Associate IP Counsel Patents

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon were on a mission to Protect Life. Were explorers pursuing societys most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products we work better together. We connect with candor and care seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fastpaced challenging and meaningful. Here youll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

You will protect the products that protect life capture truth and accelerate justice. You will work closely with our diverse engineering teams to identify collect and review ideas for patentability. You will be responsible for conducting searches drafting patent applications and prosecuting both domestic and foreign patent applications. You will also have opportunities to assist with ongoing litigation legal opinions and other IPrelated projects beyond the realm of patent prosecution.

What Youll Do

Location: Hub based: Scottsdale AZ Seattle WA Boston MA Denver CO Atlanta GA Sterling VA San Francisco CA
Reports to: Sr. Director of IP

• Draft provisional and nonprovisional patent applications related to fields of electrical engineering computer engineering and/or computer science
• Draft responses to office actions and other official communications from both U.S. and international patent offices
• Review invention disclosures conduct prior art searches and communicate findings to inventors
• Conduct invalidity searches and summarize results for preparation of legal opinions
• Analyze expected scope and potential value of patent applications recommend filing strategy in terms of both timing focus and country or countries in which to potentially file or further file a given matter
• Operate in a largely independent environment where the daytoday completion of tasks is mostly selfdriven but team members are readily accessible and available to help as needed
• Join forces with other IP members to broadly manage aspects of IP portfolio including by identifying new workflows providing feedback on existing tools and approaches as well as assisting with internal reporting efforts
• Educate fellow employees regarding intellectual property and related Axon policies and procedures
• Handle other types of IP matters depending on need and interest including trademark and/or copyright matters

What You Bring

• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Associate patent attorney with 12 years of law firm experience OR patent agent with 24 years inhouse or law firm experience; experience must include drafting patent applications in the mechanical electronic and/or computerrelated arts
• Some knowledge of electrical circuits and/or computing technology such as network protocols audio or video processing microprocessors databases or user authentication as well as interest in learning about technical fields with which you may be less familiar
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering or equivalent
• An intellectual curiosity for the legal and linguistic challenges associated with capturing innovations in written form as well as an ambition and ingenuity for exploring the various ways to best protect the ideas that protect life capture truth and accelerate justice!

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical Dental Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work

The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company meaning compensation is made up of base pay bonus and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 90000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 144000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors such as: level function training transferable skills work experience business needs geographic market and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon/careers/benefits.

Dont meet every single requirement Thats ok. At Axon we Aim Far. We think big with a longterm view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If youre excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification listed here we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as nor should it be construed as exhaustive of all duties responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axons mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the wellbeing and safety of its employees as well as Axons impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental health and safety regulations policies and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice advances equity values diversity and fosters inclusion. Were committed to hiring the best talent regardless of race creed color ancestry religion sex (including pregnancy) national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity genetic information veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process please email. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.