Intellectual Property Officer

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Intellectual Property Officer
The candidate will work at the heart of Kendall Square, to assist colleagues who disseminate technology to companies small and large through licensing and collaborative research agreements. Responsibilities include being the relationship manager with patent law firms hired to prosecute patents. Will be responsible for managing administrative staff. This position will play a key leadership role in developing and implementing strategies for improving the quality and value of IP assets. Work closely with Inventors and Technology Licensing Officers working in a wide range of technology areas to provide guidance on prosecution strategy. Work closely with colleagues to ensure the appropriate protection of intellectual assets in a dynamic environment that embodies a unique overlap of technology, business, and law. Will work closely with TLO colleagues and lead the strategic management of vast patent portfolio, with ~2,600 issued and ~1,500 pending U.S. patents and over 350 new U.S. patent applications annually. Responsibilities include serving as relationship manager with patent law firms hired to prosecute MIT’s patents; work closely with Inventors and technology licensing officers working in a wide range of technology areas to provide guidance on prosecution strategy; manage three administrative staff members; and play a key intellectual property assets. REQUIRED: B.S. in science or engineering (law degree, MSc, or Ph.D. preferred); registered USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) patent agent; extensive, thorough, up-to-date knowledge of patenting processes, rules, procedures, and practices surrounding U.S. and foreign patent prosecution; significant experience managing docketing, billing, budgets, etc., as part of a legal operation; excellent verbal and written communications skills; strong interpersonal skills that reflect diplomacy and a collaborative approach to developing and maintaining effective working relationships; and experience managing a team of people and successfully leading and implementing change in a vibrant working environment.

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