Patent Attorney

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department OverviewThe Patent Attorney will work in an innovative and collaborative Motorola Solutions Patent Strategy and Operations (PS&O) group focused on a broad range of next generation public safety and enterprise technologies, including but not limited to, cloud computing, data and video analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, media processing and distribution, call routing technologies, call taking applications, responder dispatch applications, in-field mobile device applications, in-vehicle mobile applications, situational awareness applications, digital evidence management systems, and other technologies.
Job Description

The Patent Attorney will be responsible but not limited to the following:

• Drafting a determined number of patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  The number of applications will be determined based on the Patent Professional’s experience level.

• Prosecuting all personally drafted patent applications, as well as other assigned patent applications, in the USPTO and foreign patent offices.

• Attending and participating in patent committee review meetings.

• Being the lead 'patent contact' for a particular business unit, including handling client training and development, understanding client business and existing patent portfolio(s), and guiding business and engineering professionals in generating high-value, high-impact assets.

• Identifying valuable disclosures tt would be additive to our existing portfolio.

• Working with inventors to properly capture their ideas and inventions and submitting corresponding disclosures to the proper patent committee for consideration.  Mentoring inventors with nascent ideas to help expand and develop them to meet the company’s strategic portfolio needs.

• Participating in innovation scrubs of product and/or software releases.  Participating in invention mining / harvesting sessions.

• Aiding in managing the current issued patent portfolio for their assigned business and the strategic focusing of that portfolio. This may include assisting with annuity decisions, foreign filing decisions, patent classifications, portfolio analysis, mining existing applications for additional coverage, competitive analyses, and identification of further ancillary strategic focus areas, among other possibilities.

• Working and interacting with other MSI Patent Attorneys, Agents, Engineers, and Administrative Professionals on a daily basis, both inside and outside of the PS&O group.

• Overseeing outside counsel on certain aspects of outsourced cases.

• Securing and preparing source code for registration with the United States Copyright Office for software distributions of strategic importance.

• Some litigation / licensing support may also be occasionally requested by litigation / licensing leads in the broader legal and/or business unit groups.

 
 Qualifications:

• Seeking an Bachelors/Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or comparable field of study.

• Juris Doctor Degree.

• Member in good standing of both the USPTO patent bar and at least one state bar.

• Experience drafting, editing, and reviewing patent disclosures and patent applications in stated field(s) of expertise, including at least 3 years of experience in a law firm or corporate law department environment.

• Strong organization, leadership, and communication skills to draft and prosecute patent applications with high quality and efficiency.

• Ability to present technical materials to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Great interpersonal and team-work skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

• Knowledge of software development principles (OOP, Agile Dev., etc.), programming languages (such as Python, C#, Swift), cloud development and deployment principles, networking principles, radio communications principles (LTE, 4G, Land Mobile Radio, etc.) and/or telecommunications principles a plus.

• Knowledge of various software technologies relating to security, encryption, data analytics, mixed reality, video / audio processing and analytics, large language models, and/or machine learning and convolutional neural networks (CNN)s a plus.

• Demonstrated experience in successfully working in a multi-discipline legal and/or technical office and the ability to work with and across multiple legal and/or technical disciplines.

• Extensive knowledge of U.S. patent laws and introduction to and/or knowledge of foreign (especially EP) patent laws.

• Experience and/or awareness of U.S. and Int’l export control requirements and/or processes.

• Prior familiarity with USPTO’s Patent Center and Assignment Center systems, Google Apps for Business, and/or Maxval Symphony IP Management preferred but not required.

Target Base Salary Range: $170,000 - $180,000 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

• Juris Doctorate Degree

• Admission to the bar of at least one state

• 3+ years of legal experience

Travel RequirementsUnder 25%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

• 401K with Company Match

• 10 Paid Holidays

• Generous Paid Time Off Packages

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Paid Parental & Family Leave

• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.