Senior Utility Patent Expert – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.

Nike Nikeseeks a Senior Utility Patent Expert to research innovation developments for utility patent opportunities; direct drafting and prosecution of utility patent applications by outside counsel, and interface with outside counsel and inventors to finalize utility patent applications.

The candidate must possess the ability to interface with colleagues having a wide array of expertise in areas of design, science, and engineering in a continually dynamic environment. You'll report on metrics that monitor the pace and efficiency of the patent procurement process. You'll assist in managing the investigation process by collaborating with the Innovation, Product, Trademark, Litigation and Patent groups. You'll provide for intellectual property protection of relevant Nike products and innovations and consult with outside attorneys.

You'll maintain a high level of awareness of all current Nike development projects, production techniques, and materials relating to Nike products. You'll manage and maintain the system of obtaining timely disclosures of new technologies and IP strategic plans from Nike footwear teams. You'll provide these teams with strategies for managing information dissemination with regard to such patents.

• Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
• At least 7 years' patent application and/or prosecution experience preferred
• Technical background recognized by the Patent Office for registration
• Member of the Patent Bar
• Understanding the patenting process
• Understanding of quality control procedures, manufacturing processes and production techniques
• Strong understanding of research methodologies and how they relate to manufacturing and product development
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies
• Strategic planning skills helpful
• Must have a high level of engineering skills and knowledge
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Nike, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that strives to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture.

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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Portland, Oregon

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8 thoughts on “Senior Utility Patent Expert – Large Corporation – Portland, Ore.”

  1. 8

    Lemley’s piece is interesting and reflects in large part what the GAO took: an abandonment of the “Troll” plank and a picking up of the patents-are-too-easy-and-functional-claiming-in-IT-is-bad plank.

    Mossof basically guts the whole “Troll” plank as badly trumped up hysteria.

  3. 6

    Prof. Hricik,

    Have you signed up for the Wegner email distribution yet?

    He had a great email with contributions to the “Troll” discussion from Mossof and Lemley.

  4. 5

    And you would be dead wrong about my being paid. If you had paid attention to the main Patently-O website, I was the first to aver that my posts conform to the “posts are the private opinions of the poster” requirements that Dennis Crouch has for posting on his blog.

    Many of the ‘regular’ posters have not (and will not) do the same.

    Your accusation of me being a shill misses the mark badly.

  5. 4

    You mistake my “support” of patent trolls with my unwillingness to support the ploy of the established powers to denigrate the patent system.

    Or do you not know who coined the term “Troll” in the first place and why?

    (hint: it was not for the consumer’s benefit)

  6. 3

    I don’t know – didn’t watch it that closely. I just don’t mean to endorse it, since I didn’t watch it. I thought it was fun, though.

    I worry about a lot of things when I see this effort — mostly I worry about the impact of too-broad a definition of ‘troll’ and lack of flexibility in standards. See my post below about section 285, and why I think the CAFC has the power and one wrong interpretation has messed that up for 7 years or so…

  7. 2

    What part don’t you agree with? All of the numbers seemed accurate. Congress isn’t doing anything about the problem (I doubt they’re actually sniffing each other’s butts, though, so that part probably isn’t accurate.)

    Ignore Anon. He pops up on lots of patent sites, posting comments in support of patent trolls. I think he’s paid by the post.

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