Director, IP Rights Management at Adeia

Adeia (NASDAQ: ADEA) is a publicly traded IP Licensing company headquartered in San Jose, CA with approximately 125 employees primarily in North America. Adeia invents, develops and licenses fundamental innovations that shape the way millions of people explore and experience entertainment in an increasingly connected world. From TVs to smartphones, and across all types of entertainment experiences, Adeia’s technologies allow users to manage content and connections in a way that is smart, immersive and personal.

About the role:

Adeia is seeking an experienced patent professional to contribute to the success of its media IP Licensing business. As Adeia expands its licensing activities into segments that include the automotive, e-commerce, ad-tech, and gaming industries, the company is seeking experienced, motivated, energetic & proactive team-players to add to its IP Rights Management team to assist in licensing its innovative technologies in these markets.

Exemplary technologies include: UI, heads-up displays, navigation units, in-cabin monitoring, connectivity (including OTA, IoT, on-demand services & content streaming), operating systems, telematics, networking, data management platforms, ad-serving, client-server communications, analytics, and AR/VR technologies.

Primary Duties:
• Patent claims assertion: preparing and presenting patent-related infringement analyses in patent licensing negotiations.
• Patent mining: identification of patents relevant to a particular target from existing portfolio, coordinating patent analysis to demonstrate quality of Adeia portfolio; mine portfolio for additional patents to unlock new value from portfolio.
• Infringement detection: analysis of competitor and target products and coordinating reverse engineering; liaising with technical experts.
• Claim charting: developing compelling evidence that clearly demonstrates target company infringement.
• Manage outside counsel in patent mining and claim chart development.
• Licensing package development: building presentation decks that comprehensively show need for a patent license.
• Presentation of charts and patent portfolio materials and comprehensive defense of portfolio in licensing discussions.
• Preparing and presenting responses to non-infringement and invalidity positions.
• Communication of outcomes from licensing discussions with patent portfolio group to enhance development of patent portfolio.
• Liaising with litigation and patent prosecution functions to ensure strategy and portfolio alignment with licensing strategy.
• Conducting due diligence review in connection with potential patent acquisitions.

Qualifications:
• Exceptional legal and negotiation skills.
• Substantial intellectual property experience (7+ years) with an emphasis on patent licensing, litigation and prosecution.
• Significant background in preparing and presenting patent-related analyses in patent licensing negotiations, IP opinions, pretrial and trial activities, appeals and settlements for complex high technology patent cases.
• Experience in patent litigation, acquisitions and/or opinions and portfolio development.
• Undergraduate degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics or substantially similar technical field from a top-rated university.
• Eligibility to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
• Technical industry experience in either automotive or ad-tech industries.
• Excellent drafting, communication, and project management skills.
• A broad understanding and knowledge of technologies, including but not limited to: Internet-related technologies, infotainment and/or telematics systems, advertising & analytics, AI, and consumer electronics technologies.
• Ability to manage fast-paced workload and add value to multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and understand market applicability of inventions.
• Motivated professional with high standards who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job, and who can work effectively across departments.
• JD preferred (from a top law school).

Life @ Adeia:

At Adeia, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where all employees have a voice and sense of belonging, feel safe and valued, and are acknowledged for how their unique differences contribute to organizational culture and business outcomes.

Our employees and their families are important to us, and our comprehensive pay, stock and benefits programs reflect that. Adeia supports personal well-being, builds financial security and enables employees to share in our collective success.

Rewards include:
• Competitive compensation (salary, equity and bonuses) and comprehensive benefits designed to foster work-life balance, care for your health, protect your finances and help you save and invest for the future.
• Generous paid time away from work, including flexible time off, holidays and sick time, health and wellness initiatives, and a charitable match program to help you give back to your community.
• Great perks, which vary by location and can be site-specific: employee discounts, transportation reimbursements, and fitness facilities.