Senior Licensing Attorney

We are looking for a Senior Patent Attorney-Licensing to work in the Growth Business Unit.  We are looking for an individual who loves fast-paced business action, is detail-oriented, independently motivated, and has the confidence and ability to interact with clients and co-workers in a professional, approachable, and positive manner. We are a privately-held, invention investment company based in Bellevue, Washington.  The business model centers on creating, acquiring and licensing pure invention in a variety of technology areas. 

Responsibilities: -  Working closely with the General Manager and senior executives, the Senior Patent Attorney will provide leadership and subject matter expertise primarily in the patent licensing area to the Growth Business Unit. Specifically, the Senior Patent Attorney is responsible for:

o       Guiding the investigation, identification and development of new IP product portfolios for the benefit of our current and future investors and customers.

o       Partnering with Licensing Executives to develop licensing strategy within the Growth business unit. Specifically around patent use, patent infringement and license negotiation.

o       Personally develop patent claim product mappings and file history analysis.

o       Personally conduct patent claim and patent application and benefit analysis and be able to train and develop an engineering staff to support these efforts.

o       Personally conduct patent claim and patent infringement analysis and be able to train and develop an engineering staff to support these efforts.

o       Personally conduct an analysis of the intellectual property markets pertaining to the new portfolio areas. Specifically litigation patterns, histories and licensing practices.

o       Assist in negotiation of various outbound patent license agreements.

o       Provide guidance to prosecution (reissues, reexaminations, continuations, foreign filing, etc).

o       Provide direction and effectively manage relationships with multiple outside counsel in all of the above.

o       Play appropriate role (which could vary from support role to lead negotiator to sole attorney depending on complexity of the transaction and relationships) in drafting and negotiating complex contracts  

Key Qualifications:- A qualified candidate will be a registered patent attorney, with strong patent licensing experience, a broad electronics, technology, wireless, or optical background and possess the following:-      

10+ years patent law experience with 2+ years experience in IP licensing (preferably patent licensing)-      

J.D., Law degree from a top 10 law school-      

Registration before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and license to practice in at least one state (preferably Washington) is required. -      

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-Excellent negotiation and contract drafting skills-      

Expert knowledge of principles, practices, case law and state of the art in patent licensing-      

Experience managing outside counsel-      

Ability to plan, organize and direct legal staff-      

Experience in managing work groups of up to 5 people-       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)-Ability to make sound business decisions -      

Some work experience in an engineering role is preferred 

We are an equal opportunity employer

The ideal candidate has worked for these companies:

law firms & corporations.  Possibly Automotive (General Motors, etc) 

NO BIOTECH. We don’t want anyone with BIOTECH background. Nothing in our company has ANYTHING to do with Biotech.