Description:
An American Multinational Technology Company's IP Transactions team is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with outstanding initiative, judgment, and written and verbal communication skills. In this role, you will focus primarily on worldwide, standard-essential patent (“SEP”) licensing, a dynamic area of law of critical importance to An American Multinational Technology Company's business. Over time, you may also be asked to manage other types of patent assertions and licensing, as well as advising on other types of IP transactions.Description:
As a member of An American Multinational Technology Company's in-house IP Transactions team, you will be working on complex SEP licensing matters. The ideal candidate will build on a strong foundation of SEP litigation and/or SEP licensing experience to become an expert in worldwide SEP licensing law and practice, and apply that expertise in high-stakes negotiations. You will need to thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires digging into patented technologies and related economics, collaborating across teams, planning, communicating, and executing complex negotiation strategies, and negotiating and drafting the terms of licensing and other IP-related agreements. You will help formulate and drive strategy and provide counsel to clients at all levels of management.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 8+ years' experience (at a major law firm and/or in-house) in patent litigation and/or IP licensing transactions.
- Substantial experience resolving SEP disputes and negotiating SEP licenses.
- JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Degree in engineering or computer science preferred.