Description:
Your Mission:? ?Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be responsible for providing legal counsel on a broad range of intellectual property related matters including software licensing, review of IP-related agreements and clauses in commercial contracts, and counseling and training of employees in IP-related subject matter. Watch this video to see how our employees are shaping the technologies that move us.
A Day in the Life:?
- Draft or review a wide range of agreements implicating intellectual property rights, including third party contracts, technology and/or joint development agreements, confidentiality agreements, statements of work, service agreements and EULA's and other similar agreements.
- Counsel Engineers and Management on intellectual property related matters.
- Support compliance with US Export licensing and requirements.
- Draft and maintain written procedures related to intellectual property (e.g., copyright policy, OSS use policy)
- Manage Open Source Software compliance program and employee training, etc.
- IP Litigation support.
- Develop, present and/or coordinate workshops and/or training on intellectual property subjects
- Assist with IP risk assessments and projects as needed.
- Monitor and report on external developments in IP, including laws and regulations, government investigations, and industry best practices.
- Develops creative presentation materials, reports, charts, graphs, and other statistical information
- Initiates, recommends, and provides solutions through designated channels.
Must-Haves:?
- JD required with admission to practice law in a state bar in Good Standing. Preferred undergraduate in Engineering, Computer Science, Science, or other related field.
- 5-7 years of experience, either at a law firm or in-house directly supporting IP-related matters.
- Substantial Experience drafting and reviewing agreements related to intellectual property including software development agreements, software licenses, patent and trademark licenses, end user license agreements, and open-source licenses.
- Experience drafting and reviewing IP-related settlement agreements.
- Review of IP-related clauses (e.g., indemnity) in commercial contracts.
- Knowledge and experience in management of open-source software development and compliance programs and related matters including license terms, drafting and review of disclosure statements, employee training, etc.
- Knowledge and experience in Trademark and Copyright law, including clearance, registration and counseling related to trademarks.
- Anti-Counterfeiting and domain name registration and dispute experience is a plus.
- Able to distill and concisely communicate the essence of complex IP matters.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully work globally and cross culturally.
- Able to work independently and know when to appropriately escalate an issue for resolution.
- Must be able to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and professionalism in all aspects of the job.
