Senior IP Counsel/Patent Attorney

Hitachi America, Ltd.

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$153,614–$192,017/yr

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Job Responsibilities:

  • Partner cross functionally with Group Legal, R&D, and business teams to deliver proactive, business focused IP counseling.
  • Advise on IP matters in commercial, transactional, and dispute contexts, including pre litigation and litigation support.
  • Draft, negotiate, and manage IP related agreements, including licenses, technology development agreements, and NDAs.

Patent Portfolio Development:

  • Counsel U.S. businesses and technical leadership on patent strategy.
  • Work directly with engineers and technologists to identify patentable inventions and drive invention disclosure quality and volume.
  • Lead invention harvesting activities, including design reviews, brainstorming sessions, and innovation workshops.

Requirements:

  • USPTO qualified Patent Attorney with admission to a U.S. State Bar.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the legal field of intellectual property in a multi-national setting, including transactional matters (licensing and other IP-related contracts).
  • Thorough expert knowledge of US IP laws, rules, regulations and practice and familiarity with the relevant counterpart systems (e.g., EU).

Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd. is the regional headquarters for Hitachi Group companies in the Americas, overseeing the U.S., Canada, and Latin America markets. They operate across diverse sectors, including transportation, energy, mobility, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, digital engineering, data analytics and others. With approximately 280,000 employees worldwide, their culture encourages pioneering spirit, imaginative ideas, and tackling the world’s biggest challenges.

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