Goodyear

Goodyear

Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property & Technology

US OH Akron Corp Hdqtrs · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
NegotiationIntellectual PropertyMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • As the Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property & Technology, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with key technology teams while making a significant impact on our business.
  • The Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property & Technology will be responsible for advising and partnering with these teams to ensure the protection and leveraging of Goodyear's intellectual property assets.
  • This role involves a mix of patent strategy development and implementation, counseling, agreements, and legal opinions.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with senior technology leaders to develop and execute comprehensive patent strategies
  • Manage and directly handle utility patent preparation and prosecution activities, including drafting and filing patent applications, responding to office actions, and coordinating with external patent counsel
  • Develop and advise on IP strategies and risk mitigation
  • Provide day-to-day IP advice and support, including counseling of internal clients on various IP and technology topics
  • Manage intellectual property disputes as they arise
  • Provide support for IP disputes

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in intellectual property law, with a focus on patent strategies and client counseling

Nice to have

  • Electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or chemical engineering/chemistry background preferred, although other technical backgrounds will be considered

Skills

  • Strong negotiation skills and experience in preparation of agreements
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
  • Expertise in use and/or counseling for artificial intelligence (AI) tools a plus
  • Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies.
  • It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 19 countries around the world.
  • For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
  • Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

This listing is sourced directly from Goodyear's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.