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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:01 pm

Any ideas if offers are made within a certain time period? I interviewed the third week of January and have not heard anything, and am starting to think that I probably won't since offers seem to have been going out the last week. Anyone else still waiting?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by uwtrademark » Thu Feb 18, 2021 4:37 pm

same @12:45pm. My references were called today. So I guess we just sit and wait.

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Post by Anonymous User » Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:14 pm

Got the offer. Good luck to everyone else waiting.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:48 am

Hi, I am waiting to hear back as well. Not sure if they've contacted all their first choice candidates and I'm a later choice. I'm wondering for those who received an offer, how long did they give you to accept the offer?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:51 am

Hi, I am still waiting to hear back from the PTO and am wondering, for those who received an offer, how much time did they give you to make the decision? Looking for a sense of the timeline.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:25 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:48 am
Hi, I am waiting to hear back as well. Not sure if they've contacted all their first choice candidates and I'm a later choice. I'm wondering for those who received an offer, how long did they give you to accept the offer?
They gave us 2 business days from the date of the tentative offer to move forward. I received my tentative offer after hours Thursday night so I assume I had until the end of today to accept. Don't give up hope!

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:30 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:51 am
Hi, I am still waiting to hear back from the PTO and am wondering, for those who received an offer, how much time did they give you to make the decision? Looking for a sense of the timeline.
For a sense of my personal timeline, I interviewed the second week of January and received a soft offer by phone call from a managing attorney the second week of February. They contacted my references between then and last week and then I received a tentative offer late last week with a required acceptance by today. Good luck to everybody still waiting!

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:45 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:48 am
Hi, I am waiting to hear back as well. Not sure if they've contacted all their first choice candidates and I'm a later choice. I'm wondering for those who received an offer, how long did they give you to accept the offer?
2 business days

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:00 pm

I’m also waiting. Interviewed on Jan 21. Emailed Melissa McGrath early last week, got the standard selections are still being made reply. Assuming it’s a bad idea to reach out to one of the interviewers.

Does anyone know if applicants are ranked, or how selections are made? Sounds like offers are coming through law offices and not HR.

And for seasoned attorneys that have been out for a few years, are they worried about overqualified or having average grades v top of class?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Feb 23, 2021 7:54 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:45 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:48 am
Hi, I am waiting to hear back as well. Not sure if they've contacted all their first choice candidates and I'm a later choice. I'm wondering for those who received an offer, how long did they give you to accept the offer?
2 business days
Thank you to both explanations above!

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:27 am

Congratulations to everyone that got offers. Unfortunately, I never heard anything this go around, but will try again next time.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:30 pm

Has anyone submitted their OF-306 form yet and if so have you heard anything from HR since? I sent mine on Monday.

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Post by Anonymous User » Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:41 pm

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Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:30 pm
Has anyone submitted their OF-306 form yet and if so have you heard anything from HR since? I sent mine on Monday.
I submitted mine on Monday also. I got a notification that it was downloaded. Other than that I have not heard anything from HR.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:51 pm

Has anyone not received an offer letter from HR yet, but received the soft offer?

I received the soft offer about 2 weeks ago. My references were contacted the following day. HR then contacted me by phone to inform me that I was officially selected and that I would be receiving an offer letter "soon". Well it's been a little over 2 weeks now and I still haven't heard anything so naturally the panic has started to settle in that something went wrong lol. Is anyone else in this same situation??

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:51 pm
Has anyone not received an offer letter from HR yet, but received the soft offer?

I received the soft offer about 2 weeks ago. My references were contacted the following day. HR then contacted me by phone to inform me that I was officially selected and that I would be receiving an offer letter "soon". Well it's been a little over 2 weeks now and I still haven't heard anything so naturally the panic has started to settle in that something went wrong lol. Is anyone else in this same situation??
Maybe you should follow up with HR. I received a tentative offer letter via email over a week ago and had to submit some paperwork shortly after that. It appears others in the forum did the same.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 02, 2021 3:17 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:55 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:51 pm
Has anyone not received an offer letter from HR yet, but received the soft offer?

I received the soft offer about 2 weeks ago. My references were contacted the following day. HR then contacted me by phone to inform me that I was officially selected and that I would be receiving an offer letter "soon". Well it's been a little over 2 weeks now and I still haven't heard anything so naturally the panic has started to settle in that something went wrong lol. Is anyone else in this same situation??
Maybe you should follow up with HR. I received a tentative offer letter via email over a week ago and had to submit some paperwork shortly after that. It appears others in the forum did the same.
I ended up following up with HR today and it turns out that for some reason I never received the email even though it was registered as being sent to me. Thankfully they resent it and I have now received it. So if anyone else is in a similar situation to me, definitely reach out to HR and they will help you out!

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:33 pm

Just got a call with a soft offer and request to check my references. :D

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:05 am

Actually got a rejection email the evening of March 2. It was a form email saying over 480 applied for less than 50 positions and to apply again next round. I was already 99% sure I was not getting an offer but I definitely appreciated the closure. Congratulations to the new class!

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:18 pm

Has anyone heard from HR after submitting the OF-306?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:03 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:18 pm
Has anyone heard from HR after submitting the OF-306?
Nope.

But seeing that they are still giving offers, I'm not that surprised.

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:59 am

Congrats to all who made it through this last round and are getting ready to start! I think I am finally ready to put my hat in the right the next time around! Does anyone know when the next hiring cycle will likely start?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:07 am

The following vacancies have posted to USAjobs. The attorney advisor positions are for new GS-11 examining attorneys, as well as for former examining attorneys at the GS-12/13/14 levels. For those interested in the examiner position who have graduated from law school but have not yet been admitted to the bar, there is also an announcement for GS-9 law clerk.

ATTORNEY ADVISOR (TRADEMARK), GS-0905-11
Vacancy#: TMO-2021-0025
Open: 6/2/2021
Close: 6/23/2021
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/603291100

LAW CLERK, GS-0904-09
Vacancy#: TMO-2021-0023
Open: 6/2/2021
Close: 6/23/2021
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/603289700

ATTORNEY ADVISOR, GS-12/13/14 (FORMER TM ATTYS)
Vacancy#: TMO-2021-0024
Open: 6/2/2021
Close: 6/23/2021
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/603290600


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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:40 am

Thank you for the post about the new openings. I applied the last cycle and made it to the interviews but was not selected. Hoping for better luck this go around.

Can any recently hired examiners speak about remote training and if you have been asked to transition or if there is a date to transition to in office duty?

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Re: Attorney Advisor (Trademark Examining Attorney) for USPTO

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:19 am

It is concerning none of the recent examiners are sharing their stories. Is the culture improved at PTO?

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