The Patent Agent will lead Chevron Business Units in developing an Intellectual Property portfolio, and in particular a patent portfolio, that provides competitive advantage for Chevron while maintaining Intellectual Property risk mitigation practices to substantially reduce the risk to Chevron's businesses.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
- Maintains knowledge of Chevron's patent portfolio and of competitors' patenting activities in connection with one or more selected technologies.
- Exercises and maintains authoritative technical knowledge of Chevron technologies for assigned technology area(s).
- Develops and implements Intellectual Property Strategies for managing Chevron innovations, intellectual property portfolios, and trade secrets for assigned technology area(s).
- Maintains an understanding of 3rd party patents relevant to Chevron's businesses and assists IP attorneys with freedom-to-operate studies.
- Leads and organizes efforts to identify inventions and develop invention disclosures. Assists inventors with the writing and submittal of invention disclosures, instructs inventors in legal requirements for a patentable invention and advises on research data needed to support patentability of Chevron inventions.
- Level Intellectual Property managers and coordinators in partnership with Chevron IP attorneys to design, adapt and deploy processes that will ensure appropriate management of Chevron's intellectual property.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
- Maintains knowledge of Chevron's patent portfolio and of competitors' patenting activities in connection with one or more selected technologies such as:
- Fuel and lubricant additives
- Exercises and maintains authoritative technical knowledge of Chevron technologies for assigned technology area(s).
- Develops and implements Intellectual Property Strategies for managing Chevron innovations, intellectual property portfolios, and trade secrets for assigned technology area(s).
- Maintains an understanding of 3rd party patents relevant to Chevron's businesses and assists IP attorneys with freedom-to-operate studies.
- Leads and organizes efforts to identify inventions and develop invention disclosures. Assists inventors with the writing and submittal of invention disclosures, instructs inventors in legal requirements for a patentable invention and advises on research data needed to support patentability of Chevron inventions.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or comparable scientific discipline.
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in 2014 or earlier.
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Employer Type: Large Corporation
Job Location: Richmond, California