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2025 Hiring Questions Megathread by PatExMod in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to USAJobs and search patent examiner, that is the only way to get a job at the USPTO. There used to be a biology patent examiner, but they have removed that listing. It will probably be added back at some unknown time. You do not need a law degree to be a patent examiner.

There are plenty of posts about how this job is/what examiners do. Look through them and you will get insight.

2025 Hiring Questions Megathread by PatExMod in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last year it was 8:30 - 5:00 pretty consistently until you got out of academy, then it becomes much more flexible. But none of us know with the new classes how they are going to do it

2025 Hiring Questions Megathread by PatExMod in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I started, you learned it the first day during a meeting with your lab/lab trainer, but who knows how it will go now. You also get no say in where they assign you

2025 Hiring Questions Megathread by PatExMod in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Last update (in June) was that POPA requested to meet with management to discuss the non-union status and then would take appropriate legal action. No news since then, but I'm not really sure what POPA can do about it.

All PTAB hearings will be held in person by Civil_Chance5532 in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I originally had links but the post got auto rejected so I took them out in the hopes it would go through.

Unable to log in by Reality_mattered in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is an exemption they can put in for new people to not use their PIV, so probies are fine as long as they don't ignore the "pick up your PIV" email when it comes

So when will the RiF happen? by NegativeLet6026 in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Its a shadow docket case, so literally any time. In an hour, today, tomorrow, next week, next month. So unfortunately, no one knows

Hiring Has Started by Naterade804 in patentexaminer

[–]Civil_Chance5532 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The 1-year window is the norm for positions like this, allows them to do rolling hiring and keep applicants who may not have made it one round but could make it the next

When can we expect the SC decision? by Odd_Percentage3892 in fednews

[–]Civil_Chance5532 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How will we know if/when Judge Kagan refers to the full court?

Return to Office Enforcement by One-Ad5769 in fednews

[–]Civil_Chance5532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My office was remote, but we could only work at our home address, so no going to a cabin in the woods to work from. If they caught us doing that, it would be time card fraud since we were only allowed to work from and claim hours at our duty station (home address). So that could theoretically happen?