The San Diego office of Perkins Coie is seeking a patent agent with excellent writing skills to join its growing Patent Prosecution practice. Candidates are required to have a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or material science and must be eligible to take the Patent Bar. Ideal candidates will also have industry work experience as well as strong academic credentials and excellent references. Candidates meeting one or more of the following additional qualifications are preferred: having advanced degrees, professional fluency in speaking, reading and writing in formal Chinese, engineering work experience in wireless communications, digital signal processing (e.g., video processing, image processing, audio processing or data compression), computer software, or database programming. To apply please attach your cover letter, resume, graduate/undergraduate transcripts, and a technical writing sample. Principals only.