Global Prior Art reviews

Great option for recent grads looking for a non traditional career. Small company size means that you make a difference from day one but you are not expected to have a substantial knowledge of patent searching. Colleagues are very friendly and more than willing to help. The location in downtown Boston is incredibly convenient. The company has an incredibly strong reputation in its field and a lengthy list of very loyal clients. Employees have gone on to have very successful law school, licensing, and other IP- related careers.

GPA has excellent work-life balance, a world-class team, and its main office is in the heart of Boston. It offers a competitive salary for the type of work and decent benefits. Working as an Analyst in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals group, the projects offered a real time view of technology trends in the industry. It was interesting to work on a technology and then see its consequences ripple through the news or top tier technical journals weeks to months afterward. You can take your searching skills to the next level by developing sophisticated search strategies for patent and non-patent literature. There is extensive use of professional databases and coming up with comprehensive sets of search terms and advanced Boolean search strings. Knowledge of patent anatomy and the types of data that can be derived from patents is developed extensively. Analysis of patents is performed in the context of IP landscapes, freedom-to-operate analysis, validity, and prior art determinations. Data from these searches is often used to develop exhibits for client presentations or for articles in peer-reviewed and trade publications.