Intellectual Property Specialist

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our Legal team works to protect our patients, team members, and innovations with the utmost diligence and care. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team and build lasting partnerships with stakeholders across our global organization. Your legal knowledge and contributions will help us ensure that we are supporting the needs and interests of the patients we serve.

The Intellectual Property (IP) Specialist role will be to support Edward’s Intellectual Property Law Team. The successful candidate must effectively handle various responsibilities and manage multiple tasks and assignments in the IP practice area. The role will be a part of a fast-paced and dynamic legal team of lawyers, legal specialists, and support staff who work closely together to advance Edward’s interests.

Work Schedule: Given the collaborative and complex nature of this work, this role is in person full time in Irvine, California.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Work closely with IP Attorneys, Inventors, Engineers, and cross-functional teams in the company to assist with all Edwards’ patent portfolio management.
• Support all aspects of filing and prosecuting U.S. patent applications and docketing.
• Prepare assignments, declarations, and information disclosure statements.
• Be responsible for drafting responses to Office actions, and assisting with the evaluation of invention disclosures,
• Assist in tracking and meeting deadlines for attorneys from the company’s IP management system
• Research, review, verify, and route correspondence, reports and legal documents
• Respond to routine patent inquiries from internal inventors
• Other incidental duties.

What you'll need (Required):
 

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 2 years experience working in a law firm or in-house support capacity. A combination of experience at a large law firm and in-house experience at a medical technology or other company is highly desirable.
• The ability to build relationships as a trusted partner with all levels of corporate clients, maintain strong working relationships, exhibit meticulous attention to detail, and produce an accurate and high-quality work product are essential requirements for this position.
• Demonstrated ability to build instill trust and handle highly confidential and sensitive information.
• Substantial knowledge of filing patent applications and related patent prosecution documents including USPTO forms, filing process, and basic deadlines for patent matters
• Substantial understanding of preparation and filing of PCT applications along with National Phase entry Validations
• Substantial understanding of US National Phase and all formalities related to international applications, including reporting letters, and correspondence with the foreign associates.
• Substantial understanding of preparation and handling of Declarations, Power of Attorneys, Assignments, Formal Drawings, Information Disclosure Statements, Preliminary Amendments, and Missing Parts/Requirements

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent is highly preferred

• Good computer skills including MS Office Suite, with intermediate skills in Word and Excel and ability to operate general office machinery
• Good written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate skills in Word and Excel
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Contacts are across the organization, and may include external contacts
• Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of  influence/control

• Teamwork:

• Adapts behavior to maximize team goals
• Meets deadlines and delivers on commitments
• Strong work ethic
• Demonstrates a customer service focus
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment a must

•  Communication:

• Excellent oral and written skills
• Communicates in an open and candid manner
• Asks for assistance and clarification when needed
• Pro-actively keeps supervisor informed of projects
• Demonstrates excellent interp