LSC Patent Agent

The LSC scope of work for a successful candidate includes supporting the intellectual property of the Legal Department and the company’s technology development and deployment teams, to ensure smooth, timely, and efficient turnaround of patent documents, research, and other related activities supervised by IP attorneys within the SLB Legal Department.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Initial duties will most likely pertain to:
  • Reviewing patent applications prior to issuance, verifying the accuracy and completeness of the application, ensuring all relevant prior art has been cited, and reviewing scope and prosecution history to recommend filing and scope of continuation or divisional applications.
  • Preparing patent applications on new inventions, including collaborating with inventors and supervising patent attorneys to identify the scope of the invention and patent filing strategies.
  • Reviewing freedom‑to‑operate and tech...