Patent Law

Aruba Networks is the global leader in distributed enterprise networks. Our award-winning portfolio of campus, branch/teleworker, and mobile solutions simplify operations and secure access to all corporate applications and services - regardless of the user's device, location, or network. This dramatically improves productivity and lowers capital and operational costs.

We are currently seeking a patent attorney with 4-7 years? experience to join its growing legal group and to work with Aruba worldwide engineering and product marketing teams.

You will be responsible for:
? Majority of responsibilities are related to the area of hands-on patent preparation and prosecution
? Provide excellent and highly responsive patent prosecution services to Aruba?s creative and dynamic worldwide engineer and product marketing teams 
? Manage outside prosecuting patent counsel and, in particular, oversee China and PCT prosecution
? Work with engineers and product marketing to identify patentable intellectual property and generate high-quality invention disclosures (?IDF?) 
? Regularly report to inventors and senior management on the status of IDFs, application drafts and pending docket 
? Drive improvements of prosecution process tools such IDF submission and office action database
? Understand business needs, priorities and IP strategy and implement aligned patent filing and prosecution practice
? Review open source software licenses, advising on proper use and compliance and educate engineering and product marketing teams on same

Requirements: 
? Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or equivalent Bachelor Degree
? Admitted to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
? J.D. (Patent Attorney) with at least 4-7 years? experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, particularly in the software and networking fields
? Mandarin a plus

We Offer:
? Competitive compensation
? Highly challenging and rewarding environment
? Opportunities to make a difference

Contact:
Apply online by visiting: http://newton.newtonsoftware.com/career/SubmitResume.action?id=4028f88b2bbd54ac012bbde728330166&source=Other.

Additional Info:
Employer Type: Small Corporation
Job Location: Sunnyvale, California