Supevisory Design Patent Examiner - TC 2900

Agency: Patent and Trademark Office

Department: Department of Commerce

Location: Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job)

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Requirements: You must meet the following United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements for the advertised position. OPM's prescribed Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions can be found at: Group Coverage Qualifications Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions and the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for GS-1226, Patent Examining Series: General Schedule Qualification Standards. You must meet all qualification requirements including time-in-grade (refer to 5 CFR 300.604 for more information on time-in-grade) by the closing date of the job announcement. Patent Examining Series: 1226 Individual Occupational Requirements: Basic Requirements: Degree: industrial design, product design, architecture, applied arts, graphic design, fine/studio arts, or art teacher education. OR Combination of education and experience — courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 20 semester hours in industrial design, product design, architecture, applied arts, graphic design, fine/studio arts, or art teacher education, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Four years of experience in the field of industrial design, product design, architecture, applied arts, graphic design, fine/studio arts, or art teacher education that demonstrated knowledge of the fundamental principles of the field involved in the position to be filled equivalent to that which would have been obtained through successful completion of a full 4-year degree as shown in A above. NOTE: The experience described in (C) can include reviewing and analyzing technical drawings submitted in patent applications and relevant prior art. Evaluation of Graduate Education: Qualifying graduate education must have been in a field appropriate to the position to be filled. An LL.B. or J.D. degree from a recognized law school or membership in the bar of any State, territ