Patent Lawyer
The candidate will provide legal counsel to the company and its affiliates as an in-house lawyer. Will work closely with various company businesses and its R&D Function. Prepare and prosecute patent applications, develop disclosures, and counsel inventors with a commercial focus. Coordinate patent activities generally, including various business unit intellectual property review team meetings, providing patentability and infringement opinions, and developing patent strategies. Develop, coordinate and provide training for key employees on intellectual property matters. Provide legal counseling to company's businesses, including due diligence and the preparation and negotiation of various agreements relating to acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, technology licenses, research and development agreements, confidentiality agreements and other transactional matters. Provide legal counseling and support related to pre-litigation evaluations and on-going litigation matters as they may arise.
The candidate should have an excellent academic track record (top 25% of law school class strongly preferred). Should have Bachelor's of Science in chemical, biochemical, food technology, chemical engineering or biological arts. Advanced degree or comparable work experience is helpful. Must have 1-3 years of experience as a patent lawyer, including significant experience drafting priority patent applications and preparing substantive office action responses. Should have license to practice law in Minnesota (or if currently licensed in another state the ability to become licensed in Minnesota), and registration to practice before the USPTO. Agreement and/or opinion experience is preferred.
|
