Lateral Partner

Summary

The job is for a Lateral Partner in the Intellectual Property Law Division, involving various IP-related responsibilities. The candidate must be licensed in the state they apply to work in and contribute at least 400K of profitable business to the firm. The company offers a starting salary of 225K and a yearly bonus potentially equating to 1M annually.

Requirements

• Must be licensed in the state they apply to work in
• Must contribute at least 400K of profitable business to the firm

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
• CAN-SPAM, PCI and GLB issues
• Domain-Name Arbitration and Other Internet Disputes
• 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

Benefits

• Starting salary- 225K
• Yearly bonus offered potentially equating to 1M annually