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Nvidia

Senior Patent Counsel

Santa Clara, CA

New team members will help build and drive NVIDIA's patent-related intellectual property with ample ... Previous in-house experience with portfolio management. NVIDIA is widely considered one of the ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

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Bridgewater, NJ · On-site

$250K - $280K/yr

Build, manage, and optimize a high-value patent portfolio aligned with R&D and commercialization priorities; Advise on lifecycle management strategies; Identify opportunities to strengthen ...

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Patent Agent - Life Sciences

Washington, DC · Hybrid

$130K - $170K/yr

Support IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses * Assist with strategic patent portfolio development and management * Conduct legal and technical research using: SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO ...

Direct Counsel

Patent Agent - Life Sciences

Washington, DC · Hybrid

$130K - $170K/yr

Support IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analyses * Assist with strategic patent portfolio development and management * Conduct legal and technical research using: SciFinder, USPTO, WIPO, EPO ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Patent Counsel

Bridgewater, NJ · Hybrid

$250K - $280K/yr

Build, manage, and optimize a high-value patent portfolio aligned with R&D and commercialization priorities; Advise on lifecycle management strategies; Identify opportunities to strengthen ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Patent Counsel

Bridgewater, NJ · Hybrid

$250K - $280K/yr

Build, manage, and optimize a high-value patent portfolio aligned with R&D and commercialization priorities; Advise on lifecycle management strategies; Identify opportunities to strengthen ...

Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Patent Counsel

Bridgewater, NJ · Hybrid

$250K - $280K/yr

Build, manage, and optimize a high-value patent portfolio aligned with R&D and commercialization priorities; Advise on lifecycle management strategies; Identify opportunities to strengthen ...

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A Patent Portfolio Management job involves overseeing and strategically managing a company's or individual's collection of patents to maximize their value and alignment with business goals. Responsibilities typically include assessing the strength of patents, identifying opportunities for new filings, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and optimizing licensing or enforcement strategies. Professionals in this role work closely with inventors, legal teams, and business executives to protect intellectual property and enhance competitive advantage.

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Senior Patent Counsel

Nvidia

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

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Company rating: 9.6 out of 10

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8th of 242 rated software companies

Job description

NVIDIA's Legal Department is looking for a candidate to join us as a Senior Patent Counsel. New team members will help build and drive NVIDIA's patent-related intellectual property with ample opportunity to collaborate closely with the entire Legal Department. We value partnership, collaboration, and critical thinking! By providing innovative solutions and effective guidance, the NVIDIA Legal Department helps make NVIDIA the world leader in artificial intelligence, parallel computing, and advanced processing technologies. The work we do impacts some of the most consequential mega-trends in technology today. The ideal candidate is a team player, passionate about technology, eager to learn new skills, and excited about helping NVIDIA continue to innovate and succeed.
What You'll Be Doing:

  • Actively participating in the process of obtaining patent protection for Nvidia's technology developments. You'll be doing outreach and providing training, education, and counsel to internal clients on patent filing and acquisition, and freedom of action.

  • Instructing and directing Outside Counsel on patent application drafting, filing, and prosecution (domestic and foreign) to ensure compliance with NVIDIA guidelines and local laws.

  • Making strategic decisions to develop our patent portfolio in order to proactively meet emerging trends and address changing demands.

  • Partnering with other members of the Legal Department on assorted intellectual property related matters, such as assertions, patent portfolio valuation and assessment during transactions and corporate mergers and acquisitions, and IP licensing.

  • Developing subject matter expertise and driving team client counselling, invention harvesting, and evaluation for specific IP-active areas.

  • Participating in and providing counsel for NVIDIA contributions to standards setting organizations, university collaborations, industry workgroups, and technology conferences.

  • Collaborating on development and deployment of Patent Department policies, practices, and tools.

What We Need To See:

  • A technical undergraduate degree (or equivalent experience), preferably an EE or Computer Science degree

  • 7+ years of experience in patent application drafting and prosecution.

  • J.D. degree with a record of strong academic performance and a license to practice law in California is strongly preferred.

  • Registration to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office is required.

  • Outstanding interpersonal skills: written and verbal, organizational abilities, and attested attention to detail.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

  • Experience in a high-tech industry, and familiarity with hardware architectures, advanced computing and networking technologies, preferably also artificial intelligence and software engineering.

  • Experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications to issuance in: high performance computing, hyperconverged computing infrastructure, high bandwidth data transport and data center clusters, generative and applied artificial intelligence, autonomous machines.

  • A passion for innovation, technology, and continuous learning.

  • Foreign filing experience.

  • Previous in-house experience with portfolio management.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world's most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us, and if you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 192,000 USD - 304,750 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 29, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About Nvidia

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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology--and amazing people. Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Santa Clara, CA, US

Year founded

1993

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