Patent Counsel

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

You will join a dynamic and collegial team of legal professionals in the Legal Department and be involved in a wide range of activities working to advance strategic priorities while ensuring proper risk management. Collaborating with talented colleagues and partners in a variety of legal specializations members of the legal team have the chance to develop their skills every day. We will help you realize your full potential and achieve your career goals. From mentorship and training programs to leadership development you will receive everything you need to succeed.

Job Overview

In this Counsel role you will provide legal advice and primarily support TDs growing patent portfolio currently comprising over 1000 granted patents and 1500 pending this role you will be part of a growing IP team within the Distribution Innovation/IP and Customer Experience (DICE) Legal team located in Toronto.

The role offers complex engaging and meaningful work spanning various phases of the patent lifecycle and the opportunity to work with and learn from seasoned legal practitioners and leaders from across the enterprise. The successful candidate needs to provide effective support in light of rapidly evolving technology and innovation changes in intellectual property law and respond to the dynamic environment in the business.

Job Accountabilities

• Support the process of identifying and harvesting patentable opportunities originating from anywhere within TDs vast technological footprint.

• Assess new inventions for patentability and participate in committee meetings to decide which opportunities are worth progressing to the patent application stage.

• Work with outside Counsel and TDs business partners to prepare and file patent applications in both the United States and Canada.

• Work with outside Counsel and TDs business partners to manage ongoing patent prosecution in a prudent and cost-effective manner.

• Support a variety of patent related initiatives ranging from initiatives for more effective management and maintenance of TDs growing patent portfolio to supporting business driven initiatives relating to the value of the portfolio.

• Assist with development of TDs patent strategy.

• Support and assist with patent litigation and assessing and responding to patent infringement demand letters.

• Advise business partners and the Legal Department on intellectual property aspects of corporate commercial agreements.

• Be familiar and stay current with as well as draft briefings and advise on evolving laws and regulations governing patents and key developments in technology.

• Help manage TDs significant patent budget.

• Collaborate within the IP team to ensure effective delivery of advice and portfolio management related work including collaborating with team members to manage and administer software used for IP portfolio management.

• Contribute to colleague development within the Legal Department by discussing relevant legal issues or regulatory changes that arise in the context of the teams work or other areas you have experience with.

• Contribute to high priority special projects and Legal Department.

Job Requirements

• A university degree in a technical field such as engineering computer science or physics.

• Candidates must be registered as a patent agent before the Canadian Intellectual Property Office the United States Patent and Trademark Office or both.

• A law degree from an accredited law school and qualification to practice law in Canada is highly beneficial.

• 3 years of experience practicing as a lawyer or a patent agent at a major law firm or in-house focusing on patent prosecution.

• Versatile self-starter with demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently as well as part of a team.

• Superior analytical ability and written/verbal communication skills both in legal and business settings

• Ability to simplify solve problems multitask and work effectively against multiple deadlines with speed agility and attention to detail.

• Independent thinker with excellent judgment who also has strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple partners.

• Comfortable working in ambiguity and a constantly changing time-sensitive environment.

• Willingness to learn and a natural curiosity for exploring a wide range of topics.

• Ability to work effectively with external counsel.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to foster deeper relationships ensure disciplined execution and build a simpler faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are client facing. Together we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development

If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep lasting relationships TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

Were committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued everyone has fair opportunities to grow and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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