, while meeting prescribed deadlines, productivity goals and quality standards.
Feb 18, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov