IP Portfolio Manager
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Job Location:
Westerville, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Summary
TheIntellectual Property Portfolio Manager a key member of the Global Intellectual Property department will play a crucial role in fostering collaboration between the legal and engineering teams to safeguard Vertivs intellectual property. The primary focus of this role is managing an international patent portfolio including processing invention disclosures drafting patent applications and overseeing outside counsel. Additionally responsibilities encompass the development implementation and supervision of patent policies procedures and processes company-wide as well as handling patent-related matters for designated Business Units.
Primary Responsibilities
- Coordinate and lead regular patent committee meetings to evaluate invention disclosures and patent applications in compliance with international corporate intellectual property (IP) guidelines.
- Oversee the international invention disclosure process and manage a global patent portfolio in alignment with corporate and USPTO guidelines.
- Establish and implement an efficient system for inventors to submit new inventions while ensuring compliance with US standards.
- Generate and present reports relating to the portfolios status key performance indicators and performance to senior management and stakeholders with a focus on USmarket considerations.
- Work closely with inventors and external counsel to draft high-quality patent applications that meet International and USPTO standards.
- Identify key performance metrics to optimize the patent prosecution process.
- Supervise the patent prosecution process including responding to office actions and engaging with the USPTO and foreign counsel.
- Ensure consistency with the companys IP strategy and USPTO patent regulations.
Requirements
- Preferred candidate will have atleast 5 years of full-time patent prosecution experience with a reputable law firm or company.
- Prior corporate Intellectual Property management experience is a plus.
- Minimum BS in Engineering or Physics; an MS or Ph.D. would certainly be valued (other engineering disciplines will be considered as well).
- Must possess excellent interpersonal skills suitable engineering as well as executive management interaction.
- Licensed to practice in front of the European Patent Office or equivalent European Patent Convention Country.
Special Skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent organizational analytical and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in patent management software solutions.
- Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in reviewing and analyzing patents with the ability to summarize the scope of the patents and communicate such scope (both orally and in written form) to a variety of stakeholders
- Proficiency in various software programs/patent searching platforms such as or Questel
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Banking
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Property Management
- Contracts
About Company
Work Authorization No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need s ... View more
