Patent Law

Currently, IV has more than 500 team members from the technology and IP industries.  The team includes computer scientists, programmers, technicians, technical analysts and engineers, biotechnologists, physicists and mathematicians, intellectual property experts, patent attorneys, and licensing and business development executives.

Responsibilities:
Provide legal licensing support to assigned business units (BUs), including:
? Directing patent portfolio mining.
? Managing due diligence for assets in preparation for licensing negotiations.
? Drafting, reviewing, and presenting claim charts.
? Responding to non-infringement and invalidity challenges.
? Conducting patent due diligence.
? Assisting technically in preparation of evidence of use materials.
? Opining on validity, infringement and claim construction of patents.
? Directing day to day work and activities of Outside Counsel and technical consultants.
? Collecting business input and providing strategic and tactical guidance to patent prosecution group.
? Providing negotiation support for other groups relating to assigned assets.
? Retaining and directing technical consultants in support of mining activity.

Qualifications:
A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney, with strong patent licensing experience, a broad electronics, technology, wireless, optical or biomedical background and possess the following:
? 4+ years of in-house and/or law firm experience in patent law (patent litigation and licensing negotiation experience preferred).
? J.D., Law degree.
? License to practice in at least one state (preferably Washington State) is required.
? Registration to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office preferred.
? Bachelor?s degree (preferably graduate degree) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or some other very closely related field is required.
? Broad technical knowledge, familiarity with relevant technologies.
? Experience managing outside counsel.
? Experience in leading and directing small teams.
? Ability to communicate information effectively, both orally and in writing.
? Ability to work well with others and to quickly assimilate and understand information (including highly technical information).
? Sound legal and business judgment.
? Experience in an engineering role is preferred.
Other Requirements:
? Prompt admission to the Washington State Bar, by reciprocity or exam, if not already admitted in WA.

Contact:
Please apply directly to: http://www.intellectualventures.com. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. Invention Law Group, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Bellevue, Washington