Counsel/Sr. Counsel, IP

Koch; Lisle (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch is seeking a highly-motivated IP attorney to join our IP Legal Capability as Counsel or Senior Counsel. You will support Koch companies on trademarks, copyrights, and domain names, leading a paralegal team and guiding global prosecution and licensing.

This role emphasizes strategic counseling, team leadership, and leveraging AI to improve processes. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IP, JD from an accredited school, and bar admission, with experience in M&A due diligence and negotiating

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and State bar admission in good standing.
• 5+ years of previous experience in trademarks, copyrights, and domain names.
• Experience providing IP analysis for M&A due diligence and drafting and negotiating acquisitions and divestitures.

Responsibilities

• Work on a broad range of trademark, trade dress, and copyright matters, including enforcement, litigation, disputes, transactions, clearance, licensing, settlements, and provide guidance to the trademark paralegal team on domestic and international prosecution
• Coach and mentor the trademark paralegal team and deliver thought leadership to IP Capability management
• Provide strategic counseling to various Koch companies on global trademark and domain name portfolios, and, in collaboration with the trademark paralegals, efficiently manage domestic and foreign outside counsel
• Evaluate and handle copyright questions related to on-line content and social media, identifying and advising on issues related to fair use, rights of privacy and rights of publicity, and use of third-party and consumer-generated content
• Negotiate and draft various IP agreements, including trademark and copyright licenses and talent releases
• Perform IP due diligence and drafting and negotiate IP-related terms for M&A transactions as part of the deal team
• Advance the IP team's transformation through the execution of initiatives that optimize processes and advance the adoption of AI

Skills

Leadership experience

Trademark strategy

Copyright law

Domain name portfolio management

Education

Juris Doctor

State bar admission

Job description

Your Job

Koch is seeking a highly-motivated intellectual property attorney with strategic thinking skills, a contribution mindset, and leadership experience to join our integrated IP Legal Capability as Counsel or Senior Counsel. This role supports the diverse, global businesses of the Koch companies in all aspects related to IP, with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, and domain names and can be located in Atlanta, GA, Lisle, IL, or Wichita, KS.

Your Job

Koch is seeking a highly-motivated intellectual property attorney with strategic thinking skills, a contribution mindset, and leadership experience to join our integrated IP Legal Capability as Counsel or Senior Counsel. This role supports the diverse, global businesses of the Koch companies in all aspects related to IP, with a focus on trademarks, copyrights, and domain names and can be located in Atlanta, GA, Lisle, IL, or Wichita, KS.

Our Team

The intellectual property team of Koch's Legal and Compliance Capability supports the Koch companies with innovative IP services to produce advantaged business outcomes consistent with our principle-based approach and economic risk philosophy. We demonstrate an interest in understanding each of the Koch businesses and the markets in which they operate, developing strong relationships at all levels of the organization to deliver sophisticated, risk-adjusted, practical IP support in line with commercial objectives. We continuously experiment with innovative process improvements, data-driven insights, and artificial intelligence adoption to transform our team into the IP team of the future.

What You Will Do

• Work on a broad range of trademark, trade dress, and copyright matters, including enforcement, litigation, disputes, transactions, clearance, licensing, settlements, and provide guidance to the trademark paralegal team on domestic and international prosecution
• Coach and mentor the trademark paralegal team and deliver thought leadership to IP Capability management
• Provide strategic counseling to various Koch companies on global trademark and domain name portfolios, and, in collaboration with the trademark paralegals, efficiently manage domestic and foreign outside counsel
• Evaluate and handle copyright questions related to on-line content and social media, identifying and advising on issues related to fair use, rights of privacy and rights of publicity, and use of third-party and consumer-generated content
• Negotiate and draft various IP agreements, including trademark and copyright licenses and talent releases
• Perform IP due diligence and drafting and negotiate IP-related terms for M&A transactions as part of the deal team
• Advance the IP team's transformation through the execution of initiatives that optimize processes and advance the adoption of AI

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and State bar admission in good standing
• 5+ years of previous experience in trademarks, copyrights, and domain names
• Experience providing IP analysis for M&A due diligence and drafting and negotiating acquisitions and divestitures

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading, supervising or mentoring teams and/or projects
• Experience with patents, trade secrets
• Experience with rights of privacy and rights of publicity
• Experience practicing in-house
• Experience with IP litigation
• Demonstrated experience developing and using AI tools for improving trademark prosecution/processes

Salary and Compensation

For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000 - $240,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Compensation Philosophy

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).