Intellectual Property Attorney II
Job Requisition #: AF13796
Date Posted: 02/17/2012
Category: Legal
Location: St. Paul - MN - USA
About Us
Our teams produce game-changing ideas and life-changing results. A career at St. Jude Medical puts you on the leading edge of medical technology, working for a company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and its passion for quality. Isn't this the kind of change you would like in your life?
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We currently have this position open at our Atrial Fibrillation Division.
Job Overview
The Atrial Fibrillation division is seeking a high-caliber Intellectual Property Attorney for an opening in our growing legal department. The successful candidate will work directly with the research and development group and the technology development group as a key member of the legal team.
Essential Functions:
• Collect, screen, and manage invention disclosures.
• Conduct meetings with inventors to review invention disclosures.
• Prepare and prosecute patent and trademark applications.
• Participate in due diligence initiatives as they relate to intellectual property. Analyze competitors’ intellectual property portfolios and products.
• Assist with patent clearance activities for new products/services, and formulate non-infringement and invalidity positions as necessary.
• Help manage outside counsel, including the oversight of work.
• Assist outside litigation counsel with intellectual property litigation.
• Educate employees as to the protection of innovations through the patent process, best practices for maintaining confidential business information, contractor and vendor matters, and the overall development of intellectual property assets.
• Assist with developing electronic and hardcopy training materials and give presentations on substantive legal areas related to intellectual property.
• Draft technology agreements, including, research and development agreements, confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and consulting agreements.
Required Qualifications:
• Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws degree from accredited law school.
• Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Admission to, or eligibility for admission to, the state bar of Minnesota.
• Minimum of seven years post-law-school experience with progressively more responsible work experience in prosecuting mechanical and/or electro-mechanical patent applications with regionally or nationally recognized law firm and/or corporation. Experience counseling clients with their patent, trademark, and copyright issues.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication, interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and follow-up skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects as well as the ability to converse effectively with all levels of employees.
• Ability to understand and comply with applicable FDA regulations and Company operating procedures, processes, policies, and tasks.
• Registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's degree in science or engineering.
• Applied legal experience in the medical devices, biomedical, or related industries.
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