USPTO Trademark Examining Attorneys Hiring
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Anonymous
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https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/603291100?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic
I was interested in applying. Saw some negative stuff online though. Anyone work here? |
Anonymous
| Search some threads and you'll find a lot of dcum discussion on this. They're pretty much always hiring |
Anonymous
| trademarks is not a place I'd choose to be. Patents is a good place to work though |
Anonymous
| Very competitive. |
Anonymous
| GS11. Ooof |
Anonymous
| I do. I've been here for over 20 years. What would you like to know? |
Anonymous
| Thank you! Is it as cutthroat as dcum makes it seem? Is the production manageable at all? |
Anonymous
It says it’s an entry level position, so that’s entry level. |
Anonymous
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Is this a 9-5 job? OR do people still need to work evenings and weekends?
Not OP, but I'm in a law firm, and wonder if going into the government would actually be a better lifestyle, or if that's just a myth? |
Anonymous
Production based federal attorney jobs are usually very stressful compared to other federal jobs. This is particularly true for trademark examining attorneys, who often work a lot of unpaid hours late into the night and on weekends to meet the quota. |
Anonymous
| Yes, unlike other federal jobs, where you develop a reputation, the USPTO judges you in 3-month increments. I don't believe you're fired after not missing the quota once, but long-term attorneys can be put on Performance Improvement Plans. This results in people that have worked there for even a decade going on a PIP for failure to meet one three-month production quota. Not the federal lifestyle. |
Anonymous
| I’m at PTO but on the patents side. A lot of late nights and weekends. Not a cushy federal job, but better than law firm. |
Anonymous
Are you an attorney or examiner? Do attorneys on the patent side of PTO have a quota? |
Anonymous
New poster here. I can confirm that employees in the patents side of PTO also have quotas that are just as demanding as the trademarks side. |
Anonymous
Thank you. I know patent examiners have quotas. Do attorneys on patent side also have quotas? |