Patent Counsel

4 Months ago • 5-8 Years • Legal • $180,000 PA - $690,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Netflix seeks an experienced Patent Counsel to protect its innovations in streaming and gaming. Responsibilities include providing intellectual property counseling on patents, publications, trade secrets, and open source; developing patent portfolio strategy; working with engineers to identify and file patents; and collaborating with outside counsel. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of patent prosecution experience (3+ in-house), is admitted to the USPTO Bar, and possesses strong communication and collaboration skills. This role requires understanding technology, creative problem-solving, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Must have:
  • 5+ years patent prosecution experience (3+ in-house)
  • USPTO Bar admission
  • Experience counseling engineers
  • Patent portfolio strategy development
  • Collaboration with outside counsel
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health plans
  • Mental health support
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Stock option program
  • Disability programs
  • Health savings & flexible spending accounts
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Life and serious injury benefits
  • Paid leave of absence programs
  • Flexible time off (salaried)

Job Details

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We are looking for an experienced patent counsel to join our group and partner closely with our engineering teams responsible for providing innovative features and delivery models for streaming and gaming services that delight our members around the world. In this role, you will help protect our innovation by providing practical intellectual property counseling on topics such as patents, publications, trade secrets, and open source. You will be developing the patent portfolio strategy by understanding our business, working with our engineers, making filing decisions, and partnering with our law firms to prosecute our patent assets. 

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of overall patent prosecution experience, with at least 3+ years of in-house experience. 

  • Admission to the USPTO Bar and membership in good standing in at least one State Bar. 

  • Experience in counseling engineers, harvesting innovations, and collaborating with outside counsel to prosecute patents. 

  • Curiosity and excitement to figure out how technology works.

  • Highly value being part of a diverse and inclusive team.

  • Creative problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to embrace ambiguity and demonstrate flexibility.

  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.  

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $180,000 - $690,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more.

is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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