Core responsibilities

• Collaborate with research and product development teams to identify and capture high value innovation and identify the best forms of IP protection for such innovation.
• Manage internal and external resources for the preparation, filing, prosecution, strategy and management of U.S. and international patent and trademark portfolios.
• Partner with R&D and commercial business units as an IP generalist, including monitoring and analyzing competitive intellectual property and product offerings, coordinating patent landscape searches and analyses, and supporting broader corporate IP awareness through IP training.
• Draft, review, and revise intellectual property related agreements.
• Setting and implementing a patent strategy for OXMAN’s innovations in line with OXMAN business priorities and goals.
• Personally author patent applications and responses to patent office actions. Interacting with patent offices throughout the world to strengthen and accelerate the issuance of OXAMN’s patented innovations.
• Supporting IP litigation, licensing and commercialization activities.
• Supporting competitive intelligence and monitoring activities.
• Providing other IP support as needed.

Qualifications & competencies

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience.
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Admitted to a US state bar and USPTO registration in good standing.
• Strong industry or patent law experience in one or more of the following fields of biology, engineering, robotics, plant sciences, material science, chemistry, or design.
• Experience with patent preparation and prosecution experience preferred.
• Experience working at a top law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Experience in licensing, post grant proceedings and/or litigation in the above disciplines.
• Experience working with universities for sponsored research and licensing.
• Strong project management and organization skills, meticulous attention to detail.
• Independent, self-directed, highly motivated, intellectually curious, and driven to take initiative.
• Excellent, clear, and tactful written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proactive in identifying solutions to potential problems.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
• Commercial instinct and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Strong commitment to the team; maintains positive working relationships with diverse people, including internal team and external partners.
• Embodies ethics, confidentiality, and integrity in all work, respecting both company and broader community policies in all conduct.