Carrie Rikon & Associates, LLC is hiring a
Lateral Intellectual Property Partner

Summary

The job is for a Lateral Intellectual Property Partner in a law firm, working remotely or hybrid. Responsibilities include brand development, protection, and enforcement, copyright registration, transactional support services, IP governance services, trademark clearinghouse registration services, developing and enforcing trade secret policies, data rights markings for government contractors, preparing and filing patent applications, patent portfolio development, offensive and defensive reexaminations before the USPTO, opinions for freedom-to-operate, patent licensing and agreements, due diligence, competitor watch services, litigation, and disputes relating to trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. The position is open in several states and requires a license in the state applied to work in.

Requirements

Position is open in the following states: New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Penn, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia OR Washington D.C. MUST BE LICENSED IN THE STATE THEY APPLY TO WORK IN

Responsibilities

• Brand Development, Protection and Enforcement (i.e., trademark and domain name selection counseling, portfolio management services, trademark registration, monitoring, and renewal services)
• Copyright Registration and Fair Use Determinations
• Transactional Support Services (i.e., licensing, due diligence for commercial transactions and security interest agreements)
• IP Governance Services (i.e., trademark and copyright usage policies and guidelines, affiliate agreements, joint marketing and reseller agreements, private label agreements, privacy policies and website terms of use)
• Trademark Clearinghouse Registration Services
• Development, Enforcement and Interpretation of Trade Secret Policies and Procedures
• Data Rights Markings for Government Contractors
• Preparing and Filing Patent Applications in Wide Array of Technological Fields Before the USPTO and Worldwide
• Patent Portfolio Development
• Offensive and Defensive Reexaminations Before the USPTO
• Opinions for Freedom-to-Operate Patentability, Infringement and Invalidity
• Patent Licensing and Agreements
• Due Diligence, Competitor Watch Services and Counseling
• Litigation and Disputes Relating to Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
• Patent Reexaminations
• Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings
• Cybersquatting and Typo-Squatting Claims
• Domain-Name Arbitration and Other Internet Disputes

Benefits

• Salary: 230K plus a bonus (depending on profitable book of business and experience)
• As we quickly grow, developing our legal team is important to us – we will continue to provide opportunities to learn more skills and gain new experience
• Diversity is valued and welcomed at our firm. We appreciate differing backgrounds, experiences and thoughts
• We promote team engagement in our collaborative, communicative and approachable environment
• Position is remote or hybrid