Assistant General Counsel â€" IP, Surgical Patents
Location: Fort Wor! th Texas
Description: Alcon is currently seeking to employ Assistant General Counsel â€" IP, Surgical Patents right now, this occupation will be placed in Texas. Further informations about this occupation opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Job Purpose:
Act as a patent attorney for Surgical business and member of Alcon’s Global IP Legal group to provide legal services, including patent application drafting, patent prosecution, and patent-related counseling in support of Surgical â€" Cataract franchise.
Major Accountabilities:
- Securing, protecting, and enforcing patents worldwide.
- Intellectual property counseling, including preparing freedom-to-operate legal opinions, for corporate officers or o! ther senior management.
- Defending from intellectual p! roperty claims of others and general client counseling on all technology-related matters.
- IP assessments and due diligence in support of Business Development & Licensing activities.
- IP-related agreement drafting and support of Legal Global Transactions group.
- Worldwide IP litigation support in coordination with Global IP Litigation group.
- Responsibilities/assignments commensurate with level of patent-related experience and technical background. Job Purpose:
Major Accountabilities: ... Background:
Education: Strong undergraduate/graduate background in the fields of physics, preferably with an emphasis on optics, and strong law school credentials, pref! erably at a nationally recognized law school.
Languages: English
Experience: Extensive experience in the areas of patent application drafting and prosecution, preferably including experience in the field of medical devices, and capability to work with little or no supervision in these areas is required. In addition to very solid experience in drafting and filing patent applications, the ideal candidate will have extensive experience with complex agreement work in an IP/medical device context (e.g., licensing, research collaborations, etc.), as well as patent validity and infringement analyses. This position will involve a great deal of direct interaction with both scientists/engineers and mid-level to senior management in Research & Development, Marketing, and Manufacturing. Minimum Qualifications: Typically, a J.D. or LL.B. degree, license to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and license to practice law in Texas or anothe! r state, with three or more years of experience in the field of patent ! law, and preferably five or more years of experience.
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This occupation starts available on: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:52:00 GMT
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