Abbott · 1 day ago
Counsel, Intellectual Property
Plymouth, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$129K/yr - $259K/yr
5+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Counsel, Intellectual Property position focuses primarily on managing invention disclosures and providing legal guidance related to Abbott’s product lines for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Manage invention disclosures, including collecting and screening disclosures, conducting inventor interviews, presenting disclosures at patent committee and Invention Review Board meetings
Participate in the effective management of our external budget, including monthly, quarterly and annual budget reviews, quarterly forecasting, and reviewing outside counsel invoices
Conduct due diligence on potential mergers and acquisitions and freedom-to-operate assessments that drive strategic acquisitions and product development
Conduct in-depth analyses of competitor products and IP portfolios
Review outside counsel work to ensure the work, methodology, strategy and costs meet Abbott’s expectations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and counsel a variety of clients on IP and other legal issues
Interact with and provide legal and strategic guidance to senior management, engineers and other functional organizational leadership
Collaborate with commercial legal counsel, including preparing and reviewing research and development agreements, confidentiality agreements, license agreements, and consulting agreements and counseling the business regarding IP transactional matters
Assist internal and external litigation counsel on IP litigation matters
May supervise exempt or non-exempt employees, and manage employee career counseling, performance evaluation and other issues if required
Conduct employee training sessions on the protection of innovations through the patent process, best practices for maintaining confidential business information, contractor and vendor matters, and the overall development of intellectual property assets
Provide counseling and strategy options on marketing and promotional materials
Occasional domestic or foreign travel
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor from accredited law school and admitted to a US state bar in good standing
USPTO registration in good standing
Strong academic background
BS in engineering (electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical or biomedical)
Minimum of 5 years working as a patent attorney and counseling clients on intellectual property issues
The successful candidate must have experience drafting and prosecuting electro-mechanical, electrical, and/or software patent applications as well as conducting agreement review and negotiations
Significant freedom-to-operate or product clearance experience, preferably for medical device products
Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, quantitative, analytical, organizational, and follow-up skills
Strong interpersonal skills and strategic thinking
Ability to understand and comply with applicable FDA regulations and company operating procedures, processes, policies, and tasks
Preferred
Possess in-house IP experience, preferably in the medical device industry
Experience handling PTAB/EPO Oppositions and supporting patent litigation a plus
At least 5 years of drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the area of medical devices and/or managing a medical device IP portfolio
Working knowledge of patent laws in major jurisdictions outside of the US
Government (USPTO or EPO) experience a plus
Benefits
Free medical coverage for employees via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
Recent News
2026-01-07
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