Intellectual Property Job Description
Intellectual property
provides expertise on all the principal OTL types of intellectual property (IP) protection, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and other forms of IP.
Intellectual Property Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Creating new records in Fox's IP management database
Entering critical dates and deadlines into the docketing system
Preparing trademark docket reports for the IP professionals and business units
Conducting U.S. and foreign status checks, which includes corresponding with foreign counsel and tracking responses
Responsible support of the patent team in multiple patent related matters (Prior Art Files, Competitor Monitoring, Patent Administration)
Taking charge of routine correspondence (customs, polices, external lawyers, ), not requiring executive’s attention to ensure timely and accurate response
Coordinating and executing all travel arrangements including travel expense reports
Receive and screen telephone calls (includes external inventors), monitor mail entry and administer department owned email accounts
Handling the department cost-center, including regular monitoring for budget control reasons, approval of invoices to ensure correct accounting transactions and handling cost transfer of prepaid costs by adidas AG to adidas International Marketing BV
Self dependent handling of notarization and legalization of documents (cooperation with notary’s office, courts, embassies and public authorities)
Intellectual Property Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Intellectual Property
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IP, MAC, PGP, REST, MVC, JS, CPA, B.S, B.A
Education for Intellectual Property
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the intellectual property job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Engineering, Law, Paralegal, Science, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Chemistry, Education, Law School, Physics
Skills for Intellectual Property
Desired skills for intellectual property include:
AEO
CTPAT
Government security programs
TAPA and other industry
English and Italian both spoken and written
Microsoft Word
Patents
Excel
Contractual analysis
Data collection processes & procedures
Desired experience for intellectual property includes:
Leadership - demonstrated leadership skills and track record, with demonstrated team-working and teambuilding skills
Management ability - substantial experience and/or demonstrated high aptitude as a manager
Industry and Market knowledge - thorough knowledge of industry and marketplace in identified area
Legal expertise and business acumen - expertise in specified legal practice areas and demonstrated general business acumen
In-house law department experience is required
Work experience in a large law firm strongly preferred
Intellectual Property Examples
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Intellectual Property Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for an intellectual property. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for intellectual property
- Investigating patent utilization, commercial offensive and defensive value to help make decisions to maintain or abandon patents
- Supports all aspects of the company`s intellectual property program, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
- Evaluates issued patents, prepares or obtains analysis, and ensures Project and Senior management is informed on aspects of intellectual property rights owned by other entities
- Maintain and update department files, records, charts and publications (including creating and updating files in database (PATRICIA) for IP matters)
- Manage the prosecution of international trademark filings
- Provide advice, counsel and analysis of domestic and international copyright, media definitions, and contractual interpretation
- Oversee and direct the preparation of copyright registrations and recordations of licenses and agreements
- Advise and inform senior management of intellectual property matters
- Ensure that legal issues are communicated to clients
- Oversee the review and analysis of distribution rights, media definitions, Co-financing agreements, Acquisition agreements, and underlying literary property agreements
Qualifications for intellectual property
- Admission and member in good standing of the New York bar
- Experience with RIM software applications, Elite, LegalKey, Interwoven, Opentext, is also helpful
- Law degree (ideally French Law oriented) and/or a Master of Science in Engineering
- ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA qualified - 2 to 3 years' pqe in a multinational industry setting at minimum
- Strong modelling experience a must
- Law degree (ideally IPR Law oriented) and/or a Master of Science in Engineering
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of intellectual property. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for intellectual property
- Select, develop, and manage employees in the department to ensure the efficient operation of the department
- Development and coordination of a variety of projects leading to the generation of IP
- Direct litigation as necessary to assert, or defend, IP
- Develop company policies for the development and protection of IP
- Provide advice and counsel to the legal function and to all levels of management relative to patent related matters, including changes and developments in patent laws
- Value and assess patent portfolios in the course of M&A and/or purchases
- Overseeing the Company’s worldwide trademark clearance, registration and enforcement practices, including portfolio management and strategy
- Overseeing the Company’s worldwide domain name registration and enforcement practice, including portfolio management and strategy
- Overseeing the Company’s worldwide patent portfolio
- Overseeing the Company’s copyright and document recordation practice
Qualifications for intellectual property
- 3+ years of experience with a top firm
- Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering or physics
- Registered with the USPTO
- Licensed to practice in Ohio or eligible for waiver
- EE/CS degree preferred, technical undergraduate degree required
- A license to practice law in California required
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Our company is looking to fill the role of intellectual property. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for intellectual property
- Coordinate with DRA and general legal in assuring timely filing of Orange Book patents and patent term extensions
- Overseeing the launch and development of the .FOX branded gTLD platform
- Establishing and implementing IP policies and procedures
- Liaising with Company government relations teams on IP policy initiatives and legislative issues
- Managing foreign IP litigation
- Conducting educational programs for Fox divisions on relevant IP issues
- Providing advice and legal support on intellectual property matters to senior executives, including on merger and acquisition and divestiture transactions
- Counseling executives on IP issues related to motion picture agreements, vendor agreements, licensing agreements, and other contracts as necessary
- Managing multi-jurisdictional brand enforcement programs
- Overseeing network of outside counsel in over 80 countries
Qualifications for intellectual property
- Ability to work well under pressure and to prioritize multiple tasks
- A license to practice before the US PTO required
- Must have minimum 12 -15 years experience with primary emphasis in litigation, licensing and portfolio development and management, preferably through a combination of major law firm and in-house experience
- Experience in a fast paced, high growth technology company preferred
- Requires an ability to undertake and follow through on initiatives, highly effective verbal and written communications skills, including strong interpersonal and persuasive skills
- Experience in the semiconductor and/or other high tech industries and familiarity with programming a plus
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of intellectual property. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for intellectual property
- Lead projects and people related to data quality, new business, areas of efficiency, development
- Develop and execute the technical IP strategy for printing system programs and their supplies, new and adjacent technologies
- Supporting finance and legal with agreements related to your support areas in order to help ensure IP interests are protected and proper payment of royalties are made over time
- Initiating patentability, right to use, and state of art patent searches
- Supporting patent assertions and defenses
- Manages outside counsel representing the company in litigation concerning intellectual property rights, including ANDA litigation, and potentially a variety of other matters
- Manages the intellectual property staff
- Assists with legal strategy, develops, and implements policies and training for ensuring company compliance with intellectual property laws, and the management of prosecution and litigation related risks
- Supports the intellectual property aspects of Adamas’ collaborative and licensing agreements
- Counsels and supports transactions involving intellectual property, including due diligence or licensing matters
Qualifications for intellectual property
- Meticulous attention to detail, accuracy and consistency
- Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school with superior academic credentials
- At least 8-10 years in-house or law firm experience focused on intellectual property
- Experience managing teams and outside counsel on a global scale
- Experience managing extensive global IP portfolios
- Strong oral and written communication, negotiation, interpersonal and critical thinking skills
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of intellectual property. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for intellectual property
- Manage the input and maintenance of data in the Vegetable IP Tracking System to support global activities associated with timely data collection, and administration of Patent and PVP filings
- Analyze current IP Tracking information to generate crop specific data collection lists (including OP varieties, hybrids and parent lines) for PVP Crop Specialists in the US and Netherlands
- Manage crop specific Objective Description Form templates to ensure data collection is compliant with the current US Exhibit C and UPOV Technical Guideline requirements
- Coordinate DUS trials in support of PVP examinations in CA, AU and NZ
- Monitor vegetable germplasm Patent activity and initiate PVP process as necessary
- Provide initial and/or supplemental case information to Attorney including IP recommendations, sales status, data collection, parent line details, and existing protection
- Enter vegetable germplasm Patent data in SAP to support vegetable product labeling requirements
- Manage vegetable Patent records in Decipher to ensure direct correlation of to Plant Variety and PVP records
- Monitor global vegetable product advancement changes and initiate the necessary Patent and/or PVP related activity
- Maintain list of New Variety Introductions (NVI) for vegetables and report information to management as requested
Qualifications for intellectual property
- 4 year college degree preferred and/or paralegal training
- Previous IP experience preferred
- Previous clearance, rights and trademark experience preferred
- Previous legal/paralegal experience preferred
- Must have knowledge of internet use and research ability
- Must be fluent in Chinese (written and verbal)