Series 1222

Patent Attorney

Patent attorneys who handle patent and trademark legal work, such as filing applications and advising on patent rights. A law degree, bar admission, and a technical background are required.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1200 Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 13
Open now: 1
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Not enough data
Demand score: 26/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 100/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-15

GS pay plan, used by 83% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$147,945 to $197,200 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 92%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 8%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 8%
Telework eligible (open now): 100%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Commerce (5)
Department of Justice (2)
Department of the Navy (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
Department of Energy (1)

Top states

Virginia (7)
District of Columbia (4)
Colorado (1)
Idaho (1)
Illinois (1)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 1222 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	22
FY 2019	17
FY 2020	21
FY 2021	19
FY 2022	30
FY 2023	39
FY 2024	17
FY 2025	9
FY 2026	12

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1222 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	1
Mar 2026	1
Apr 2026	0
May 2026	4
Jun 2026	0
Jul 2026	1
Aug 2026	0
Sep 2026	2
Oct 2026	3
Nov 2026 (month to date)	0

1220 Patent Administration 24 postings in 12 months
1224 Patent Examining 15 postings in 12 months
1210 Copyright 8 postings in 12 months
1221 Patent Adviser 4 postings in 12 months
1223 Patent Classifying 2 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.