Intellectual Property Specialist II
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Job Description
Patent Agent protecting Nielsen’s media measurement and AI technologies through patent drafting and prosecution. Supporting engineers and product teams with patent strategy, invention mining, and portfolio development.
Responsibilities:
- Draft provisional and non-provisional utility patent applications in-house
- Work directly with inventors and colleagues to evaluate invention disclosures
- Prosecute patent applications in-house under supervision of IP portfolio managers in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions
- Provide direct instructions to outside counsel and foreign associates
- Interview patent examiners
- Draft and review office action responses
- Draft and review appeal briefs and handle other phases of patent prosecution
- Assist in developing patent strategies focused on competitively differentiated product features
- Work with IP portfolio managers and product owners to align business stakeholders and patent strategy
- Provide intellectual property support to engineering and product teams
- Conduct invention mining, patent training, and patent audits
- Identify existing and planned patent coverage and patent whitespace for further IP development
Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience as a patent agent, including drafting patent applications, drafting responses to office actions, and conducting examiner interviews
- Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related industry experience
- In-depth knowledge of media content distribution, including broadcast networks, cloud networking, wireless networks, end-user devices used to access and playback media content, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science methodologies, and identity resolution
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Previous in-house patent preparation and prosecution experience valued
- Experience with AI-drafting tools valued
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health and wellness plans
- 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
- Generous paid time off policy
- Company-provided vehicle may be available depending on the role
- Discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility may be available depending on the role
- Potential eligibility for bonuses, equity, or other incentives














