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About the Role
Snap Inc. is seeking a Patent Counsel to join the IP Team. This role will work with business and product teams to build a world-class patent portfolio, manage patent prosecution, and handle various other IP issues.
Responsibilities
- Work with Snap’s business and product teams to build a world-class patent portfolio
- Participate in all aspects of the patent program including securing patent protection for Snap’s inventions
- Conduct invention disclosure sessions with inventors
- Manage U.S. and international patent prosecution
- Conduct education and training sessions
- Identify patent acquisition opportunities
- Handle a wide range of other IP issues including support for litigation, licensing, commercial and M&A transactions, and counseling on open source software projects
Requirements
- USPTO registration
- Experience with a wide range of technological areas including, preferably, both hardware and software
- Patent analysis skills, including patentability, patent-claiming strategies, and development of non-infringement and invalidity positions
- Excellent legal and business judgment, strategic thinking, and ability to manage multiple matters at once
- Outstanding communication and organization skills
- Detail-oriented, business-friendly, team player, with an ability to accommodate tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Some experience handling patent assertions and litigation, patent licensing, and M&A
- Experience counseling on open source compliance and mitigating risks associated with open source software, including the impact on patent rights
- 4+ years of patent drafting and prosecution experience
- Valid California bar registration (or another state bar plus eligible for Registered In House Counsel status)
Skills
- Patent drafting
- Patent prosecution
- Patent analysis
- Patentability
- Patent-claiming strategies
- Non-infringement
- Invalidity positions
- Legal judgment
- Business judgment
- Strategic thinking
- Communication skills
- Organization skills
- Detail-oriented
- Team player
- Handling tight deadlines
- Patent assertions
- Patent litigation
- Patent licensing
- M&A
- Open source compliance
- Risk mitigation
- Open source software
Location
- California
- Washington
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid (4+ days in office)
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study
- Juris Doctor Degree
Salary/Compensations
- Zone A (CA, WA, NYC): $173,000-$259,000 annually
- Zone B: $164,000-$246,000 annually
- Zone C: $147,000-$220,000 annually
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Emotional and mental health support programs
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success (RSUs)
About the Company
- Snap Inc. is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.
- The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app, Specs Inc., Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
- The Legal & Policy Team acts as Snap’s in-house law firm, policy consultant, lobbyist, thought partner, and advisor, partnering with various teams on matters including privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, policy, and social impact.
- The company values diversity and strives to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.
Equal Opportunity
- Snap Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- EOE, including disability/vets.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).