Assistant General Counsel – Innovation & Intellectual Property Division

Job Title: Assistant General Counsel – Innovation & Intellectual Property Division

Location: Hybrid or Remote, New York, NY

Firm Overview:

Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., with over 12,000 employees, has been a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation since 1945. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting, PIPE placements, commercial real estate, and for its global distribution platform. Capitalizing on the firm’s financial acumen and technology prowess, Cantor’s portfolio of businesses also includes Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and other businesses and ventures. For 79 years, Cantor has consistently fueled the growth of original ideas, pioneered new markets, and provided superior service to clients. Cantor operates trading desks in every major financial center globally, with offices in over 30 locations around the world. As one of the few remaining private partnerships on Wall Street, Cantor has the distinct ability to focus on long-term value creation and solid relationship building. Our structure allows us to respond quickly to client needs, develop solutions that address complex challenges, avoid the limitations of bureaucracy, and attract talented individuals who are driven to succeed.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting and submitting appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and preparing reexamination requests
• Preparing opinions on patentability, invalidity, infringement, and freedom to operate matters
• Experience in building patent portfolios, counseling engineers, business stakeholders, harvesting innovations, and collaborating with outside counsel
• Assessing IP infringement risks and patent validity
• Prosecuting foreign patent applications
• Drafting and prosecuting patent applications directed to machine learning models including non-linear model architectures, semiconductor fabrication technology, network systems, power distribution, and fintech
• Participating in patent-related due diligence
• Participating in annuity analysis
• Provide litigation support
• Prior experience in Inter Partes (IPR) and Ex Parte proceedings

Qualifications:

• 5 years of patent prosecution experience
• Experience in drafting new original filings and prosecuting patent applications directed to electrical, computer science/software/AI, and mechanical applications before the USPTO
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for figuring out how technology works
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Commitment to delivering exceptional client service through responsiveness, strategic counseling, and the production of high-quality work. Strong attention to detail and precision in all aspects of patent practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Admission to the USPTO Bar and membership in good standing in at least one State Bar

Salary: $190,000 - $ 220,000

The actual base salary will be determined on an individualized basis taking into account a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, education, and, where applicable, licenses or certifications held. In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package, this position may be eligible for additional types of compensation including discretionary bonuses and other short- and long-term incentives (e.g., deferred cash, equity, etc.).