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. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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Days Open: 82

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。