What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate IP Counsel, Patents position at Axon?
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
You will protect the products that protect life, capture truth, and accelerate justice. You will work closely with our diverse engineering teams to identify, collect, and review ideas for patentability. You will be responsible for conducting searches, drafting patent applications, and prosecuting both domestic and foreign patent applications. You will also have opportunities to assist with ongoing litigation, legal opinions, and other IP-related projects beyond the realm of patent prosecution.
What You’ll Do
Location: Hub based: Scottsdale, AZ, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA, Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, Sterling, VA, San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Sr. Director of IP
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
You will protect the products that protect life, capture truth, and accelerate justice. You will work closely with our diverse engineering teams to identify, collect, and review ideas for patentability. You will be responsible for conducting searches, drafting patent applications, and prosecuting both domestic and foreign patent applications. You will also have opportunities to assist with ongoing litigation, legal opinions, and other IP-related projects beyond the realm of patent prosecution.
What You’ll Do
Location: Hub based: Scottsdale, AZ, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA, Denver, CO, Atlanta, GA, Sterling, VA, San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Sr. Director of IP
- Draft provisional and non-provisional patent applications related to fields of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and/or computer science
- Draft responses to office actions and other official communications from both U.S. and international patent offices
- Review invention disclosures, conduct prior art searches, and communicate findings to inventors
- Conduct invalidity searches and summarize results for preparation of legal opinions
- Analyze expected scope and potential value of patent applications, recommend filing strategy in terms of both timing, focus, and country or countries in which to potentially file or further file a given matter
- Operate in a largely independent environment, where the day-to-day completion of tasks is mostly self-driven, but team members are readily accessible and available to help as needed
- Join forces with other IP members to broadly manage aspects of IP portfolio, including by identifying new workflows, providing feedback on existing tools and approaches, as well as assisting with internal reporting efforts
- Educate fellow employees regarding intellectual property and related Axon policies and procedures
- Handle other types of IP matters depending on need and interest, including trademark and/or copyright matters
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Associate patent attorney with 1-2 years of law firm experience OR patent agent with 2-4 years in-house or law firm experience; experience must include drafting patent applications in the mechanical, electronic, and/or computer-related arts
- Some knowledge of electrical circuits and/or computing technology, such as network protocols, audio or video processing, microprocessors, databases, or user authentication, as well as interest in learning about technical fields with which you may be less familiar
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
- An intellectual curiosity for the legal and linguistic challenges associated with capturing innovations in written form, as well as an ambition and ingenuity for exploring the various ways to best protect the ideas that protect life, capture truth, and accelerate justice!
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
