Applied Materials Director Intellectual Property Law 

United States, California 

378976511

$206,000.00 - $283,500.00Santa Clara,CA

• Counsel management and technologists on patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and select IP transactions (e.g., NDA, JDA, SRA)
• Analyze IP landscapes, assess risks, and develop IP sustainability strategies
• Manage a global patent & trademark portfolio and oversee associated drafting, prosecution, and budget
• Collaborate with litigation colleagues on IP procurement and enforcement strategies
• Develop programs to protect IP and achieve business goals, including training management and engineering teams
• Lead process and policy improvements to mitigate risks and enhance effectiveness

Basic Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from accredited law school
• Bar Admissions: U.S. (CA or other state) and USPTO Registration Numbers
• B.S. in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry or Materials Science

• 7+ years of legal experience in law firm and/or in-house legal departments with a focus in the following areas:
  • Patent portfolio development and management in the US and foreign jurisdictions, particularly Asia
  • Drafting and negotiation of agreements involving IP provisions, including licensing, collaboration, research and similar agreements
  • Knowledge of IP law in Asian countries, including China, Korea and Taiwan
  • Experience related to IP enforcement and litigation, including claim construction, patent invalidity, and infringement analysis preferred
  • Familiar with global patent operations (e.g., patent administrations, billings, docketing practices, etc.) also preferred

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong intellectual capacity and high personal standards of excellence
• Strong business and technology acumen; capacity to understand the business and technology quickly
• Understand how to translate business needs into IP portfolio development & management
• Passionate, proactive, highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to work independently on a wide variety of tasks and drive results
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple competing tasks/projects at the same time
• Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail and ability to create specific action plans based on general guidance and deliver results
• Ability to see the big picture and identify and design-out problems from the outset; continuous improvement mindset
• Strong customer focus, both internal and external
• Ability to work collaboratively across organizational boundaries, and with a diverse group of colleagues and internal clients in multiple countries
• Ability to lead and ability to perform as part of a team
• Flexible, personable and enjoys a dynamic corporate culture

Full time

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