Intellectual Property Attorney

Willcox Savage, a full‑service law firm with offices in Norfolk, Richmond, and Tysons, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney (at least five years of experience) to join our legal team in McLean, Virginia.

• Provide legal counsel and guidance to firm’s IP clients.
• Manage clients’ IP rights relative to trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
• Draft, review and negotiate IP-related agreements.
• Conduct IP due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions.
• Advise clients on U.S. and international trademark strategy, including brand selection, clearance, registration, maintenance, and enforcement.
• Conduct and analyze trademark clearance searches; assess risk and provide actionable recommendations to business clients.
• Prepare, file, and prosecute U.S. trademark applications before the USPTO, including responding to Office Actions and managing post‑registration matters.
• Manage international trademark portfolios, including coordinating with foreign counsel on filings, renewals, and enforcement matters.
• Handle trademark opposition, cancellation, and enforcement matters before the TTAB, including drafting pleadings and managing discovery.
• Counsel clients on trademark use, licensing, coexistence agreements, and brand protection strategies.
• Advise clients on trade secret protection strategies.
• Advise clients on software licensing, development, and sale matters, and negotiate software license, reseller, development, and sale agreements.

• JD degree from an accredited law school.
• Active Virginia State Bar license.
• Five or more years of IP experience preferred.
• Detail-oriented, good communicator with strong writing and organizational skills.
• Material book of business or, alternatively, ability to also support commercial litigation cases.

• Competitive salary and bonus potential.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.