Senior Patent Attorney (Greenville, SC) at GREENVILLE

Michelin, the worldwide leader in tires, with a commercial presence in over 170 Countries, is currently seeking a Senior Patent Attorney with strong engineering and legal experience. The Senior Patent Attorney is responsible for managing the patent protection of a diverse portfolio of inventions related to tires, tire manufacturing, and systems integration.

Responsibilities:

- Prepare in-house patent applications

- Prosecute patent applications

- Manage all patent applications personally or with outside counsel.

- Work closely with the inventors.

Duties:

- Investigate and gather facts with regards to proposed inventions

- Research legal precedents

- Draft necessary legal documents

- Perform patent prosecutions and develop conclusions and recommendations on all matters

- Provide oral and written legal recommendations, alternatives and consequences regarding problems presented

Preferences:

- Fluency in a second language other than English is preferred, ideally French

Competencies:

- Strong written and oral communication skills

- Strong organizational skills

- Excellent attention to detail

- Strong teamwork

Michelin believes that a comprehensive benefit plan is an important component of its overall employee Total Rewards Program. A few highlights from the Michelin North Americas Benefits Program:

• Health Insurance: Major Medical and preventive care; Dental; Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA); Supplemental Vision Plan.
• Life Insurance: Group Term life; Short-Term and long-term disability.
• Retirement and Savings Plan: Defined contribution pension; 401k savings plan: 529 college savings plan.

Moving Forward Together: Apply Today

Join Michelin and start your career moving forward. Your job with Michelin marks the start of a shared adventure and your first step on the road to professional mobility. Our highly adaptable employees are offered a variety of career opportunities with an international flavor, interacting with people from different culture and experiences.

Apply Today - Our application process will take approximately 15 minutes. Thank you for your interest in Michelin.

Michelin is an Equal Opportunity Employer*

Qualifications

- BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering

- 3 - 5 years experience as an engineer

- Juris Doctorate degree

- State Bar certification and registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

- 3 - 5 years experience in the practice of evaluating inventions, patent preparation, and patent prosecution.

Country: USA, State: South Carolina, City: GREENVILLE, Company: Michelin North America, Inc..