Patent Engineer

Stratasys is a world leader in 3D printing!

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Stratasys is leading the global shift to additive manufacturing with innovative 3D printing solutions for industries such as aerospace, automotive, consumer products, and healthcare.

Through smart and connected 3D printers, polymer materials, a software ecosystem, and parts on demand, Stratasys solutions deliver competitive advantages at every stage in the product value chain.

The world’s leading organizations turn to Stratasys to transform product design, bring agility to manufacturing and supply chains, and improve patient care.

The Patent Engineer acts as a point of contact and strong interface between the Regional Patent Law department and the Research & Development (R&D), Product Development, Business Development, and other relevant groups.

The Patent Engineer provides execution in the continued development and implementation of intellectual property protection strategy, including patents, inventions, copyrights, and trademarks.

Serves as IP portfolio expert to provide business advantage / value through the creation and usage of Stratasys’ IP portfolio, as well as to advise on competitive IP portfolios.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

FTO needs :

• Supports Corporate Development / M&A function with IP assessments and recommendations as needed.
• Conducts freedom to operate searching and provides assessment, analyses, and recommendations as needed.
• Conducts competitive searches and creates competitive overview assessments; provides competitive IP reporting for the organization to raise competitive awareness.

PLCM (R&D project support) :

• Supports all PLCM IP-related gate requirements.
• Attends key R&D meetings when needed, to ensure PLCM-related IP needs are appropriately scoped and met.
• Co-facilitates IP committee reviews with internal or external attorneys, supports invention submission activity needs with Inventors for IP review and decision-making process.
• Co-leads patent annuity review process with Attorneys, with the use of Anaqua, to assess the cost / value of the portfolio, and implement portfolio status decisions.
• Assists with IP team annual budgeting needs for patent portfolio.
• Administrates patent award and compensation program.
• Catalogs and annually updates key company trade secrets, and ensures awareness from leadership and experts.
• Provides insights and expertise on the SSYS portfolio as it pertains to business needs; develops and maintains Stratasys IP catalogue and patent portfolio maps for each business to increase portfolio understanding and optimized use.
• Creates and maintains patent portfolio comprehension tools, such as patent maps for each of the portfolios.

Inventions :

• Works closely with internal attorneys to manage IP, from invention submission to patent expiration.
• Works closely with R&D and product teams to mine inventions and assist in submission of invention disclosures.
• Coordinates & facilitates IP workshop meetings for large R&D initiatives for idea capture and IP / confidentiality awareness.
• Manages invention submission system and aggregates information for next step evaluations.
• Prioritizes and coordinates in the drafting, filing, and prosecution of individual cases of the Stratasys patent portfolio, with attorney and outside counsels;

leads filing initiative interactions with outside counsel; provides application input and drafting support; reviews subsequent prosecution responses.

• Prior Art Searching conducts assessments of invention disclosures and submittal of IDS’s by outside counsel.
• Monitors and reports on overall Stratasys filing, issuance, and portfolio culling activities; develops and implements customized IP reporting for leadership;

conducts annual summary / overview of the entire Stratasys IP portfolio.

Training :

• Prepares and delivers a variety of IP training materials for new and existing employees, on inventions, confidentiality and Intellectual Property, to raise the level of acumen across the organization.
• Administrator on Anaqua as the point of contact to provide system configuration and operational requirements. Contact point for in-house attorneys, outside counsels, internal inventors, Anaqua license managers, and annuity representatives.
• Lead on Anaqua functionality and legal processes (inventions, patents, agreements, trademarks). Ensures integrity of data and functions;
• interfaces with Anaqua personnel; triages issues; ensures payments of quarterly annuities; initiates updates of 3-year contracts for Anaqua and Acclaim;

ensures proper function of IT interfaces (license handshake) and dictates and manages Anaqua version upgrades.

Must have for this role :

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of technical work-related experience.
• 5+ years patent practice and IP management approaches to include understanding of patent law.
• 5 years experience in using patent search software.
• Proficient in use of Anaqua software or other patent maintenance databases.

To perform this job successfully , an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Stratasys will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Stratasys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected Veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against for their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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