Celestica

IP Legal Director

Celestica

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Open Source

About the role

  • Lead Celestica’s global intellectual property strategy and management of patents
  • Partner closely with engineering, IP management and executive teams to protect and optimize the company’s innovation assets
  • Create and implement IP strategies aligned to Celestica product roadmaps and corporate objectives
  • Perform invention mining and harvesting across hardware and software global engineering teams
  • Work with internal teams and external counsel to draft, file and prosecute domestic and foreign patent applications
  • Oversee investigation and responses to third party IP assertions and manage pre-litigation strategy

Requirements

  • Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant IP experience with significant focus on U.S. patent preparation and prosecution
  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active bar membership in good standing
  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in electrical engineering, systems design, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
  • Licensed patent attorney and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Demonstrated success building and managing a high-quality patent portfolio in complex technical domains
  • Strong track record handling freedom-to-operate assessments, non-infringement/invalidity analyses, and IP disputes
  • Experience with open source compliance programs and standards participation
  • Excellent oral and written skills.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
U.S. patent preparationpatent prosecutioninvention miningfreedom-to-operate assessmentsnon-infringement analysesinvalidity analysesIP disputesopen source compliance
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipcollaboration
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)licensed patent attorneyregistered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office