Counsel, IP

Counsel, IP Department: Legal Team: CLO Location: San Francisco, United States Type: Full-Time The Intellectual Property Team is seeking an outstanding attorney with solid patent experience to support the company's worldwide intellectual property needs. As a member of the Uber Intellectual Property Team, you will contribute on a wide range of patent and technology legal matters. You will work closely with development teams to secure their ability to bring cutting edge technologies to market. You will partner with teams in the business and legal department to create and execute strategies that advance Uber's ability to help people go anywhere, get anything and earn their way. If you are naturally curious, are an expert problem solver, and data-driven, we'd love to hear from you. And, if you love setting a vision and solving problems around the world from 30,000 feet and diving deep into the details, we have the opportunity you've been looking for! **What You’ll Do** - Develop Uber’s patent portfolio, including managing and working closely with outside patent counsel and members of Uber's IP Team. - Partner with engineering and product teams to identify and harvest inventions in various technology areas. - Support IP aspects of M&A, litigation, pre-litigation IP disputes, employment, compliance, and open source activities. - Negotiate, draft, and review agreements involving technology and intellectual property matters, including patent transfer/license agreements and other complex IP transactions. - Assist in the development of analytics tools and models to inform Uber’s patent portfolio strategy, evaluate patent risk, and identify prior art. - Represent Uber in external IP organizations and events. **Basic Qualifications** - Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, and/or in-house OR Minimum 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal. - J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state. **Preferred Qualifications** - Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of projects from inception to completi