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GE Aerospace · 13 hours ago

Senior Patent Counsel

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

GE Aerospace is seeking a Senior Patent Counsel to strategically identify and develop high quality IP assets directed to GE Aerospace’s technological differentiation in the marketplace. The role involves crafting IP strategies that protect competitive advantage and managing a portfolio of patents, trade secrets, and technical know-how across various technologies.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Align GE Aerospace’s IP strategy with its market strategy, and/or provide leadership in the management of GE Aerospace’s growing portfolio of patents, trade secrets, and technical know-how

Proactively and routinely engage with commercial and/or technical leaders to drive opportunities to leverage IP to enhance the ability of GE Aerospace to win in the marketplace, and/or R&D committees to cultivate, harvest, and evaluate invention disclosures

Develop and own a multi-year strategy for each assigned value-stream (products, services, enabling technologies, and state-of-the-art R&D), including short-term (current year) and long-term (5-20 year) goals for each

Collaborate to refine and execute the strategy for each value-stream, translating business and product-level strategy to a plan for each individual IP asset, with the goal of maximizing asset potential above minimum viable attributes

Translate legal assessment of the GE Aerospace's IP relative to competitor IP into actionable business insights

Create a tactical roadmap for development and integration of new IP assets, including by identifying the features and characteristics that drive differentiating and blocking effect, and leading the harvesting of new inventions, and/or managing patent preparation and prosecution by outside patent counsel, both in the U.S. and internationally

Identify and/or support opportunities and initiatives to monetize GE Aerospace's IP, including by directing the development of IP assets that are commercially valuable in the aerospace and other industries

Collaborate with other IP professionals to maximize the potential of each individual IP asset to enhance our competitive advantage

Lead and contribute to initiatives for increasing productivity and enhancing quality in the internal processes and tools governing management GE Aerospace's IP assets

Contribute to IP forecasting and budgeting cycle deliverables, and provide effective stewardship of resource allocations

Contribute to IP asset development training within GE Aerospace, including training for inventors, paraprofessionals and other IP team members

Qualification

Patent law expertisePatent application draftingIP strategy developmentU.S. PatentTrademark OfficeTechnical background in engineeringPatent litigation experienceProject management skillsBusiness acumenLeadership abilityCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

BS and/or other advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, chemical, materials, or electrical engineering or computer science is preferred, though degrees in physics and other hard sciences combined with significant software background may be considered

A minimum of 7 years of experience drafting and prosecuting high quality strategic U.S. and global patent applications

A demonstrated understanding, command, and continued engagement with U.S. patent laws and regulations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office practices and procedures, and Paris Convention rules. Familiarity with Patent Cooperation Treaty rules and practices

Must be registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Counsel: Law Degree from an accredited law school, and must be a member in good standing of the bar of at least one U.S. state

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Preferred

Three additional years of experience, prosecuting, litigating and/or licensing patents and trade secrets, managing large portfolios, or as a patent strategist

Demonstrated leadership ability

Works collaboratively to solve complex IP problems

Demonstrated organizational skills, follow-through, project management and business judgment

Business partner approach – listens effectively and defines success from the stakeholder point of view

Effective advocacy and thought leadership – brings value to commercial strategy discussions in relation to IP assets, far and above traditional legal advice

Business acumen – a thorough understanding of the principles of market forces, competitive assessment, and technology development and maturation

Creativity – transforms internal and external intelligence into novel solutions to demonstrate the value of IP as an enabling factor for market success

Expert grasp of principles of IP law, particularly regarding patents and trade secrets

Communication – equally effective at delivering high-payload concise business-relevant information to commercial leaders, as at interacting in nuanced legal and technical conversations

Experience with establishing and controlling budgets, costs and expenses relating to patent procurement and maintenance