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Senior Patent Counsel-Decatur, IL
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property, the Senior Patent Counsel will support the protection of the intellectual property of the Company.
Job Responsibilities:
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
This is an exempt level position.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Counsel, Intellectual Property, the Senior Patent Counsel will support the protection of the intellectual property of the Company.
Job Responsibilities:
- Patent preparation and prosecution - primarily in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, and chemistry.
- Advise, negotiate, and draft collaboration agreements, sponsored research agreements, and other transactions where potentially patentable intellectual property will be developed.
- Advise senior scientists and business executives on issues of non-infringement and patent invalidity.
- Draft memoranda related to the same.
- Manage outside patent counsel in all of the above.
- Support patent litigations that may be district court or administrative procedures.
- Registered patent attorney in the United States with at least 7 years of experience, with extensive experience in handling patents, trade secrets, and IP transactions in the United States and abroad.
- Extensive experience in preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, and/or chemistry in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.
- Experience preparing invalidity and non-infringement memoranda and opinions, and drafting scientific collaboration agreements and sponsored research agreements with third parties.
- Excellent communication skills to advise business executives and senior scientists on legal issues related to patents, trade secrets, and the protection of intellectual property.
- Experience managing outside counsel and patent litigation preferred but not required.
- Work independently with general supervision and direction from the Chief Counsel, IP in furtherance of department goals and the strategic plan.
- Highly motivated, proactive, self-disciplined and team-oriented.
- Committed to ADM values: integrity, respect, excellence, resourcefulness, teamwork, and responsibility.
- Advanced degree is preferred.
- Able to be licensed attorney in Illinois.
Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:86226BR
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:86226BR
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
