Senior Patent Portfolio Manager

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love taking on bold new challenges? Do you possess a deep knowledge of intellectual property (IP) and patents, care about details, drive efficient execution, and have a passion for innovation? We uphold Apple's high ethical and corporate standards as we protect Apple's Intellectual Property. You'll provide legal support for the development of world-class products and services. Working for a company that invents new product categories and creates new industries means you'll be challenged to creatively apply your knowledge and expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.

Description

We're hiring a Patent Attorney to help protect Apple's rapidly evolving operating systems, ecosystem technologies, device security, interoperability capabilities, and software development. You'll lead engagements with the business to build and leverage the associated worldwide patent portfolio and strategy. Responsibilities includes identifying patentable inventions; securing high-quality, strategic patent assets; providing expert technical and legal analysis; handling patent challenges; providing guidance in support of patent transactions and licensing matters; assigning and managing work performed by outside law firms; and working with engineering and other business organizations to understand priorities and challenges. This position also will provide cross-functional support for acquisitions, regulatory, IP licensing, enforcement, standards, and litigation activities.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in computer science or software engineering; and/or

In-house experience;

experience working in and/or providing support for standards, open source, transactions, regulatory, M&A, and litigation efforts;

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years of patent experience, such as drafting and prosecuting patent assets, developing patent strategies, conducting patent analyses;

Experience working with software operating systems, security and encryption technologies, and software development; and

Juris Doctor, USPTO Registration and BS degree in computer science or related discipline.

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