Counsel - Patent/Intellectual Property Attorney - Onsite
Company: Sandia National Laboratories
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
About Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and
engineering lab for national security and technology innovation,
with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad
array of areas.Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security,
peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the
world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80
hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work
4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work,
and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from
home)Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits,
competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and
amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life
balance*World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers.
Learn more about Sandia at:
*These benefits vary by job classification.
What Your Job Will Be Like
Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Patent Attorney for its
Intellectual Property Law Center at its Albuquerque location. This
is an in-person position, and the selected candidate must live in
Albuquerque or the surrounding area. The attorney will draft and
prosecute patent applications, manage a patent docket, and provide
legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or relating to
intellectual property issues, policies, and procedures. The
position offers the opportunity to branch out beyond solely
performing patent drafting and prosecution work. Our attorneys
counsel on technology transfer activities ranging from
non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development
agreements, user facilities agreements, license agreements and
negotiations as well as software licensing, copyright, litigation,
and trademark registration.On any given day, you may be called on
to:
Prepare and prosecute Sandia patent applications.
Manage a patent docket.
Provide legal advice and assistance in all matters involving or
relating to intellectual property issues, policies, and
procedures.
Counsel on technology transfer activities ranging from
non-disclosure agreements, cooperative research and development
agreements, user facilities.
Prepare and negotiate patent and software licenses in conjunction
with our technology transfer organization.
Counsel on litigation matters.
Routinely advise management and staff while engaging at all levels
of the company.
Interact with corporate counsel, DOE/NNSA counsel, and outside
counsel.Advise management on complex projects and intellectual
property legal matters to anticipate, identify, and protect the
corporation against legal liability.Onsite work
Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able
to work onsite.
Qualifications We Require
A U.S. law degree from an ABA accredited law school, admission to
practice in at least one U.S. state and current registration with
the USPTO is required.Excellent academic qualifications with at
least four (4) years of law firm and/or in-house experience in
patent drafting/prosecution and technology transfer transactional
work and master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering, computer
science/engineering, physics, systems engineering, materials
science, chemical engineering, component engineering areas or a
relevant science or engineering discipline OR at least seven (7)
years of law firm and/or in-house experience in patent
drafting/prosecution and technology transactional work and a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer
science/engineering, physics, systems engineering, materials
science, chemical engineering, component engineering areas or a
relevant science or engineering discipline.Excellent analytical,
interpersonal and communication skills are needed.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security
clearance.
Qualifications We Desire
Experience in software and copyright licensing.
Strong project and client management skills.
Proven track record of success in the patent field.
About Our Team
The Intellectual Property Law Center provides legal counsel and
advice, protects IP, mitigates risk, and works to enable corporate
IP strategies.Posting Duration
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum
of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia
reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security Clearance
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and
background review that includes checks of personal references,
credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education
verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain
and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S.
citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the
U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security
clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal
background investigation to meet the requirements for access to
classified information or matter if the duties of the position
require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug
use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious
misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a
clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the
inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination
of employment.
EEO
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran
status and any other protected class under state or federal
law.NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as
a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or
diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring,
and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if
employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to
comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview
at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps
necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements
prior to the interview date.
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