Intellectual Property attorney

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on intellectual property strategy, portfolio development, and risk management.
• Prepare, file, and prosecute patent and trademark applications.
• Conduct trademark clearance searches and provide branding and trademark counseling.
• Manage patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret portfolios.
• Draft and negotiate licensing, technology transfer, SaaS, software, confidentiality, and other commercial technology agreements.
• Perform IP due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, financing transactions, licensing deals, and other corporate transactions.
• Advise clients on IP ownership, commercialization, licensing, enforcement, and protection strategies.
• Draft invention assignment agreements, confidentiality agreements, and technology-related employment documents.
• Handle intellectual property enforcement matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and domain name disputes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary legal teams to develop customized IP strategies aligned with clients' business objectives.

Qualifications

• Active membership in good standing with a U.S. State Bar (Arizona Bar preferred).
• 5+ years of Intellectual Property law experience.
• Experience with patent prosecution, trademark prosecution and counseling, copyright registration, licensing and technology agreements, IP due diligence, trade secrets, or IP litigation/enforcement.
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple client matters and deadlines.