Description:
- FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.
- Based in Philadelphia, you will join a top-flight legal team to work in a fast-paced environment on Intellectual Property matters of consequence to FMC. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in pragmatic, business-astute counseling on patents, trade secrets and trademarks.
- This vital role provides an ideal professional environment for a confident, proactive, commercially-minded lawyer with high levels of autonomy balanced with organization and team needs, and an ability to manage challenging, significant matters.
- FMC seeks an Intellectual Property attorney to join its Philadelphia based legal team to work in a fast-paced environment on matters of consequence to FMC. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in pragmatic, strategic, business-astute counseling on patents, trade secrets and trademarks, as well as related contract matters. The candidate should have excellent drafting, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Work with R&D and business personnel to manage patent, trademark and trade secret matters for a significant segment of FMC's growing Agricultural Solutions business;
- Work with the FMC IP team in support of high-profile, multi-functional projects;
- Guide drafting and prosecution of international patent applications to obtain commercially significant patent protection for technology developed in the responsible R&D segment;
- Provide freedom-to-operate opinions and guidance, based on legal, business and technical considerations;
- Work with R&D personnel to monitor, investigate and challenge third-party patent developments;
- Develop relationships with R&D personnel to foster a culture of invention disclosure, leading to patent development and protection;
- Provide strategic patent and trade secret advice to R&D and business personnel;
- Prepare and counsel R&D and business personnel on Intellectual Property provisions and agreements including confidentiality, material transfer, research, licensing and joint development agreements;
- Assist in enforcement of patent, trademark and trade secret rights, as well as other IP disputes with third parties;
- Guide outside counsel;
- Set and manage IP budgets in responsible R&D segment;
- Actively support trademark strategy in responsible business segment, including trademark acquisition, clearance, maintenance and enforcement.
- Bachelors Degree preferably advanced, in a chemistry- or biology-related discipline;
- Law Degree from an Accredited US Law School
- Active Bar Membership - PA Preferred
- Strong academic credentials, a state bar admission, and admission to practice before the US Patent Office
- Preferred 5-7+ years relevant legal experience, comprised of law firm or in-house counsel experience, preferably both
- A proven track record of serving as a trusted Intellectual Property business advisor, preferably in international settings
- Substantial, substantive experience drafting and prosecuting US and international patent applications, having drafted, filed and prosecuted to allowance a substantial number of international patent applications
- Significant involvement enforcing IP rights