Dolby Laboratories

Senior Counsel

Dolby Laboratories

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $239,000 - $292,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage litigation and oversee patent enforcement in various jurisdictions around the world
  • Support Via in licensee audits and contract compliance, resolve audit disputes, including pre-litigation dispute resolution efforts, and other breach-of-contract matters
  • Draft, review and negotiate patent licensing agreements, settlement agreements, vendor contracts and other general business contracts
  • Work with Via’s global licensing team to develop program operational guidelines and agreement templates and develop and define program criteria and processes
  • Assist in the handling of other legal and corporate matters as they arise. Emphasis on providing practical solutions to enable Via’s business and operational needs
  • Manage commercial and IP enforcement disputes, including both domestic and foreign pre-litigation, litigation, patent proceedings and arbitration. Work closely with outside counsel in formulating strategy, drafting pleadings, briefs, and managing discovery
  • Advise management in connection with complex transactional matters associated with IP licensing and collaboration agreements, licensing strategies and protection of IP rights
  • Support Via’s general legal needs across all functions

Requirements

  • Experience working with teams and business partners distributed worldwide and staying on top of global legal issues
  • Ability to coordinate as necessary with company’s finance, corporate, tax, privacy, and other subject matter experts
  • Excellent negotiation skills and problem-solving instincts
  • Self-initiative and ability to work with minimum of direction under time pressure
  • Strong litigation background and experience
  • Preferred experience in standard bodies, standard-essential patents, licensing programs and/or patent pools
  • Preferred management of worldwide patent or licensing strategies
  • Juris Doctor degree from top-tier law school
  • A minimum of 4 years’ legal experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house environment with hands-on experience in litigation, IP litigation, dispute resolution, and/or IP transactions.
  • Experience asserting and licensing patents strongly desirable.
Benefits
  • Flexible work options (9/80 schedule) – employees in the U.S. get every other Friday off.
  • Competitive compensation (base + bonus)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contribution
  • 401(k) with 50% company match on the first 6% of eligible pay you contribute on a pre-tax or Roth basis
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Generous holiday, vacation and sick leave
  • Supportive maternity, child bonding, and family care leave programs as well as short and long-term disability benefits
  • Programs and resources to support your physical, financial and social well being
  • Social activities including team events and onsites, all-company updates and retreat
  • Catered weekly lunch + snacks and drinks when working in the office
  • Temporary remote work option for qualified positions – employees can temporarily work remote from a location that is different from their designated office and home locations for up to 30 calendar days / 20 workdays in any 12-month period with manager and company approval
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
litigationpatent enforcementcontract compliancepatent licensing agreementssettlement agreementsvendor contractsdispute resolutiondiscovery managementIP transactionslicensing strategies
Soft Skills
negotiation skillsproblem-solvingself-initiativeability to work under pressureteam coordinationcommunicationstrategic advising
Certifications
Juris Doctor