Intellectual Property Counsel (Biotech)
Location: Wilmington Delaware
Description: INVISTA S.Ã r.l. is currently seeking to employ Intellectual Property Counsel (Biotech) right now, this career will be placed in Delaware. For detail informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. INVISTA is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc., one of the world's largest privately-held companies. Koch companies employ about 60,000 people and have a presence in nearly 60 countries.
INVISTA is among the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, primarily for nylon, spandex and polyester applications. With a business presence in more than 20 countries, INVISTA delivers exceptional value for its customers through market insights, technology innovations and a powerf! ul portfolio of global trademarks including LYCRAR fiber, COOL! MAXR fabric, CORDURAR fabric, STAINMASTERR carpet, and ANTRON
R carpet fiber. INVISTA's businesses include Apparel, Intermediates, Performance Surfaces & Materials, and Performance Technologies. You may not realize it, but INVISTA's products play a role in nearly every aspect of your life. For example, INVISTA fibers may be in your carpet, clothing or bedding--and INVISTA polymers may be in your car, food packaging or camping gear. We transform daily life through innovations that create long-term value for our customers and society. You can be a part of the difference by joining the INVISTA team. In House Intellectual Property Counsel We are seeking a registered patent attorney with at least three years of experience in Patent Prosecution to join the Intellectual Property Group in Delaware. In this role the IP Attorney will interact and support several of our R&D and Technology Licensing teams located across the globe. One exciting area of research this attorney wi! ll support includes work in synthetic biology to provide sustainable solutions for the manufacturing of bulk chemicals.
Candidates should have a strong technical expertise (graduate degree or substantial industry experience). The ideal candidate will possess a technical background experience in and have completed an advanced degree in biomedical engineering, biochemical engineering, organic chemistry, biochemistry or chemical engineering, although other technical backgrounds will be considered.
Excellent professional credentials are required, including demonstrated skills in writing, attention to detail and excellent client relations. The successful candidate will work closely with lawyers and executives across various countries, and regions to protect technology, ensure compliance, prepare contracts, limit litigation and keep abreast of relevant legal developments. Responsibilities of this position will include independently managing a broad array of co! mplex projects, including: patent preparation and prosecution; commerci! al and academic licenses and collaborations; corporate contract involvement; advising R&D and upper management pertaining to patentability, infringement, and freedom to operate issues; and strategic IP portfolio management.
Other successful attributes include:
- Flexible and able to work in a team or individually in a dynamic organization
- Ability to interact with management and internal clients effectively on legal and business questions
- Motivated self-starting person with initiative to contribute to the team
- Ability to communicate and interact with technical and non-technical people.
- JD degree with 3+ years patent prosecution and licensing experience
- Advanced degree in Chemistry/Organic Chemistry discipline
- Previous Scientific or Clinical work experience
- Patent application and technical writing experience
- Registered Patent Attorney with the ! US Patent and Trademark Office
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Prior experience in: research, IP litigation; trademark; marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and/or due diligence is a plus
- In-house experience
Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to INVISTA S.Ã r.l..
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This career starts available on: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:58:19 GMT
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