Advisory Engineer, Patent Legal

Location Type: Not Specified

Industry: Legal

Company: Lenovo

General Information

Req #

WD00077472

Career area:

Legal

Country/Region:

United States of America

State:

North Carolina

City:

Morrisville

Date:

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Working time:

Full-time

Additional Locations:
* United States of America – North Carolina – Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a global patent portfolio for the PC business including harvest and identify patentable innovations, support patentability evaluation in Patent Review Board (Lenovo internal team) for determining beneficial patents to be filed, manage OC to draft and file patent applications including prosecution, reexamination, invalidation and other patent related professional work in the lifecycle.
• Support, as appropriate, patent licensing opportunities, litigations, and complex business transactions with patent portfolio analysis, due diligence, infringement and invalidity analysis, and claim charting and testing.
• Communicate effectively with business client on patent filing plan, IP strategy, and IP awareness and education.
• Manage budget for patent filings and prosecutions.
• Provide inventor training and education.
• Manage relationships and communications with outside counsel and vendors.

Basic Requirements:

• 8+ years’ experience in-house or law firm with strong patent portfolio strategy and development experience.
• Experience in managing global patent portfolio of at least 5+ years, preferably in patent department of a global technology company or an international patent law firm, including brainstorming, harvesting, filing, prosecution, pruning.
• Bachelor’s degree in science and technology, preferably majoring in Electronics, Computer or Communication
• USPTO Patent Bar required

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal; additional language skills preferred (Mandarin, Japanese).
• In-depth understanding of US patent law, filing and prosecution strategies and preferable to have knowledge of global patent laws including EPO, WIPO, and CN.
• Strong technical skills to partner with business leadership and Patent Review Boards to support PCs and Smart technology.
• Fulfill independently tasks of high complexity in patent related matters for the business clients.
• In-depth understanding of technology of PC business clients (both hardware and software knowledge and expertise at a system or application level).
• Strategic thinker with a broad perspective, and an analytical thinker with enough creativity to synthesize new solutions to old problems.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations:
* United States of America – North Carolina – Morrisville

* United States of America

* United States of America – North Carolina

* United States of America – North Carolina – Morrisville