Corporate Counsel, Patents

Shape the future of consumer electronics and the software powering it by protecting the innovations behind some of the worlds most-loved devices. As a Patent Attorney on the Devices patent team youll work directly with product managers developers engineers and scientists to identify protect and counsel on intellectual property across a growing US and foreign patent portfolio becoming a trusted advisor to the teams building new consumer devices and experiences that delight millions of customers.

Occasional domestic travel is required. Seattle WA is the preferred location for this attorney but Sunnyvale CA and Arlington VA will be considered.


Key job responsibilities
- Engage product managers developers engineers and scientists to identify protectable aspects of their innovations
- Work with outside counsel on the preparation filing and prosecution of US and foreign patent applications
- Provide direct client counseling on IP issues arising from product development and business transactions
- Analyze the patent portfolio and assess IP risk from third parties

A day in the life
Your primary focus is partnering with business and technology teams to launch and protect new products and services. Youll move between invention harvesting sessions patent prosecution strategy and IP risk counseling balancing independent work with cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams and locales.

About the team
Youll join a collaborative group of experienced attorneys and legal professionals who provide a broad range of intellectual property counseling across Amazon and build a world-class patent portfolio. While each attorney supports a defined set of businesses and projects the team regularly partners on shared IP challenges exchanges insights and draws on each others technical and legal expertise. Most of the team is based in Seattle with colleagues also located in Silicon Valley Arlington (VA) other California offices and remote locations across the US.

- 5 years of post bar admission legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
- Understanding of a wide variety of technology areas including: consumer device hardware and software server-side infrastructure supporting the same product design systems for managing and delivering all types of digital content machine learning computer vision and wireless communications
- Ability to manage IP related activities for many business and technology teams in different locales including training the business on patent filing and strategy idea harvesting management of patent application preparation and prosecution and assisting in patent acquisitions licensing litigation and open source issues
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
- Effective oral and written communication skills in communicating business and legal issues to a wide variety of audiences including developers engineers business leaders and legal professionals at all levels of the organization
- Have personally prepared and prosecuted at least 20 patent applications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Sunnyvale - 169300.00 - 229000.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 153900.00 - 208200.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 153900.00 - 208200.00 USD annually