Legal Counsel, IP Science & Technology
Core
Lead intellectual property strategy, prosecution, and risk management for Mars Snacking's technology platforms, partnering with R&D and business units to protect innovations and enable profitable growth.
Role type
In-house IP Counsel (Patent Attorney)
Builds
Global patent portfolios, IP agreements, and freedom-to-operate analyses for food science and snacking technologies.
Domain
Food & Beverage / Intellectual Property Law
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patent prosecution, freedom-to-operate analysis, R&D agreement negotiation, trade secret management, IP strategy development, outside counsel management, preliminary patent search, client counseling
Preferred skills
In-house IP experience, R&D agreement drafting, multi-disciplinary collaboration
Technologies
USPTO, patent databases, legal research tools
Responsibilities
Draft, file, and prosecute patent applications; manage global patent portfolios with outside counsel; conduct freedom-to-operate analyses; negotiate IP-related contracts; provide IP training to innovation groups.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC