Patent Liaison

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Irvine
Posted on: May 4, 2024

Job Description:

The Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization is recruiting for a Patent Liaison to primarily support Johnson & Johnson's MedTech sector, and more specifically, the Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision (JJSV) and Biosense Webster, Inc. (BWI) groups. The position is based at Johnson & Johnson's MedTech campus in Irvine, CA. Johnson & Johnson is currently operating under a hybrid working model, which will allow the successful candidate to work remotely two days per week. Otherwise, regular presence at the Irvine campus is expected. As a Patent Liaison within the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies: You will use scientific and technical expertise to serve as a point of contact between the in-house patent legal group and the various research teams within JJSV and BWI R&D groups that develop new products and discover new technology. As a creative driver of technology for the Johnson & Johnson MedTech sector, you will collaborate with members of the legal group to identify groundbreaking innovations and enable commercially significant inventions to be protected by valid patents in the various technology areas, while guiding the business strategically with regard to third-party intellectual property. Collaborating with a patent attorney, you will provide advice and direction on patent matters to the R&D teams as they develop innovative technologies. Key Responsibilities:

• Partnering with patent attorneys, R&D, and business teams to develop patent strategies associated with product development.
• Serving as a liaison between patent attorneys, R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, and other teams to facilitate a cohesive intellectual property strategy.
• Monitoring and analyzing competitor patent activities and strategies and related product development and commercialization, including identifying potential risks and opportunities related to the competitive landscape.
• Preparing periodic reports and updates to senior management on intellectual property matters.
• Assisting patent attorneys to perform critical review of patents, draft patent applications, draft patent amendments, analyze patent opinions, clinical study protocols and other patent-related documents for technical accuracy and full protection of company inventions.
• Collaborating closely with R&D personnel to conduct invention review meetings and product ideation sessions remotely with on-site patent attorney for ongoing projects, perform comprehensive searches of patent databases for invalidity, patentability, landscape and patent marking review.
• Performing technical analysis of third party patents in distinct technology areas to identify and/or assess potential third-party patent considerations, including freedom-to-operate analysis.
• Ensuring detailed instruction is provided to researchers and inventors regarding legal requirements for a patentable invention and assist in the preparation and entry into an internal invention system of invention disclosures.
• Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the business, including current research activities, products in development, the current commercial product offerings and existing IP portfolio.
• Attending and participating in Law Department, R&D and business meetings related to such activities.
• Intermittent travel to domestic sites up to 5% may be required. Potential Areas of Related Development Include:
  • Developing and maintaining intelligence reports to support product development and strategic planning.
  • Assimilating competitive intelligence information from Global Strategic Marketing group with patent searches to identify competitors' product strategies as well as potential enforcement of J&J Patents.
  • Assisting in the preparation and execution of enforcement actions against infringing products. Collaborating with patent attorneys to support litigation, licensing, and related activities. Monitoring potential infringements and assist in strategizing enforcement activities.

Keywords: Disability Solutions, Irvine , Patent Liaison, Other , Irvine, California