New Associate General Counsel, Patents

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: Collaborate with the Chief IP Counsel in developing and implementing the strategic plan for Scout Motors’ worldwide patent and trade secret portfolio. Serve as subject matter expert for entire organization, providing legal and strategic advice on patents, trade secrets and other IP-related matters. Build relationships with the Engineering, Product, Design, Growth and Strategy Teams, and provide training, guidance and encouragement, to facilitate the development of Scout Motors’ patent and trade secret portfolios, including conducting invention mining sessions and participating in the product review process. Conduct and oversee patentability and landscape searches and analyses and oversee patent application preparation and prosecution to support the company’s patent filing strategy and process. Assist in developing and implementing a worldwide freedom-to-operate strategy, including conducting and overseeing freedom-to-operate searches, preparing analyses, and formulating informal opinions on patent clearance/non-infringement. Draft and negotiate intercompany and third-party IP-focused agreements, including in-bound and out-bound license and joint development agreements, as well as IP terms of commercial, strategic partnership, financing and other agreements. Assist business leaders with M&A strategy by helping to evaluate potential targets, conducting IP due diligence, advising corporate development personnel on IP legal and strategic matters, and drafting and negotiating IP-related terms in purchase agreements. Assist in developing and implementing the company’s open-source compliance program, including providing guidance and training to software development teams.