Access Advance LLC · 14 hours ago
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years expAccess Advance LLC is an independent licensing administrator company focused on managing patent pools for essential video codec technologies. The Senior Intellectual Property Counsel will provide legal support on various intellectual property and FRAND licensing issues, including negotiating with major technology companies and managing relationships with patent owners.
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Responsibilities
Perform complex patent infringement analysis including review of claim charts prepared by outside counsel with the assistance, as needed, of external technical experts
Explain and represent the portfolio of licensed patents, as represented by way of example in the claim charts, to support licensing discussions
Prepare high level summaries of the portfolio, including subject matter coverage, geographic scope, and life expectancy
Manage independent patent evaluation, including by developing relationships with current and prospective licensors to explain evaluation processes and their relationship to royalty allocations
Liaise with finance team regarding royalty allocation matters that arise from patent counts in the portfolio
Regularly communicate with the 60+ patent owners regarding their portfolios and enforcement activities
Assist with day-to-day litigation activities involving Access Advance or the patents it licenses
Oversee and conduct product testing to support licensing and audits
Monitor and investigate global landscape and licensing of SEPs covering video compression standards
Stay current on international patent litigation and licensing laws, with particular emphasis on SEPs and FRAND
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years patent legal experience in the high-tech sector
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant field from an accredited college or university
Juris Doctorate from an accredited college or university
Member in good standing with a State Bar and eligible for in-house status in Massachusetts
Admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Must be able to manage travel domestically and internationally
Must be willing to work out of an office in Boston, MA
Must be eligible to work in the United States
Preferred
Experience with patent licensing programs
Prior legal or technical experience with video compression technology
Experience with standard-essential patents and FRAND
Experience with standards organizations and development
Courtroom experience in patent litigation and/or experience leading patent licensing negotiations
Experience managing all phases of patent litigation proceedings (or being managed in doing the same)
Experience in a global FRAND or SEP-based licensing program
Experience as an outside patent litigation counsel in a large law firm
Company
Access Advance LLC
Access Advance LLC is an independent licensing administration company, established in 2015, currently offering three industry-leading patent pools for licensing essential patents of the most important standards-based video codec technologies.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
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