Responsibilities

Mattel, Inc. is seeking a Senior Patent Counsel to join its team of IP professionals located at the company headquarters in El Segundo, CA. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a top-tier law department at an iconic company, named one of Fortune Magazine's Top 100 Places to Work for 2007 and 2008. This individual will play a critical part of Mattel's product innovation process, advising design and development teams and business leaders throughout the product life cycle. In particular, he or she will be responsible for Mattel's day-to-day product clearance activity, including analyzing new products and evaluating patent search reports; supervising the filing and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications; and managing patent claims and litigation as needed. The role includes considerable hands-on interaction with outside patent and litigation counsel, as well as the responsibility to render strategic advice to design, development and business constituencies on all aspects of the patent prosecution and enforcement process. Specifically, the position is charged with delivering cost-effective and timely business solutions while balancing the legal and practical needs of the Company.

Requirements:
5+ years of experience in a law firm or in-house as a practicing Attorney.
Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to work together collaboratively with professionals from across the organization, including engineering, design, sales, marketing, and finance
Thorough knowledge of patent concepts, practices and procedures, with solid expertise in substantive and procedural requirements of domestic and international patent prosecution in mechanical and/or electrical arts
Ideal candidate will have top analytical, research and drafting skills and knowledge of federal and international regulations and procedures governing patent matters.
Additional requirements include:
- JD or LLM from an ABA accredited law school required
- Active membership in good standing in at least one state bar association required (California is preferred)
- Must be admitted to practice before the USPTO in patent cases
- Experience with patent licensing in consumer products field preferred
- Some patent litigation experience preferred
- Other relevant intellectual property experience with trademark, copyright, trade dress and/or trade secret is helpful, though not required
- Strong academic credentials, excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to provide top-quality, proactive, efficient and effective legal support in a fast-moving environment.
- Ability to multi-task and work under deadlines.