Patent Liaison
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
The Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization is recruiting
for a Patent Liaison to primarily support Johnson & Johnson's
MedTech sector, and more specifically, the Johnson & Johnson
Surgical Vision (JJSV) and Biosense Webster, Inc. (BWI) groups. The
position is based at Johnson & Johnson's MedTech campus in Irvine,
CA. Johnson & Johnson is currently operating under a hybrid working
model, which will allow the successful candidate to work remotely
two days per week. Otherwise, regular presence at the Irvine campus
is expected. As a Patent Liaison within the Johnson & Johnson
Family of Companies: You will use scientific and technical
expertise to serve as a point of contact between the in-house
patent legal group and the various research teams within JJSV and
BWI R&D groups that develop new products and discover new
technology. As a creative driver of technology for the Johnson &
Johnson MedTech sector, you will collaborate with members of the
legal group to identify groundbreaking innovations and enable
commercially significant inventions to be protected by valid
patents in the various technology areas, while guiding the business
strategically with regard to third-party intellectual property.
Collaborating with a patent attorney, you will provide advice and
direction on patent matters to the R&D teams as they develop
innovative technologies. Key Responsibilities:
- Partnering with patent attorneys, R&D, and business teams
to develop patent strategies associated with product
development.
- Serving as a liaison between patent attorneys, R&D, Global
Strategic Marketing, and other teams to facilitate a cohesive
intellectual property strategy.
- Monitoring and analyzing competitor patent activities and
strategies and related product development and commercialization,
including identifying potential risks and opportunities related to
the competitive landscape.
- Preparing periodic reports and updates to senior management on
intellectual property matters.
- Assisting patent attorneys to perform critical review of
patents, draft patent applications, draft patent amendments,
analyze patent opinions, clinical study protocols and other
patent-related documents for technical accuracy and full protection
of company inventions.
- Collaborating closely with R&D personnel to conduct
invention review meetings and product ideation sessions remotely
with on-site patent attorney for ongoing projects, perform
comprehensive searches of patent databases for invalidity,
patentability, landscape and patent marking review.
- Performing technical analysis of third party patents in
distinct technology areas to identify and/or assess potential
third-party patent considerations, including freedom-to-operate
analysis.
- Ensuring detailed instruction is provided to researchers and
inventors regarding legal requirements for a patentable invention
and assist in the preparation and entry into an internal invention
system of invention disclosures.
- Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the
business, including current research activities, products in
development, the current commercial product offerings and existing
IP portfolio.
- Attending and participating in Law Department, R&D and
business meetings related to such activities.
- Intermittent travel to domestic sites up to 5% may be required.
Potential Areas of Related Development Include:
- Developing and maintaining intelligence reports to support
product development and strategic planning.
- Assimilating competitive intelligence information from Global
Strategic Marketing group with patent searches to identify
competitors' product strategies as well as potential enforcement of
J&J Patents.
- Assisting in the preparation and execution of enforcement
actions against infringing products. Collaborating with patent
attorneys to support litigation, licensing, and related activities.
Monitoring potential infringements and assist in strategizing
enforcement activities.
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Orange , Patent Liaison, Other , Irvine, California
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