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Patent Advisor

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - F.20
Patent Advisor III - 7571
Patent Advisor II - 7572
Patent Advisor I - 7573

August, 1981

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SERIES CONCEPT


Patent Advisors perform patent and/or intellectual property licensing
work in an assigned functional area that require a sound knowledge
of a physical science, biological science of engineering; and perform
other related duties as required.

Incumbents continuously monitor assigned areas of research and development; 
identify individual inventions, analyze and evaluate the Patentable
and/or licensing stature of the identified invention or other property;
evaluate records of inventions, prepare invention &nd/or licensing summaries, 
and make initial recommendations regarding appropriate patent
or licensing actions; review the contents of technical reports, papers
and engineering drawings proposed for publication, decide whether proposed
actions would have any substantially adverse effects upon filing and/or
licensing options, and, if so, initiate discussions with the authors to
determine whether publication should be withheld or abridged;  and maintain 
current knowledge of technical advances at the national and international 
levels; keep abreast in depth of relevant laws, rules and regulations 
respecting inventions and their patenting and/or licensing in the United 
States and selected foreign countries.

Incumbents may in special situations be required to write full patent
applications including definitive claims, to consider the impact of
formal action taken upon the patent applications, and to develop and
provide technical bases and data for reviewing their formal rejections
or objections.

The Patent Advisor series consists of three levels with the distinction
between levels based on the scope and complexity of functions, the degree
of delegated decision-making authority for interpreting and implementing
University policies and the degree of supervision exercised.


                         CLASS CONCEPTS


Patent Advisor III

Under direction incumbents perform highly specialized patent and/or
intellectual property licensing work that requires advance knowledge
of a physical sciences' biological science or engineering.  Assignments
at this level regularly extend into technological disciplines remote
from the incumbent's original academic training and include cases of
maximum technological, patent, and/or licensing complexity.  Incumbents
in addition to performing the range of duties outlined in the series
concept may direct the work of lower level Patent Advisors.

Patent Advisor II

Under general supervision incumbents perform patent and/or intellectual
property licensing work of more than average difficulty that requires
a comprehensive knowledge of a physical science, biological science or
engineering. Assignments at this level are usually related to the
incumbent's academic training. Incumbents typically prepare and prosecute 
patent applications and/or negotiate license agreements; evaluate
sponsor obligations and alleged private off-the-job inventions of employees
and recommend formal disposition of titular rights. Incumbents may
advise on University policy and may perform investigatory work in connection 
with potential and alleged patent infringements. Incumbents in
addition to performing the range of duties outlined in the series concept
may provide guidance and assistance to lower level Patent Advisors.

Patent Advisor I

Under supervision incumbents perform the range of duties outlined in the
series concept.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants for positions in the Patent Advisor series are expected to
possess the skills, knowledges, and abilities essential to the successful
performance of the duties assigned to the positions.

Note:  Specific qualification requirements are approved for positions
       by the Personnel Manager in accordance with the provisions of
       Staff Personnel Policies 270.8 and 210.9.

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