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Senior Counsel - IP Strategy

Waltham, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and implement intellectual property strategies for AbbVie's pharmaceutical products and candidates, including patent prosecution and post-grant proceedings.

Role type

Senior in-house Associate General Counsel (IP Strategy)

Builds

Patent applications and IP portfolios for pharmaceutical products

Domain

Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Patent law practice, USPTO registration, patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings (IPR/opposition), cross-functional collaboration, project management

Preferred skills

Patent litigation experience, technical background in molecular biology/biotechnology/chemistry/biochemistry

Technologies

USPTO systems, patent prosecution tools

Responsibilities

Draft and file patent applications worldwide, partner with prosecution teams, work with scientists to generate novel IP, advise R&D and business teams on IP matters, challenge and defend patents in post-grant proceedings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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