Deputy General Counsel, Chief Intellectual Property

Company: HP Development Company, L.P. MX
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

Join a culture as committed to your success as you are Deputy General Counsel, Chief Intellectual Property

Deputy General Counsel, Chief Intellectual Property Location(s):

Palo Alto, California, United States of America Spring, Texas, United States of America

The Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property will collaborate with key stakeholders across HP and own all activity related to Intellectual Property strategy and execution. This role will garnish accountability for an industry leading Intellectual Property portfolio and all assertion, prosecution, monetization and M&A activities associated with that portfolio. This role will have the following specific responsibilities:

Reports to HP General Counsel, and Chief Technology Officer, with worldwide responsibility for all IP matters across all business units.

Responsible for global patent and trademark filing, prosecution and assertion, all IP transactional matters, IP monetization, M&A activities and IP strategy.

Defines the IP Strategy for HP, getting buy-in and funding from CEO, CFO and all BU leaders. Closely manage a large IP budget on a quarterly basis.

Leads, manages and inspires a team of 70 IP professionals, responsible for a portfolio of 25K+ granted patents and 8K+ trademarks.

Responsible for HP’s IP sales and licensing organization, optimising brand licensing, as well as technology and patent licensing.

Personally involved in advising HP’s businesses on key IP issues, including acquisitions, critical IP litigation, and negotiating key IP agreements such as patent cross licenses, R&D partnerships etc.

Preferred Experience

15+ years relevant experience and an appropriate license or other right to provide legal advice.

5+ years experience in management of large teams.

Demonstrated ability to manage a budget aggressively and effectively.

Track record of delivering exceptional results.

Meaningful operational and program management experience.

Experience with supporting revenue generating product development organizations spanning commercial and consumer markets, related support services and direct/channel go-to-market activities.

Experience with identification of trends and drive global policies and efficiencies.

Expertise with government officials and regulators to advocate for effective policies across a broad agenda, including intellectual property rights; market access; privacy, data protection, and security; social responsibility; sustainability and compliance; and taxation and economic incentives.

Skills and Attributes

Operates with the highest level of professionalism and integrity.

Excellent lawyering skills; overall broad global legal knowledge of legal and regulatory issues; experience in complex and significant legal / regulatory matters; anticipate and provide proactive solutions to eliminate / mitigate risks and advance business.

Mastery in negotiating or advising the most senior representatives of external and internal organizations on highly complex, high impact legal matters.

Excellent leadership and people management skills, including performance management, problem solving, and evaluation.

Ability to be visionary, innovative and inspire others.

Winning attitude and have or develop a growth mindset and passion for continuous learning, development and improvement.

Sensitive to diversity and cultural differences.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and partnership skills; ability to work across multiple functions and effectively "influence without authority".

Thrives in a stressful, dynamic, ever-changing environment.

Independent thinker, pro-active worker.

About GLA

The Global Legal Affairs team is responsible for all of HP’s legal matters, including government relations, brand security, intellectual property, ethics and compliance and legal counsel representation in every region. We are a mix of attorneys and non-attorneys. We value teamwork, engagement, honesty, forward thinking and open communication. We are proud of the culture we have created. By bringing together varied perspectives, we challenge each other and development new and creative solutions. We want to find, grow and keep the very best employees in industry by valuing differences, offering amazing careers and having fun.

About HP

From day one, HP broke new ground by refusing to accept the status quo. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard created more than an audio oscillator in their Palo Alto garage. They built a way of doing business—the HP Way. What started in Bill and Dave’s garage still thrives today. We continue to change the world with our products, our people, and our business practices. Reinvention is the key. It is the accelerant to growth. It drives us to create experiences that amaze.

Keep reinventing. It’s what we do.

What makes the company culture unique at HP?

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