IP Counsel

Mission Summary

We are seeking a talented Intellectual Property Counsel with experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications to maintain and enhance our IP portfolio. Motional is at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology, dedicated to making transportation safer, more efficient, and more accessible. With a commitment to our core values – Win Together, Safety as Our Bedrock, Build for Everyone, Be Everyone, Take Ownership, and Deliver the Future – we are driving the future of mobility.

The Motional Pittsburgh office is located in the new Hazelwood Green development, a culmination of the city’s goal of restoring an economic driver to the neighborhood in a thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable way. With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the US and Asia.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage the preparation and prosecution of patent applications from ideation to filing
• Lead patent harvesting, brainstorming, and IP training sessions across different sites
• Review outside counsel work product including draft patent applications and draft office action responses
• Advice on legal issues related to managing Motional’s brand and trademarks portfolio, trade secrets protection, open-source software licenses, and data licensing among others

What We're Looking For:

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or other relevant technical discipline
• At least 5 years of US patent prosecution experience with at least 1 year of in-house experience as an IP or Patent Counsel with a technology company
• Proven track record of drafting and prosecuting patent applications
• USPTO registration
• Member of at least one State bar in the US
• Strong ability to write concisely and clearly
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both engineers and outside counsel
• Willingness to work across time zones
• Comfortable with a minimum of 10% travel (domestic and international) per year

Bonus points (not required):

• Master’s or higher qualification in Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or other relevant technical discipline
• Foreign prosecution experience (European, Chinese experience preferred)
• Experience drafting applications related to machine learning, robotics, automotive technologies
• Experience with trademark prosecution, open-source software licenses, software licensing