Senior Counsel Intellectual Property – Licensing @ General Electric

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Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities

• Working remotely, partner with commercial leads on global FRAND licensing of SEPs spanning various high tech standards, with opportunities to negotiate at the table”
• Present and explain infringement of standard essential and other patents in various global jurisdictions, including by way of litigation-grade claim charts
• Secure and manage proper use of outside counsel and experts as required to complement internal activities
• Stay up-to-date with latest changes in US and global patent law, and educate the senior leadership team on how such changes impact current and future licensing activities
• Provide legal support for business development activities related to acquisitions of SEPs
• Provide other general legal advice and guidance as required

Basic Qualifications/Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited school and membership in good standing in at least one state (or D.C.) bar.
• Licensed and in good standing to practice law in a state or territory of the U.S.
• Registered with the USPTO
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/software engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited school
• Minimum of seven years of patent prosecution, litigation, and/or licensing experience related to standard-essential patents
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 35%

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in electrical/software engineering or physics from an accredited school
• Experience on transaction teams as legal advisor on patents for complex and creative business models anchored in intellectual property.
• Experience in IP litigation, patent pool formation, patent prosecution, patent assertions, global technology transfers, IP acquisition and sale, IP portfolio strategy, and offensive and defensive IP strategy
• Working knowledge of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property law
• Experience in antitrust law, contract law, international law and international business transactions

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, and prioritize on critical tasks that add value
• Strong substantive expertise, sharp intellect, and experience in forging proactive, pragmatic and imaginative legal solutions that will advance business goals
• Outstanding commercial business acumen across a broad array of technologies
• Ability to clearly articulate legal risk issues to business leaders, and foster discussion around cost & return v risk in IP-anchored transactions
• Exceptional judgment and the ability to engender immediate trust
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and work with minimal supervision with unquestioned integrity, gravitas and stature

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