Nike 
seeks an experienced patent lawyer to serve as its Assistant General Counsel – Patents, reporting directly to Nike’s Chief Patent Counsel. In this role, you will be responsible for providing strategic patent and legal advice to Nike’s business and innovation teams on a global scale. You will collaborate with business, innovation, and legal leaders to provide legal advice on patent matters, to collaborate on post-grant review proceedings and opposition proceedings, to collaborate with professionals managing Nike’s patent portfolios, and to support Nike’s IP litigation and transactions teams on patent issues as needed.
Core Responsibilities:
• Advising senior management, technical and business stakeholders on patent matters
• Setting and implementing a patent strategy for Nike’s latest innovations
• Interacting with patent offices throughout the world in order to accelerate the issuance of Nike’s patented innovations
• Managing and leveraging outside patent counsel
• Developing, coordinating and reviewing patent research and analysis projects, including prior art searches, competitive intelligence, landscapes, patentability analyses, portfolio analyses, infringement/non-infringement analyses, validity/invalidity analyses
• Coordinating and managing patent committees
• Setting and implementing patent policies
• Developing and implementing internal systems and processes for managing Nike’s patent portfolio
• Collaborating with in-house patent professionals managing in-house patent harvesting and prosecution and patent strategy
• Spearheading internal education initiatives and trainings related to patents
• Managing freedom to operate projects
• Providing such other patent, trade secret, licensing and intellectual property support as may be assigned
• Advising on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of third party technologies
• Conducting patent purchase due diligence and collaborating on patent acquisition transactions
• Advising on third-party patent claims against products and technologies
• Supporting patent licensing and enforcement activities, as needed
Qualifications:
• A Juris Doctorate degree
• USPTO membership
• A technical degree recognized by the USPTO
• Proven leader with 10+ years of solid experience in patent matters
• Registered and in good standing with at least one State Bar
• Experience in a corporate legal environment, preferably on a global scale
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills required
• Superior organization and project management skills
• Strong communication skills with innovators, technologists and senior business leaders
• Strong interpersonal skills; a team player able to establish and build partnerships within all levels of the innovation and legal teams
• Must have the ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Needs to be a hands on “doer” with the ability to work independently
Interested yet? Good. Us too. One more thing, Nike’s competitive benefits program provides you with the opportunity to stay fit, ensure the wellness of your family and enjoy a positive working environment.
We’re interested in learning more about you and appreciate you taking the time to apply online.
Nike, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) that strives to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Contact:
Apply online by visiting this link: http://jobs.nike.com/oregon/legal-and-government-affairs/jobid4628327-patent-attorney-jobs.
Additional Info:
Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Portland, Oregon
The heart of Nike is built around one simple idea -- innovate. Whether that innovation is called Nike Air or Nike Free or Nike Shox or the Nike+ FuelBand, the principle is the same: think something that nobody has thought before and create product that is uniquely innovative and uniquely Nike.
So take chances. Think bigger than the next achiever. Just know one thing. The more you succeed, the higher we'll raise the bar.