Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright

Min 12 yrs required

Full-time

No

Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright Job Description

H1: Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright Job in Beachwood, Ohio, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and/or Raleigh, North Carolina

H2: Join Eaton's Legal Organization as a Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright

Bold headline: Protect and Enhance Eaton's Intellectual Property Rights as Senior Counsel

The Eaton Law Department is seeking a Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright to join their team in Beachwood, Ohio, Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and/or Raleigh, North Carolina. This hybrid role offers relocation to one of these key markets and involves 10% travel.

Key responsibilities and duties for this role include:

• Providing guidance on patentability of invention disclosures
• Preparing and prosecuting patent applications
• Supervising outside counsel
• Preparing and negotiating intellectual property agreements
• Conducting right-to-use studies
• Preparing infringement opinions
• Providing effective guidance on IP risks
• Conducting IP due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures
• Managing a significant patent portfolio
• Providing guidance for IP litigation
• Conducting intellectual property law training
• Collaborating with the Eaton Law Department to enhance departmental performance

The Eaton Law Department is a global team of 55 lawyers and offers a professional environment with opportunities for career development and advancement.

Key responsibilities and duties for this role include:

• Counsel leadership and stakeholders on IP strategy
• Advise leadership on managing and directing the development, enhancement, maintenance, protection, and exploitation of Eaton's IP rights globally
• Handle a large volume of trademark matters, including strategy development, trademark clearance searches, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, monitoring and enforcing trademark rights, and managing trademark disputes and litigation
• Work with a globally dispersed team of IP teammates
• Maintain business IP portfolios and provide recommendations for protection and enforcement
• Lead trainings for the Law Department and business partners
• Manage and assess outside counsel providing IP services
• Counsel on contracts, patent prosecution/portfolio management, patent searching, infringement and freedom to operate assessments, and M&A activities

Qualifications for this role include:

• A minimum of 12 years' experience practicing intellectual property law with emphasis on trademark and copyright law
• US patent attorney/agent registration and/or qualifications
• Juris doctorate degree from an accredited university
• Bachelor's degree in electrical and/or mechanical engineering preferred
• Must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship
• Relocation will be offered to one of the three key markets listed for this role

Preferred qualifications for this role include:

• Law firm and corporate experience
• Litigation and/or trademark experience
• Prior engineering experience

Position criteria for this role include:

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to effectively advise inventors and management personnel on IP risks and strategies and portfolio management

Eaton offers competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees, including a variable incentive program. The expected annual salary range for this role is - a year. Salary is based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

At Eaton, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. We make employment decisions based on job-related reasons and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation during the job search, application, or interview process, please .

Eaton also offers various Health and Welfare benefits, Retirement benefits, and programs for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may vary based on eligibility factors. For more information, visit the Eaton Benefits Overview page.

Join Eaton's Legal Organization as a Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright and help protect and enhance our global brand identity and reputation.

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Competitive pay, variable incentive program, health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, paid and unpaid time away from work.

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Juris doctorate degree from an accredited university, Bachelor's of Science degree (preferred in electrical and/or mechanical engineering) from an accredited university.

Interested candidates can apply through the company's website or by contacting the company's HR department.

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