Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Job Description:
BlackBerry seeks a creative self-driven patent attorney for its Intellectual Property and Licensing operations. You will be primarily responsible for licensing support litigation support infringement analysis and portfolio management but will also contribute to patent prosecution.
Responsibilities:
- Identify potential licensees of BlackBerry patents
- Assess BlackBerrys patent portfolio in terms of various quality metrics
- Develop detailed claim charts
- Present claim charts to potential licensees
- Discuss technical and legal issues related to BlackBerrys patents with potential licensees
- Work with BlackBerry engineering teams to create high quality invention disclosures
- Work with BlackBerry outside counsel to draft and prosecute patent applications
- Approximately 5%-10% domestic/international travel may be required
Key Qualifications:
- Licensed patent attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Bachelors degree or higher in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Applied Mathematics Telecommunication or other related fields
- 5 years of relevant experience with patent prosecution and/or patent licensing
- Experience and understanding of patent and portfolio valuation
- Experience in licensing negotiations and responding to arguments
- Broad technical knowledge industry insight and commercial awareness of the Internet of Things cyber-security cryptography automotive systems enterprise mobility management operating systems and applications
- Exceptional presentation skills concise and fluent in communication
- Ability to distill complexity via a methodical and structured approach
- Team player self-disciplined and ability to work cooperatively with others
- Exemplary ethical standards
#LI - NR1
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Required Experience:
Senior IC