Overview
Patent Portfolio Manager Jobs in Cupertino, California, USA at Apple Inc.
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love taking on bold new challenges? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? We uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards and defend Apple’s intellectual property.
You’ll provide legal support for our world-class products. Working for a company that invents new product categories and creates new industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your extensive legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.
Description
We seek to hire a Patent Attorney or Patent Agent to assist in developing and curating the company’s health and wellness patent portfolio. You will work with the business to build and purposefully prosecute the associated worldwide patent portfolio. This includes identifying patentable inventions, securing high-quality, strategic patent assets, providing expert technical and legal analysis, handling patent challenges, providing guidance in support of patent transactions and licensing matters, assigning and managing work performed by outside law firms, and working with engineering and other business organizations to understand priorities and challenges.
This position also will provide cross-functional support for acquisition due diligence, IP licensing and transactions, enforcement, and litigation activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Registered Patent Attorney or Patent Agent.
USPTO Registration and BS degree in a technical field such as biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or physics required.
5+ years drafting and prosecuting patent assets, managing portfolios, developing patent strategies, conducting patent analysis, and providing support for licensing, transactions, and litigation efforts.
Experience with health and wellness technologies and/or medical devices.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Preferred Qualifications
JD and at least one state bar admission.
5+ years of relevant experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal department.
Familiarity with FDA and international regulatory processes and their interplay with patents.
Experience with electronic hardware, software, and AIML technologies.
Familiarity with post issuance challenge proceedings in the US and internationally.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
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Title: Patent Portfolio Manager
Company: Apple Inc.
Location: Cupertino, California, USA
Category: Law/Legal, Engineering
