Senior Director, Patents - Audio
Dolby
- San Francisco, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Align a growing, worldwide and high impact patent portfolio with a dynamic business, including the capture and review of invention disclosures and the preparation of recommendations for the invention review committee
- Conceptualize and implement patent monetization strategies
- Manage domestic and foreign outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications
- Draft and prosecute patent applications of particular importance to Dolby's business
- Participate, as a skilled specialist, in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of third-party technologies and related intellectual property matters
- Advise on third-party patent claims against products and technologies
- Support patent licensing and enforcement activities
- Provide information and training to internal groups as required regarding patent protection procedures and programs
- Manage a team of patent attorneys and agents
- Provide such other patent, licensing and intellectual property support as may be assigned
- 10+ years of experience as a patent attorney in a top-tier law firm and in-house, with people management responsibilities
- Juris doctor degree
- Admission to the California State Bar and USPTO
- In-depth understanding of audio compression and processing
- Masters degree in electrical engineering or physics or bachelors degree with equivalent experience
- Experience in patent licensing and litigation, including issues with FRAND
- Experience in standard development organizations and patent pools
- Management of worldwide patent strategies
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