Intellectual Property Attorney

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

This role is an onsite position in Palm Beach, Florida.

About this role:  

The Intellectual Property Attorney will provide effective, well-reasoned, timely guidance and work product, using clear and concise communication, to Senior Management, peers, and general legal counsel on IP (intellectual property) matters, particularly in the areas of: 

• Patent application review and prosecution including management of outside counsel 
• New product and service development 
• IP-related agreement drafting and negotiation 
• Software licensing including third-party licenses, open source, and SDKs (software development kits) 
• M&A, new ventures, and innovation 
• IP litigation including defensive and offensive matters 
• IP department process and operational improvements. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Providing IP support for Carrier Headquarters and Americas business initiatives including drafting, negotiating, and advising on various agreements, including development agreements, technical services agreements, software license agreements, and licenses such as end-user and reseller/distributor license agreements. 
• Providing IP support for Global Programs, including providing strategic advice on IP requirements, reviewing programs with engineering to ensure patent and trade secret disclosures are made to the IP department on new innovations, reviewing and communicating freedom to operate results with engineering and program managers, and managing contracts associated with the Program. 
• Creating a center of excellence for software-related matters including open-source software used in Carrier products and software distributions, SDK agreements, EULAs, and Carrier WHQ software licensing agreement review, including the creation of standard work, standard processes, and uniform agreements, and participation on Carrier’s Software Review Board and providing counsel on adverse issues arising from such matters. 
• Providing counsel to Carrier management and business general counsel on business agreements with IP-related provisions such as supply agreements, distribution, sales and service contracts, and divestiture and acquisition agreements. 
• Reviewing current Intellectual Property Department tools and processes and working with members of the Intellectual Property Department with the goal of continuous improvement of department processes and identifying and recommending new processes and tools, as needed for department efficiency and to service client/customer needs. 
• Creating and providing training for engineering, technical and other personnel on intellectual property-related issues, processes, and policies, with the goal of strengthening such personnel’s intellectual property knowledge base to minimize intellectual property-related escapes and risk. 
• Striving to independently resolve issues arising in the area of responsibility but consulting with peers, IP Counsel, and general legal counsel when appropriate. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree
• Juris Doctor from US ABA-accredited law school 
• State and US PTO patent bar 
• 4+ years of IP Attorney experience in a law firm or corporation, successfully handling a variety of IP matters  
• 4 + years of patent drafting, patent prosecution, and software-related process improvement experience 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Excellent communication skills 
• Collaborative team player 
• Agile mindset for a dynamic environment 
• Persistent eye toward process improvement and digitization 
• Desire to advance 

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