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1,588 H-1B & PERM records for "patent", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$28454

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$390000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Hogan Lovells US LLP Patent Associate (Attorney) $390000 Green Card May 28, 2025
Hogan Lovells US LLP Patent Attorney (Associate) San Francisco, CA $390000 H-1B Dec 10, 2024
WEIL GOTSHAL MANGES LLP Attorney, Patent Litigation Redwood Shores, CA $345000 Green Card Dec 16, 2022
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. PATENT ATTORNEY Washington DC, DC $325000 H-1B Aug 27, 2019
QUANTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES … PATENT LICENSING DIRECTOR MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $325000 - $350000 H-1B Mar 14, 2011
FISH RICHARDSON P.C. Patent Attorney Washington DC, DC $305000 Green Card Jul 15, 2020
QUANTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES … PATENT LICENSING DIRECTOR PALO ALTO, CA $300000 - $325000 H-1B Mar 17, 2011
ARNOLD PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP Patent Litigation Associate Washington, DC $295000 Green Card Jan 6, 2023
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP Patent Litigation Associate Washington, DC $295000 H-1B Dec 6, 2022
DUANE MORRIS LLP Patent Agent (Electrical Engineering) Washington, DC $285000 H-1B Dec 20, 2021
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney - Prosecution Redwood City, CA $280250 H-1B Aug 1, 2022
Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Lawyer (Mid-Level Patent Trials and Cou… Plano, TX $280000 H-1B Jan 22, 2021
HAYNES AND BOONE LLP Mid-Level Associate Attorney - Patent Trials and … Plano, TX $275000 - $375000 Green Card Mar 15, 2022
HAYNES AND BOONE LLP Mid-Level Associate Attorney - Patent Trials and … Plano, TX $275000 - $375000 Green Card Jan 5, 2022
Alston and Bird LLP Associate, Patent Prosecution Charlotte, NC $275000 H-1B Aug 23, 2022
Perkins Coie LLP Associate Patent Attorney Palo Alto, CA $270000 - $290000 H-1B Jul 8, 2020
Perkins Coie LLP Associate Patent Attorney Palo Alto, CA $270000 - $290000 H-1B Mar 11, 2020
Greenberg Traurig, LLP Patent Litigation Associate San Francisco, CA $250000 H-1B Sep 29, 2023
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Director, Senior Patent Counsel Lexington, MA $250000 H-1B Jul 6, 2023
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Associate, Patent Litigation $245000 Green Card Jun 13, 2024
DUANE MORRIS LLP Patent Agent (Electrical Engineering) Washington, DC $245000 H-1B Dec 17, 2021
GOOGLE INC. COMPETITION AND PATENTS POLICY MANAGER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $245000 H-1B Sep 30, 2014
GOOGLE INC. COMPETITION AND PATENTS POLICY MANAGER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $245000 H-1B Sep 30, 2014
GOOGLE INC. COMPETITION AND PATENTS POLICY MANAGER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $245000 H-1B Sep 19, 2014
GOOGLE INC. COMPETITION AND PATENTS POLICY MANAGER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $245000 H-1B Sep 25, 2014
Power Mobile Life, LLC Senior Manager, Patent Litigation Pasadena, CA $240000 H-1B Jun 10, 2026
Nixon Peabody LLP Patent Associate Boston, MA $240000 H-1B Apr 9, 2020
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Associate (Patent Litigation) Palo Alto, CA $239990 H-1B Nov 15, 2023
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney - Prosecution Redwood City, CA $238784 - $346750 H-1B Jun 10, 2024
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney - Prosecution Wilmington, DE $238784 - $346750 H-1B Jun 26, 2024
Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. Patent Attorney Waltham, MA $230000 H-1B Apr 15, 2020
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Patent Litigation Associate NEW YORK, NY $230000 Green Card Dec 14, 2015
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP ATTORNEY, PATENT PROSECUTION BOSTON, MA $230000 H-1B Sep 3, 2015
NOKIA USA, INC. Head of Technology Area – User Experience & Emerg… SUNNYVALE, CA $228675 - $357890 Green Card May 16, 2018
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST/PATENT AGENT BOSTON, MA $224411 H-1B Mar 7, 2017
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney Boston, MA $220000 H-1B May 18, 2021
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney Boston, MA $220000 H-1B Mar 19, 2021
Fish & Richardson P.C. Patent Attorney - Prosecution Redwood City, CA $220000 H-1B Feb 4, 2021
PERKINS COIE LLP ASSOCIATE PATENT ATTORNEY PALO ALTO, CA $220000 - $240000 H-1B Oct 14, 2015
PERKINS COIE LLP PATENT LITIGATION ATTORNEY SAN DIEGO, CA $220000 - $260000 H-1B Nov 19, 2014
NIXON PEABODY LLP PATENT ASSOCIATE BOSTON, MA $219000 H-1B Sep 5, 2017
NIXON PEABODY LLP PATENT ASSOCIATE BOSTON, MA $219000 H-1B May 18, 2017
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PATENT AGENT Palo Alto, CA $217000 H-1B Apr 17, 2019
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Patent Agent San Jose, CA $216070 H-1B May 19, 2025
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Patent Agent San Francisco, CA $216070 H-1B May 15, 2025
Exelixis, Inc Patent Agent (Biologics) Alameda, CA $215000 H-1B Nov 9, 2023
Exelixis, Inc Patent Agent (Biologics) Alameda, CA $215000 H-1B Nov 9, 2023
Exelixis, Inc Patent Agent (Biologics) Alameda, CA $215000 H-1B Feb 19, 2024
Exelixis, Inc. Patent Agent (Biologics) ALAMEDA, CA $215000 H-1B Jan 28, 2022
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP Patent Associate McLean, VA $210000 H-1B Dec 2, 2019
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Data Source

This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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