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The role of Patent Counsel at CNH will be to secure and maintain the IP Rights of the company, minimize IP risks associated with commercialization, and facilitate business activities. Patent Counsel will interface with all departments of the company.
Job Responsibility:
Draft and prosecute patent applications and represent the company before the Europe Patent and Trademark Office
Carry out patent investigations, freedom-to-operate studies, and patent landscape studies and prepare patent opinions
Advise Product Development on patent infringement issues, design-around options, and patentability of proposed designs
Carry out patent due diligence and patent asset valuations
Police an assigned portion of the patent portfolio of CNH
Review patents and patent activities of competitors
Review products for patentable ideas
Review and evaluate invention disclosures
Monitor company activities to prevent Intellectual Property infringement
Monitor competitors' products for possible infringements of the CNH patent portfolio
Coordinate appropriate action to remedy infringing activities by competitors or other third parties
Monitor outside counsel when required
Draft, review, and negotiate IP-related contracts, joint development agreements, licenses, supplier agreements, non-disclosure agreements, scholarship agreements, co-development agreements with universities, field test agreements, and Memoranda of Understanding
Provide IP training to CNH personnel, including Engineering, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing
Requirements:
Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school
Minimum of 2-3 years of experience as a patent attorney
Registered to practice law within European Countries
What we offer:
Flexible work arrangements
Savings & Retirement benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Parental leave
Adoption assistance
Fertility & Family building support
Employee Assistance Programs
Charitable contribution matching and Volunteer Time Off