USPTO Innovation Intern Positions Coming Soon!
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Exciting two-year remote opportunity starting late summer 2023
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Envision starting your career working side by side with innovation and intellectual property (IP) leaders as part of USPTO’s Undergraduate Junior Student Program. Here we celebrate, support, and thrive by building the bridge between IP and accessibility to all. Join us as a part of the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI²) that makes meaningful changes with a global impact across the IP Community.
This exciting internship opportunity is full-time telework during summer breaks and part-time during the school year. It will start late summer of 2023, and will not exceed 2 years.
As a USPTO Innovation Intern, you will receive practical, virtual hands-on experience by engaging in a variety of diverse and ambitious activities.
This exciting opportunity is ideal for you if:
- You’re driven by innovative environments that allow you to contribute to the accomplishment of organizational goals.
- You’re interested in engaging directly with agency leadership to gain insight into the USPTO mission by participating in regular senior level sessions.
- You enjoy learning through routine and recurring developmental assignments which will help acquire knowledge and understanding of functions, principles, practices, and methods used in the areas of innovation and intellectual property while completing your education.
- You’re committed to training and development on various topics relating to the USPTO and government service.
- You’re interested in gaining experience in legal writing and analysis.
- You’re excited about assisting with special projects and new initiatives including preparing and delivering a capstone project with a group of fellow interns.
- You’re a relationship builder who enjoys group/team assignments and assisting with research, analysis, statistics and reporting out your findings.
- You’re an effective writer who finds interest in drafting various documents and reports, creating spreadsheets and charts, etc., to present a variety of data and information.
- Assisting with IT projects excites you.
- You’re enthused and interested in observing appeal hearings, cases, and panels.
Some things you should know:
- This is a temporary, not to exceed 2-year paid internship position and is graded at a GS-4.
- You must be a U.S. citizen or national.
- Candidates must be at least 16 years of age, should be working towards an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree and be a junior in a qualifying educational institution, and be in good academic standing (GPA of 2.0 or higher).
- As part of your application package, you will be required to provide a written statement explaining why you would like to participate in the Council for Inclusive Innovation internship and what you would like to gain from the experience (10,000 character limited).
- Students on a trimester schedule will be accommodated.
- The duties assigned to this position are authorized to be performed in the United States (currently defined as the fifty states and the District of Columbia) and Puerto Rico.
Sound like the perfect opportunity for you?
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We wish you luck on taking the next step in your career journey. We truly hope to be a part of it!
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