Global IP Strategy & Portfolio Director

Hbfuller; Saint Paul (MN); Vor Ort; USD 200.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

H.B. Fuller, the world’s largest pureplay adhesives company, seeks a Senior Director of IP to lead global intellectual property efforts.

You will manage patents, trademarks, and trade secrets while advising on transactions and strategic matters to support business objectives. With 10–15 years of IP experience, you will partner with the Chief IP Counsel, oversee budgets, and mentor IP professionals across the organization in a role that shapes the company’s innovation strategy and competitive

Qualifikationen

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Registered to practice before the USPTO.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 10–15 years of intellectual property experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or a combination thereof.

Aufgaben

• Manage a global patent portfolio, including invention harvesting, patent drafting, prosecution, and portfolio optimization.
• Collaborate with technical and business leaders across all segments to develop patent filing and protection strategies.
• Supervise outside patent counsel and manage associated budgets.
• Conduct patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, and competitive landscape assessments.
• Support patent enforcement activities, disputes, oppositions, and third-party challenges.
• Lead IP due diligence activities involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and technology assets.

Kenntnisse

Patent management

Leadership

IP counseling

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Ausbildung

JD

Jobbeschreibung

H.B. Fuller, the world’s largest pureplay adhesives company, seeks a Senior Director of IP to lead global intellectual property efforts.

You will manage patents, trademarks, and trade secrets while advising on transactions and strategic matters to support business objectives. With 10–15 years of IP experience, you will partner with the Chief IP Counsel, oversee budgets, and mentor IP professionals across the organization in a role that shapes the company’s innovation strategy and competitive