Senior Counsel/Counsel, Patent Prosecution
- Employer
- Allergan
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Feb 04, 2023
- Closes
- Feb 08, 2023
- Practice
- Litigation
- Position
- Counsel
- Contract Type
- Permanent
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Senior Counsel/Counsel, Patent Prosecution Primary South San Francisco, California Secondary Lake County, Illinois Req ID Category Legal Division AbbVie
AbbVie is searching for an in–house patent prosecution Counsel or Senior Counsel for our Intellectual Property Prosecution group. This position will be based in our South San Francisco or North Chicago headquarters location with a hybrid work model (on site 3+ days/week).
Acting individually and in cross–functional teams, the in–house Senior Counsel/Counsel will develop and implement intellectual property strategy for AbbVie's products and product candidates.
Responsibilities:
- Maximize AbbVie's competitive position through creation and implementation of intellectual property strategies.
- Provide legal advice and counsel to cross–functional R&D and business teams on a variety of IP–related matters.
- Draft, file, and prosecute strategically useful patent applications worldwide both directly and through management of outside counsel.
- Challenge and defend patents in IPR, opposition, interference, and other post–grant proceedings.
- Conduct prior art searches, analyze third–party patent positions, and conduct due diligence to support business development activities.
Requirements:
- JD degree from an accredited law school, state bar admission (specific state admission not required), and registration to practice before the USPTO.
- Two or more years of experience practicing patent law at a law firm and/or life sciences company as a licensed attorney, including substantial U.S. and foreign patent prosecution. Depending on the successful candidate's experience and relevancy of skills, this position will be hired at a Counsel or Senior Counsel level. Patent Agent experience in addition to attorney experience is considered a plus.
- Former scientist/researcher experience considered a plus.
- Technical background relevant for pharmaceutical patent prosecution, such as:
- Experience with small molecule and/or biological pharmaceutical discovery & development, and/or
- Advanced degree in relevant field, such as molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, or chemical engineering
- Strong legal, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects to meet deadlines.
Applicable to California Applicants Only
- The below range is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California. This range may be modified in the future.
- The salary range for this role is$160,000 – $260,000
- This job is eligible to participate in our short–term incentive program.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long–term incentive programs.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer including disability/vets. It is AbbVie's policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran or active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran or a person's relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, or any other protected group status. We will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, individuals with a disability, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans or active–duty wartime or campaign badge veterans. The Affirmative Action Plan is available for viewing in the Human Resources office during regular business hours.
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