Job Title: IP Legal Analyst
Job Code: 15974
Job Location: Melbourne, FL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
The Intellectual Property (IP) Legal Analyst will support the IP legal team in the management of the company's large US patent portfolio, overseeing the internal patent database, and coordinating with outside counsel. The role involves ensuring efficient handling of innovation disclosure capture, patent prosecution, and patent maintenance to align the portfolio with strategic business goals. The analyst works via close collaboration and proactive support with a close-knit team of experienced IP attorneys and professionals and will build broad expertise in strategic IP asset creation, management, and monetization.
Essential Functions:
Manage and regularly utilize in-house patent database, including generating detailed reports and analysis of the portfolio for IP asset monetization and portfolio optimization efforts
Review innovation disclosures and support disclosure capture, evaluation, and patent application filing process
Process inventor awards and coordinate with payroll and finance to ensure timely and accurate payouts
Manage the annuity payment process and assist in-house counsel with patent scrubs and portfolio optimization
Maintain a clearinghouse copyright license for the enterprise
Work closely with in-house and outside IP counsel to coordinate the filing of applications and responses to USPTO activity
Analyze formal USPTO communications and oversee submitting appropriate responses or corrections
Analyze various legal documents for accuracy
Manage the company's USPTO deposit account and ensure that all necessary USPTO fees are paid
Assist with drafting responses to USPTO Office Actions, analyze and approve outside counsel response strategy and proposed responses
Analyze outside counsel spend and invoices to support the management of outside counsel relationships and billing
Draft external and internal correspondence, various documents, presentations, organize and maintain office administrative files
Manage other projects and perform other administrative duties as required
Travel
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Paralegal certification preferred
Expert in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills and ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to adapt, establish task priorities, able to work independently with minimum guidance, be well-organized and provide maximum attention to detail
Must have excellent communication skills with other employees and corporate management, quality commitment, a willingness to work in a team environment and total customer focus
Prior substantive IP experience in a legal department or law firm environment a plus
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
