Director of the Office of Petitions
2 months ago
The Director of the Office of Petitions (OPET) provides strategic vision, guidance, and direction to ensure that OPET treatment of petition decisions by petition attorneys, examiners, and paralegals conforms to USPTO policy and reflects an accurate and timely analysis of all issues under consideration. In addition, the OPET Director oversees the OPET Help Desk that provides stakeholders with a resource to answer inquiries related to patent examining rules, policy, procedures and fees. The OPET Director performs the following duties:
- Prepares/approves USPTO petition decisions, including decisions that represent final agency action, according to current law, policies, practices and precedents in a clear accurate manner for signature by the OPET Director or the Deputy Commissioner for Patents- Legal.
- Gathers and analyzes statistical data related to filing, processing times and the granting of petitions in a manner that is transparent to within the USPTO and to stakeholders.
- Provides legal, policy and procedure guidance to the Commissioner for Patents, Deputy Commissioners for Patents and Assistant Commissioners for Patents.
- Supervises petitions attorneys, petitions examiners, petitions paralegals, and technical support and contract personnel, and oversees their performance and quality of work product and timely processing of incoming petitions as well as e petitions.
- Interfaces with the contracting officer's technical representative (COTR) that oversees administrative functions required to support contractor support staff.
- Provides staff guidance on patent examination policies, procedures and current rules to ensure that reliable and sound decisions are made.
- Stays abreast of changes to patent rules and policy changes and recommends modifications in protocols to properly evaluate and address impacts to the petition process and procedures.
- Ensures that new examination rules and regulations are interpreted properly and that proper mechanisms are in place to address impacts to petitions decision making, procedures, processes and processing times.
- Represents the DCPL in drafting of documents, reporting, stakeholder meetings, conferences and other events.
- Responsible for tracking and monitoring OPET Help Desk inquiries to identify trends and to relay analysis with recommendation(s) to appropriate party.
- Identifies and secures resources necessary to fulfill OPET activities.
- Identify areas of continuous improvement and initiate projects/initiatives to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Reviews and address resources, such as staffing, IT tools to ensure OPET mission is achieved.
- Represents the USPTO and explains US patent law and Office policies and procedures in letters, phone calls, lectures and other contacts with members of the public and the patent bar.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment- Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen or National
- Required to pass a background investigation and fingerprint check
- Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable )
- You must serve a one-year probationary period unless you previously completed one year in the Senior Executive Service.
- All qualification requirements must be met by the closing the date of the announcement.
- Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) will be required upon appointment.
Qualifications
Experience must have been at a sufficiently high level of difficulty to clearly show that the candidate possesses the required professional/technical qualifications and executive core qualifications set forth below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Applicants are required to input narrative responses to the PTQs and ECQs in the text boxes as prompted by USAJobs. Each PTQ and each ECQ have a 10,000-character limit (to include spaces) and must be adhered to. When responding, you must clearly show that you possess the experience and competencies to perform the duties of this position. - Do not write "see resume". Uploaded documents addressing the PTQs and ECQs will not be accepted. The candidate must possess the following Professional Technical Qualifications: - Experience in directing, supervising, and evaluating the activities of a professional, technical and legal organization unit. This includes the ability to: develop and achieve organizational goals; prepare and execute organizational budgets; delegate assignments; motivate subordinate groups and individuals; and establish and maintain a positive working environment.
- Knowledge of management principles, theories, and practices as applied to a professional organization. This includes knowledge of effective resource acquisition and utilization principles, production measurements concepts, and motivational techniques.
- Knowledge of public administration principles and their relationship to the development and implementation of agency programs and national policies. This includes the ability to: achieve policy goals; establish and execute programs to implement policies; effectively interact with the legal community; and make informative presentations to the public, including foreign dignitaries.
- Knowledge of the legal principles and technical subject matter associated with U.S. patent filing and prosecution processes, particularity with respect to patent-related petitions, including petitions relating to patent term adjustment, abandoned applications, expired patents, delayed priority/benefit claims, and filing date issues. This includes the ability to: understand technical subject matter, apply relevant patent law legal principles involved in patent prosecution proceedings, and effectively work with other areas of the USPTO to resolve complex technical and legal issues.
For the following five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), you are required to submit a narrative response addressing your specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that demonstrate your possession of these qualifications. Be sure to provide specific examples of what you've done that demonstrates your possession of each ECQ. For more information about the Executive Core Qualifications please visit this
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Leading Change - This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leading People - This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide a teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
Results Driven - This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems and calculating risks.
Business Acumen - This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.
Building Coalitions - This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Result (C-C-A-R) model outlined in the Guide To SES Qualifications.
Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular
challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
Result - Give specific examples of measures/outcomes that had some impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.
Note: Submit only the documents requested. Additional documents will not be reviewed by the rating panel. Uploaded documents addressing the PTQ's and ECQs will not be accepted. Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program graduates who have been certified by OPM, only need to submit a resume and narrative statement covering each of the PTQs requirements and do NOT need to address the ECQs.
Education
The individual must have a scientific or technical degree, or the equivalent, and a law degree from an accredited law school.
Additional information
Probationary Period: You will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. This is a Public Trust position and has a risk level designation of "High" risk.
If selected for this position, you may be required to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306), which includes a fingerprint and credit check, to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information.
Relocation expenses are not authorized and will not be paid.
The USPTO participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please visit here: ( )All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
More than one selection may be made from a list of qualified applicants who respond to this announcement, if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.
All application materials become the property of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
USPTO Job Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should request accommodation(s) from the USPTO at .The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, requires senior officials in the executive, legislative and judicial branches to file public reports of their finances as well as other interests outside the Government. If selected for this position you will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The OGE 278 is available to the public. The primary purpose of disclosure is to assist agencies in identifying potential conflicts of interest between a filer's official duties and the filer's private financial interests and affiliations.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. If you believe that you have been discriminated against and would like to file an EEO complaint, you must do so within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act. Claims of employment discrimination must be submitted to the attention of the USPTO's Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity via email ) or phone
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