Patent Classifier I Biology and Chemistry

**Position Description & Qualifications**

**Position Description & Qualifications**

Serco IP Services, part of Serco North America, is seeking a Research Scientist to review patent applications received from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Serco supports the USPTO, which is a federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. The work performed by Research Scientists supports this contract with the USPTO as well as related commercial patent search and analysis services.

The USPTO registers trademarks and under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. Successful candidates are able to make significant contributions to the patent industry, while working in the growing economy and will travel (on occastion) to beautiful surroundings of the Shenandoah Valley in Harrisonburg...