Director and Sr. Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property
Website Cadence
Cadence is looking for an experienced IP attorney to join our Legal team. This attorney will have a high degree of responsibility in patent litigation, IP enforcement, overseeing our ecosystem relationships, and other IP matters as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute IP strategies for Cadence and its business units.
- Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, R&D, Marketing, and Sales teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
- Advise on IP disputes, litigation, and IPRs.
- Perform infringement and validity analyses, risk evaluation, and due diligence activities.
- Manage IP portfolios as assigned.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen Cadence’s IP portfolios.
- Partner with our ecosystem team to draft and negotiate licenses with, and manage our obligations to, ecosystem partners.
- Serve as a legal business partner to a Cadence business unit.
- Handle other IP matters as needed.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of relevant experience, including patent litigation at a large law firm.
- Current bar membership in at least one U.S. state and qualified to practice in-house in California.
- J.D. from a nationally recognized law school.
- Business acumen and focus on execution with excellence.
- Strong strategic, communication and organizational skills.
- High degree of integrity and ability to instill trust.
- Experience drafting and prosecuting patents a plus.
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