Legal Counsel, Patents

Requisition Number: 156977

Position Title: Attorney 2

External Description:

The Legal Team at Electronic Arts is seeking a lawyer to join us as Legal Counsel, Patents.

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Role overview:

At EA, we inspire the world to play.  We are seeking an attorney with 3-5 years of experience to be a part of a team that protects our inventions and manages our patent risk.  You will work directly with business partners, providing patent guidance on inventions, strategies and risks for video games.  You will also work directly on drafting patent applications and representing EA with examiners.  This position will report to Senior Counsel and will be based in Los Angeles, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting high-quality patent applications and office action responses.
• Reviewing pending patent applications for value to EA and making prosecution, continuation, and abandonment decisions
• Driving EA's disclosure review process and making recommendations on invention candidates to tech executives
• Managing outside counsel that draft and prosecute EA’s patent applications
• Collaborating with and training engineers in invention mining sessions and patent education sessions
• Preparing guidance internally to Legal on protecting inventions and managing patent risk
• Providing patent support for licensing, litigation, M&A, or other matters

Qualifications:

• A B.S. degree and/or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Information/Computer Science.
• Working knowledge of software development concepts and related technical issues. Experience with game engines, AI or machine learning a plus.
• J.D. and a member in good standing with the State Bar of California.
• Admission to practice before the USPTO
• 3-5 years of experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications, including conducting examiner interviews
• Preference for candidate having personally drafted 40+ patent applications
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Must be a team player, who seeks practical and creative solutions in a collaborative way.

Process:

If you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d like to learn a little more about you. Please send us your resume, cover letter, a published patent application and a published office action response.

EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

EEOText: EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無、および法律で保護されたその他のあらゆる状況は考慮されません。 また、犯罪歴のある人物の雇用も、募集要項を満たす応募者の場合は適用法令に従って検討します。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。

Days Open: 82

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。