Facebook 
seeks a highly motivated, team player to serve as Patent Counsel. This position will help manage the patent portfolio activities for our technology areas and report to the Associate General Counsel, Patents.
You must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and work proactively with various teams across the organization including Legal, Product and Engineering. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and work on cutting edge issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
• Manage patent portfolio related activities for multiple product/technology areas, including invention identification and harvesting, invention disclosure meetings, portfolio mining, patent application preparation and prosecution by outside patent counsel.
• Work with legal, product and engineering teams to identify and protect patentable products, services and technologies
• Understand Facebook’s strategic and competitive position and think at a high level about portfolio strategy
• Train and educate product and engineering teams in intellectual property matters
• Support patent licensing, acquisition and litigation activities
Requirements:
• 6-10 years of patent prosecution experience in relevant area
• In-house portfolio building/management experience preferred
• Must be proactive, self-directed, detail oriented, organized and have exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of web technologies, social products/technologies/platforms, mobile space
• Experience with patent licensing, valuation and acquisition a plus
• JD with excellent academic credentials
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• State bar membership
• Eligible to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
Contact:
Apply online by visiting this link: https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=legal&req=a2KA0000000EdqiMAC.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Menlo Park, California