Essential Responsibilities

The IP Counsel will have lead responsibility for one or more of the following:

• Investigating and pursuing enforcement of IP rights against third parties and/or defending against third party IP legal disputes through litigation or other dispute resolution activities, particularly with respect to patent and trade secret matters
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating IP terms in a wide array of global transactions, including R&D agreements, technology licenses, NDAs, sale/purchase contracts, USG contracts, and M&A deals
• Mitigating IP risks for cutting-edge technologies through freedom-to-practice analyses, third party patent landscaping, and adversarial patent validity challenges

As part of this role, the IP Counsel may also engage in some or all of the following:

• Vetting and managing outside counsel engaged on IP dispute and transactional matters
• Supporting pursuit and enforcement of trademark and copyright protection
• Advising on data rights issues in US government contracts and proposals
• Collaborating with other IP professionals to develop and execute sophisticated IP strategies
• Collaborating with colleagues globally across the legal function, including commercial, contracts, sourcing, tax, and compliance in pursuit of business objectives and resolving business threats
• Providing strategic guidance to support GE Aerospace’s IP asset development team (substantially devoted to patent preparation and prosecution) to ensure alignment with business objectives and maximize potential return on investment
• Establishing or improving IP-related policies and procedures, including employing LEAN principles to standardize work and leveraging resources efficiently

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills, organizational rigor, and business judgment
• Member in good standing to a state bar within the United States
• High ethical and professional responsibility standards
• Strong ability to interface with, and influence, executive leaders through polished interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics from an accredited university or college
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• At least 5 years of experience practicing IP law in a firm, or in a law firm combined with an in-house corporate environment

• Relocation assistance will be provided