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.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 82

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.