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Senior Counsel, Patent Prosecution

Irvine, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and implement intellectual property strategies for AbbVie's immunology pharmaceutical products and candidates.

Role type

Senior in-house patent attorney (pharmaceuticals)

Builds

Patent applications and post-grant proceedings for immunology drugs

Domain

Life sciences / Pharmaceuticals / Immunology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

USPTO registration, patent prosecution, prior art search, patent analysis, due diligence, small molecule/biological drug knowledge

Preferred skills

Technical degree in molecular biology/biotechnology/biochemistry/chemistry/biomedical engineering

Technologies

USPTO systems, patent databases

Responsibilities

Draft and file patent applications worldwide, challenge and defend patents in IPR/opposition/interference, conduct prior art searches and due diligence

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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