Director, Intellectual Property – USG Data Rights
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IP Director advising Collins Aerospace, an aerospace and defense technology company, on patents, government data rights, and IP strategy. Leading negotiations, prosecution, litigation oversight, and M&A diligence.
Responsibilities:
- Drive IP engagement within the business
- Provide concise and timely IP advice to senior management, general legal counsel, engineers, and commercial colleagues
- Advise on patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright law and related disputes
- Negotiate and advise on IP agreements and IP aspects of customer, supplier, and partner agreements
- Develop and implement IP strategies for key enterprises, products, and technologies
- Engage on IP issues throughout product development processes
- Identify protectable inventions, assess invention disclosures, prepare and prosecute patent applications, and protect trade secrets
- Monitor and assess third-party patents and applications for infringement risk and validity
- Monitor competitor products and advise whether competitors infringe Collins Aerospace patents
- Advise senior management on potential infringement issues and oversee litigation as required
- Implement IP department tools and policies and improve department processes
- Use internal and third-party tools to improve legal operations
- Develop SBU IP strategies supporting business goals
- Review and clear IP-related content for publication
- Conduct IP due diligence for M&A matters
- Independently resolve issues while consulting the Chief IP Counsel and General Counsel when appropriate
Requirements:
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Must have a Juris Doctor degree
- Admitted to the Bar of one or more U.S. states
- 5+ years of IP legal experience
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- 5+ years of significant U.S. Government Data Rights experience, such as FAR, DFARS, and OTA
- Aerospace experience preferred
- Law firm and in-house IP legal experience preferred
- IP contract negotiation experience preferred
- Patent preparation and prosecution, transactions, and litigation experience preferred
- Engineering experience beneficial
- Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution
- Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
- Relocation assistance eligibility
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee Scholar Program
- Paid time off and holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed
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