Principal PROFESSIONAL

Patent Attorney since 1998;  Patent Agent since 1996

Patent Examiner, US Patent Office: 1998-1999

Patent Inventor, Engineer, and Product Developer: 7 U.S. Patents

College Professor, Patent/Trademark Law: Johns Hopkins College of Business

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, Florida Atlantic University

• Utility patent applications written/filed:  >450 apps
• Provisional patent applications written/filed: >600 apps
• Non-origin patent experience: ~1100 apps
• Patent Litigation experience: ~7 years
• Conducted >300 negotiations with Patent Examiners including in-person and telephone 
• Expert Witness in Federal Court: patent procedure
• Patent Issuance Rate:  ~94% (ask us about the 6%)
• Extensive Trademark Experience
• Conducted >40 negotiations with Trademark Examiners including in-person and telephone

Provide lots of free and accessible information for DIY inventors, including DIY patents playList, DIY trademarks playList, at YouTube.TannerPatent.com.

Even during these turbulent times of 2022-2023, this law firm has enough business that we are doing a limited amount of hiring, part-time working remotely.

We are seeking persons, especially but not limited to law students, who are interested in pursuing a career in patent\trademark law.  For more information click here.

ADVANTAGES OF THIS EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT

For people looking for a better job, in the legal industry or outside of it, this position would be a springboard, a way of learning the technical aspects of patents and trademarks, including the ton of different grunt-tasks and grunt-work that are a necessary part of patents and trademarks, and getting professional credentials.  One advantage is that for anyone that has done some trademarks, their work-product will be available on-line and they can say "I participated in the filing of that trademark, I found that client" which is important criteria for later job interviews and credentials. No one will need to contact this law firm to affirm the person's task or skill, it will be right out there in public for anyone to look at.

For patents, this is more difficult.  First, many Provisional patent applications never get converted to Utility, so they are never published. Thus, a person have worked very hard and made good advancements on a patent application, there may be no easy to way take credit for it.  One way around this would be to create a redacted version that shows one's skill, yet avoids revealing privileged or confidential information.

REQUIREMENTS

strong Excel skills; 

ability to edit video files (e.g. invention disclosures obtained by video); 

reasonably high reading comprehension, including grasping extremely dull and dry topics;

solid/strong skill with Microsoft Word, all versions including new versions that have not come out yet;

some skill with PDF files, converting Word files into PDF, and the reverse;

a separate EIN number (not SS#);  all payments will be accompanied by a 1099 and be "on-the books" and will be declared to the IRS;

before you get here, being familiar with TEAS (Trademark Electronic Application Service);

before you get here, being familiar with EFS (US patent office Electronic Filing Service);

Both EFS and TEAS are software government filing interfaces that any one, any person, can learn for themselves, and train themselves.  It is preferable that a person already be familiar with EFS and TEAS before contacting this law firm.  There are many ways to learn both TEAS and EFS, below are just two of many. Pick any way you want;

Example video for learning\using EFS;

Example video for learning\using TEAS;

a willingness to write up and file (using patent EFS) at least one invention disclosure that comes directly from You (important training exercise, plus important for seeing and encountering the same difficulties our clients have, that is "I don't know exactly what information is needed in a patent application"). It is much easier to counsel someone around this obstacle once you have been through it yourself;

a willingness to write up and file (using trademark TEAS) at least one brand-identity that comes directly from You (important training exercise, plus important for seeing and encountering the same difficulties our clients have, that is "I don't know exactly what information is needed in a trademark application"). It is much easier to counsel someone around this obstacle once you have been through it yourself;

Work mainly from a desktop computer and not a handheld mobile device, and be willing fully and completely read all instructions and e-mails. As you can guess, this has been a real problem with past 1099-workers.

RATIONALE

Patents and trademarks are a complex industry, with a lot of legal implications and significance. There is no way to "shorten" the processes, or utilize KISS principles. Some types of concepts cannot be "kept simple". For example, this law firm does a lot of patent disclosures in complex semiconductor physics, as well as other complex areas e.g. cryptocurrency, financial instruments including derivatives, and complex accounting and banking.  While our 1099-workers may not be involved in this side of the business, they still should realize that mobile devices are great for digesting quick-short nuggets of information, and video; mobile devices are not good for digesting longer-form documents and complex technical disclosures.

Need a separate, non-personal e-mail address that can be kept secure, and can send/receive attorney-client privileged information with minimal risk of breach, this e-mail address should not be enabled on any Mobile Device, but instead desktop-only;

Ability/willingness to go find clients yourself, without expecting anyone to pay merely you to look for clients. In searching for clients, use of a handheld mobile device can be perfect, instantly responsive, and a blessing and great help. The social aspects of trolling for clients lend themselves excellently to mobile communication;

PREFERENCES

have one's own YouTube channel, including responding to comments;

have an ability to perform youTube searches on technical features yet block certain channels from showing up in the search results (advanced YouTube searching);

decent phone presence, including coordinating 3 way calls (the 1099-employees will sometimes be participating in Interviews with patent and trademark Examiners);

familiarity with (and potential membership on) GitHub.com;

familiar with PACER.gov interface, plus its apparent follow-on AACER;

familiar with SIC codes and NAICS codes;

clients can be unpleasant, and make time-sensitive demands that are unreasonable. Law practice is well-known for one problem that sudden issues can come up and disrupt a person's non-work-life. This happens and there is no easy way to avoid this, any 1099-worker has to be aware this could happen, especially if that 1099-worker is who found the client in the first place

Need a separate, non-personal e-mail address that can be kept secure, and can send/receive attorney-client privileged information with minimal risk of breach;  familiarity with applying passwords to files

Even during these turbulent times of 2022-2023, this law firm has enough business that we are doing a limited amount of hiring, part-time working remotely.

We are seeking persons, especially but not limited to law students, who are interested in pursuing a career in patent\trademark law.  For more information click here.

ADVANTAGES OF THIS EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT

For people looking for a better job, in the legal industry or outside of it, this position would be a springboard, a way of learning the technical aspects of patents and trademarks, including the ton of different grunt-tasks and grunt-work that are a necessary part of patents and trademarks, and getting professional credentials.  One advantage is that for anyone that has done some trademarks, their work-product will be available on-line and they can say "I participated in the filing of that trademark, I found that client" which is important criteria for later job interviews and credentials. No one will need to contact this law firm to affirm the person's task or skill, it will be right out there in public for anyone to look at.

For patents, this is more difficult.  First, many Provisional patent applications never get converted to Utility, so they are never published. Thus, a person have worked very hard and made good advancements on a patent application, there may be no easy to way take credit for it.  One way around this would be to create a redacted version that shows one's skill, yet avoids revealing privileged or confidential information.

REQUIREMENTS

strong Excel skills; 

ability to edit video files (e.g. invention disclosures obtained by video); 

reasonably high reading comprehension, including grasping extremely dull and dry topics;

solid/strong skill with Microsoft Word, all versions including new versions that have not come out yet;

some skill with PDF files, converting Word files into PDF, and the reverse;

a separate EIN number (not SS#);  all payments will be accompanied by a 1099 and be "on-the books" and will be declared to the IRS;

before you get here, being familiar with TEAS (Trademark Electronic Application Service);

before you get here, being familiar with EFS (US patent office Electronic Filing Service);

Both EFS and TEAS are software government filing interfaces that any one, any person, can learn for themselves, and train themselves.  It is preferable that a person already be familiar with EFS and TEAS before contacting this law firm.  There are many ways to learn both TEAS and EFS, below are just two of many. Pick any way you want;

Example video for learning\using EFS;

Example video for learning\using TEAS;

a willingness to write up and file (using patent EFS) at least one invention disclosure that comes directly from You (important training exercise, plus important for seeing and encountering the same difficulties our clients have, that is "I don't know exactly what information is needed in a patent application"). It is much easier to counsel someone around this obstacle once you have been through it yourself;

a willingness to write up and file (using trademark TEAS) at least one brand-identity that comes directly from You (important training exercise, plus important for seeing and encountering the same difficulties our clients have, that is "I don't know exactly what information is needed in a trademark application"). It is much easier to counsel someone around this obstacle once you have been through it yourself;

Work mainly from a desktop computer and not a handheld mobile device, and be willing fully and completely read all instructions and e-mails. As you can guess, this has been a real problem with past 1099-workers.

RATIONALE

Patents and trademarks are a complex industry, with a lot of legal implications and significance. There is no way to "shorten" the processes, or utilize KISS principles. Some types of concepts cannot be "kept simple". For example, this law firm does a lot of patent disclosures in complex semiconductor physics, as well as other complex areas e.g. cryptocurrency, financial instruments including derivatives, and complex accounting and banking.  While our 1099-workers may not be involved in this side of the business, they still should realize that mobile devices are great for digesting quick-short nuggets of information, and video; mobile devices are not good for digesting longer-form documents and complex technical disclosures.

Need a separate, non-personal e-mail address that can be kept secure, and can send/receive attorney-client privileged information with minimal risk of breach, this e-mail address should not be enabled on any Mobile Device, but instead desktop-only;

Ability/willingness to go find clients yourself, without expecting anyone to pay merely you to look for clients. In searching for clients, use of a handheld mobile device can be perfect, instantly responsive, and a blessing and great help. The social aspects of trolling for clients lend themselves excellently to mobile communication;

PREFERENCES

have one's own YouTube channel, including responding to comments;

have an ability to perform youTube searches on technical features yet block certain channels from showing up in the search results (advanced YouTube searching);

decent phone presence, including coordinating 3 way calls (the 1099-employees will sometimes be participating in Interviews with patent and trademark Examiners);

familiarity with (and potential membership on) GitHub.com;

familiar with PACER.gov interface, plus its apparent follow-on AACER;

familiar with SIC codes and NAICS codes;

clients can be unpleasant, and make time-sensitive demands that are unreasonable. Law practice is well-known for one problem that sudden issues can come up and disrupt a person's non-work-life. This happens and there is no easy way to avoid this, any 1099-worker has to be aware this could happen, especially if that 1099-worker is who found the client in the first place

Need a separate, non-personal e-mail address that can be kept secure, and can send/receive attorney-client privileged information with minimal risk of breach;  familiarity with applying passwords to files