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Associate Director, Intellectual Property Counsel
Location
Iowa
Posted
113 days ago
Salary
$157.2K - $298.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director, Intellectual Property Counsel
RTX
• Driving IP engagement within the business • Providing effective, concise and timely advice to senior management, general legal counsel, engineers and commercial colleagues on IP matters, particularly in the areas of patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright law, and related disputes. • Negotiating and advising management and colleagues on various IP agreements and IP aspects of broader agreements with customers, suppliers and partners. • Collaborate with clients to develop and implement IP strategies for key enterprises, products and technologies aligned with business objectives. • Active engagement on IP issues throughout product development processes. • Interacting with engineers and outside counsel as needed with regards to identifying protectable inventions, assessing invention disclosures, preparing, and prosecuting patent applications, and protecting trade secrets. • Monitoring and assessing third party patents and applications, particularly with regards to questions of infringement risk and/or validity, with goal of addressing legal risks before products are brought to market. • Working with engineers to monitor competitor products and advising as to whether competitors infringe Collins Aerospace patents. • Advising Senior Management as to potential infringement issues and overseeing litigation as required. • Learning and implementing current IP department tools and policies, and working willingly with members of IP department with the goal of continuous improvement of department processes. • Utilize various internal and third-party tools to improve legal operations. • Develop SBU IP strategies that support the business goals. • Reviewing and clearing IP-related content for publication. • Conducting IP due diligence with regards to M&A matters in technical areas of responsibility. • Striving to independently resolve issues arising in area of responsibility but consulting with peers, the Chief IP Counsel and the General Counsel when appropriate • Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time
Job Requirements
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
- Minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- Must have a Juris doctor degree
- Admitted to the Bar of one or more US States
- 5 + years of IP legal experience
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, 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
- And more!
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