Senior Counsel – Intellectual Property & Future of Flight
GE Aerospace · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Full-time Posted 4 days ago
About this role
<h1><span class="emphasis-3"><b><b><b>Job Description Summary</b></b></b></span></h1>We seek a Senior Intellectual Property (IP) Counsel to lead initiatives with broad scope and high impact across the Commercial Engines & Services (CES) division of GE Aerospace, and in particular, its Future of Flight business segment. This role will drive policy & operating frameworks for IP matters critical to that business, and exercise day-to-day autonomy and independent judgment in support of business objectives. The Senior IP Counsel will also provide thought leadership across the broader IP function outside of CES, drive standard work and metrics, and communicate directly with senior leadership
The role will report to the Chief IP Counsel & General Counsel, Future of Flight.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h1><span class="emphasis-3"><b>Job Description</b></span></h1><p><b>Roles and Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>Lead high-visibility IP and IP-related matters with cross-functional impact; shape policy/operating frameworks; own organizational engagement in FLIGHT DECK (standard work, compliance, metrics, action plans, problem solving).</li><li>Direct the legal approach to and lead negotiations for complex IP transactions (R&D, licenses, NDAs, sale/purchase, USG, M&A) impacting the Future of Flight business segment; ensure timely, pragmatic advice aligned to the priorities of CES and the Enterprise Strategy Organization.</li><li>Anticipate and mitigate IP risk through advanced freedom-to-practice (FTP), landscaping, and adversarial validity strategies; set frameworks and coach others to sustainably implement solutions.</li><li>Lead significant IP disputes/enforcement (patent/trade secret) across lifecycle; oversee strategy and quality of work from inside/outside counsel; guide case theory and resolution pathways.</li><li>Provide thought leadership to IP asset development (patent strategy and portfolio ROI)
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