Snowflake
Legal
SeniorCorporateCounsel1IntellectualProperty
“Senior Corporate Counsel 1 - Intellectual Property at Snowflake. Skills: Intellectual Property, Patent prosecution, Patent litigation. Manage global patent portfolio. Oversee prosecution strategy”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
JD from accredited law school, Active bar membership, Registered to practice before USPTO, 6+ years IP experience, Patent prosecution experience, IP litigation experience, In-house experience, Manage patent portfolios, Oversee outside patent counsel, Drive prosecution strategy, Familiarity with patent litigation, Support pre-litigation matters, Support litigation matters, Understand technical concepts, Articulate technical concepts, Translate concepts into IP strategy, Excellent judgment, Excellent written communication, Excellent verbal communication, Deliver practical advice, Deliver business-oriented advice, Work independently, Manage competing priorities, Take ownership, Company confidentiality standards, Company security standards, Company data security plan
Nice to Have
Experience in open source legal matters, Experience in trademark matters
What You'll Do.
Manage global patent portfolio
Oversee prosecution strategy
Oversee outside counsel
Lead internal patent program
Improve internal patent program
Supervise outside counsel
Draft new patent applications
Prosecute patent applications
Identify key innovations
Protect key innovations
Manage IP litigations
Provide IP counseling
Identify opportunities
Build scalable processes
Improve IP function efficiency
Improve IP function impact
Support IP team responsibilities
Develop open source expertise
Develop trademark expertise
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with engineers; Work with product teams; Collaborate with Litigation team; Counsel internal clients
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
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