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Senior Patent Litigation Attorney | The Clorox Company | Oakland, CA
When you touch the lives of millions of people around the world, nothing
but the best will do. That's why The Clorox Company and our subsidiaries
look for people committed to work together toward common goals, while
taking personal ownership for their decisions and actions. People who
believe in maintaining the highest standards of business and
professional conduct. People who share our values of strong
competitiveness, measuring results and "doing the right thing." If you
want to make your mark in millions of homes and do it where you can feel
proud about it, apply now for this opportunity at Clorox.
Position Summary:
The Senior Corporate Counsel, IP/Litigation is responsible for
proactively managing the defense of IP claims made against Clorox and
the prosecution of IP claims against those infringing Clorox IP rights.
The focus of this role is on the defense and enforcement of patent,
trademark, copyright and trade secret rights working with Clorox legal
colleagues, Clorox business leaders and outside counsel. The role
includes interactions with and training of legal/IP and business
colleagues for the continuous improvement of IP rights clearance
processes and practices for consumer products sold around the globe. The
position reports to the Vice President - Associate General Counsel,
Intellectual Property.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the overall IP dispute and/or litigation process and
resolution, including collaborating with business colleagues, legal team
members and outside counsel.
- Counsel senior business stakeholders on options, strategies and risks
of IP disputes.
- Negotiate and draft settlement documents, including IP licenses.
- Partner with legal and business colleagues to drive proactive dispute
avoidance practices and training including patent freedom to operate
processes, trade secret handling practices, trademark and copyright
clearance processes.
- Work closely with legal and business colleagues to conduct and
support M&A IP diligence.
- Work closely with legal colleagues to ensure company contracts
(supply, partnering, consulting, materials handling, etc.) appropriately
protect company intellectual property and are consistent with Clorox IP
strategies and policies.
- Prepare and file (directly and through outside counsel) all
appropriate filings in the USPTO and patent authorities globally seeking
or opposing patent issuance.
- Handle all aspects of trademark opposition and cancellation
proceedings (directly or through outside counsel) in the US and Canadian
trademark offices.
- Team with Clorox legal, R&D, Marketing and other business colleagues
to continuously update, improve and implement IP strategies for the
capture of Clorox intellectual property rights globally.
- Team with Clorox legal, R&D, Marketing and other business colleagues
to continuously update, improve and implement strategies for the
avoidance of IP disputes relating to Clorox products globally.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree; JD
degree; top tier undergraduate and law schools.
- Member of the California State Bar, or having the qualifications for
registration under the California State Bar in-house counsel program.
- 10+ years experience, including at least six years of IP litigation
experience.
- Registration at the USPTO as a patent attorney; significant patent
prosecution experience, including experience with patent reexamination
and reissue (strongly preferred).
- Experience in a top tier law firm.
- In-house legal experience in the consumer products industry.
- Strong case management capability - ability to define, refine, manage
and drive case strategies, working closely with business stakeholders
and outside counsel.
- Strong ability to develop, working with business stakeholders,
strategic deal/settlement/resolution options for the
settlement/resolution of IP disputes.
- Experience drafting settlement documents for the resolution of IP
disputes including, where appropriate, IP licenses.
Desired Qualifications:
- Broad range of relevant legal experience,
the ability to identify, prioritize and resolve critical legal issues in
real time.
- Strong ability to develop relationships and build networks with legal
and business colleagues.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills to articulate complex
legal situations clearly and accurately.
- Ability to identify and use the most efficient and effective legal
resources to complete the work in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Unquestioned personal integrity; seen as a role model for ethical
principles and values of the Company and practices required by law.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work well in a matrixed organization and interact with and
command respect from executives, colleagues and all company employees.
- Excellent judgment and ability to handle sensitive and confidential
information.
- Excellent execution and organizational skills and attention to
detail.
- Urgency and results focus to ensure timely and appropriate response
to issues raised.
- Firmness and courage to confront issues at every level of the
organization.
- Strong skills in leadership - the ability to drive and lead while
working with legal and technical staffs.
- Strong ability to influence, provide points of views, and to listen.
- Strog decision making and problem solving skills.
- Some travel may be required.
Visit http://www.clorox.com/careers and follow the links. You'll find out about
our benefits and opportunities for advancement and learning, as well as
our commitment to the communities where we live and work. Then be sure
to apply. The Clorox Company and its subsidiaries is an EEO/Affirmative
Action employer.
If you are unable to fill out the online application due to a
disability, please call our main # and ask for an HR rep to assist you
with completing application.
To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link
into your browser address bar:
http://clorox.contacthr.com/21768618
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