Associate General Counsel IP Strategy
Associate General Counsel IP Strategy
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Job Description
Primary Function of Position:
- The Associate General Counsel IP Strategy will be responsible for supporting Intuitives global IP litigation diligence and strategy including assertion of intellectual property against infringers defense of Intuitive against charges of patent infringement IP due diligence and other transactional deals and IP strategy.
- This Associate General Counsel will also need to be able to manage an active patent portfolio and identify and protect the companys legal and IP interests.
- The role requires the attorney to manage and perform direct work on a variety of IP matters including patent trademark trade secret licensing contract and litigation matters.
- The attorney will interact daily with engineers data scientists engineering management clinical specialists and company executives.
- The Associate General Counsel should provide advice about industry and regulatory developments as well as development and implementation of operational and risk management processes and procedures.
- The Associate General Counsel will report to the VP of IP Litigation & Strategy and must escalate issues as appropriate and collaborate with all legal team members.
- The role must represent Intuitive Surgical with external parties including customers regulators affiliates and industry trade groups.
Qualifications :
Job/Skill Requirements
- Minimum of 12 years experience of combined law firm or inhouse legal department experience including patent application preparation and prosecution
- Minimum education: J.D. Degree and a California state bar member in good standing
- Registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Strong academic and/or professional background in Computer Science Software AI/ML Data Analytics and/or Electrical Engineering preferred
- Significant experience with litigation settlement negotiations licensing transactions and other disputes and diligence
- Demonstrated IP experience (patents trademarks and trade secrets) in strategy litigation and prosecution
- Ability to evaluate assets and legal issues related to licensing purchasing or selling patent portfolios
- Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills with the ability to function in a fastpaced cross functional and hightechnology organization
- Versatility and ability to learn new areas of law and apply knowledge effectively
- Demonstrated ability to manage manage the successful delivery of services by outside counsel and control matter costs
- Ability to travel as necessary which could include extended trips on occasion
Other Personal Characteristics:
- Engaging courageous and selfreliant accustomed to managing with a collaborative factbased approach
- Collaborative resourceful and able to anticipate needs and navigate in a rapidly changing environment
Additional Information :
Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19. Details can vary by role.
Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.
EEO and AA Policy
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.
We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
