Intellectual Property Attorney

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks an Intellectual Property Attorney to lead patent portfolio strategy, manage high‑value IP, and support transactional licensing and collaboration efforts. You will work with R&D and business teams to harvest inventions, supervise outside counsel, and provide strategic risk assessments for complex technology programs.

You will monitor regulatory changes, participate in IP due‑diligence, and help integrate IP considerations into major agreements, ensuring alignment

Qualifications

• Qualified Patent Attorney with US or European credentials.
• Technical degree in a closely related field (preferably E.E., CS, or Physics).
• 4–7 years of legal experience in IP within a high‑tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage patent portfolio strategy across defined technologies or business units.
• Coordinate with R&D, engineers, and business teams to harvest inventions and guide filing strategies.
• Manage outside counsel for prosecution, portfolios, and specialty matters; ensure quality and efficiency.
• Prepare portfolio reviews, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Monitor changes in laws and standards to keep portfolio practices current.
• Advise on IP terms in transactions including licenses and collaborations; draft and negotiate agreements.
• Support IP due diligence by mapping portfolios to products and objectives.
• Collaborate with commercial attorneys to integrate IP provisions into business agreements.

Skills

Patent portfolio management

IP licensing

Legal analysis

Collaborative working

Education

Technical degree (Electrical Engineering / CS / Physics)

Job description

Intellectual Property AttorneyDescription -Job SummaryHP is seeking an Intellectual Property Attorney to support the strategic development, optimization, and transactional use of HP's global patent portfolios. This role provides specialized legal advice and strategic counsel in intellectual property matters, identifies legal risks, and partners with engineers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional legal teams to advance HP's technology development, commercialization, and risk management objectives. This position is in and will report into HP’s global IP team.The successful candidate will combine strengths in patent portfolio strategy and management, IP related transactions and negotiations, and operational excellence. The role is expected to work independently on moderate to high complexity matters, contribute to projects that impact multiple teams, and share specialty knowledge across the legal organization.Key ResponsibilitiesPatent Portfolio Strategy and ManagementPartner with R&D teams to guide invention disclosures and patent strategy toward high-value, business-aligned outcomes.Manage and advise on assigned patent portfolios across defined technologies or business units, including invention harvesting, filing strategy, prosecution oversight, maintenance, and abandonment decisions.Apply legal judgment to portfolio optimization by evaluating patent family strength, remaining term, geographic coverage, enforceability, competitive relevance, and business alignment.Manage outside counsel on prosecution, portfolio, transactional, and specialty matters, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment with legal strategy.Prepare and present portfolio reviews, strategic recommendations, written reports, legal memos, and risk assessments for internal stakeholders.Monitor specialty-specific changes in laws, regulations, industry practices, and standards-related developments to help keep patent portfolio practices current.IP Related TransactionsAdvise on and negotiate key IP terms, including licensed patent scope, fields of use, exclusivity, prosecution and enforcement rights, confidentiality, indemnification, termination, ownership, and commercialization rights.Draft, review, and as needed negotiate IP-related agreements, including supplier and customer agreements with patent or IP provisions as well as patent licenses, cross-licenses, technology development and collaboration agreements.Coordinate with commercial attorneys and other legal specialists to integrate IP provisions into broader business agreements.Support IP due diligence by mapping patent portfolios to products, technologies, standards, and transaction objectives.Specialty LeadershipIdentify, analyze, and resolve complex intellectual property legal issues using sound judgment and creative problem-solving.Lead or contribute to moderate to high complexity projects, delivering clear written analyses and supporting operational and strategic plans.Attend and participate in relevant workshops, seminars, and training sessions to deepen specialty expertise and share knowledge with other team members.Contribute to the management of litigation or dispute-related matters.Qualifications and Relevant ExperienceQualified Patent Attorney (e.g. US or European).Appropriate technical degree (preferably in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or a closely related technical field).4-7 years of legal experience supporting IP in a high‐technology environment, preferably including experience providing IP legal support for global R&D teams and businesses.Team player with excellent collaborative and influencing skills.Strong understanding of applicable patent laws, patent portfolio management, IP licensing constructs, IP ownership, and corresponding risk mitigation.Experience with standards setting, standards organizations, and standards essential patents.Prior in-house experience at a global technology company or law firm experience advising global technology companies.Experience supporting IP-sensitive transactions involving customers, suppliers, partners, competitors, M&A, joint development, or government-funded development.Impact and ScopeImpacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader by giving direction to team activities and facilitating information validation and team decision-making.Works on difficult and complex problems where analysis of situations, data, legal risk, and business context requires thoughtful evaluation of multiple factors.Supports realization of operational and strategic plans through clear advice, well-managed legal processes, and professionally communicated work product.The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $190,000 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, and experience.Benefits:HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceLong term/short term disability insuranceEmployee assistance programFlexible spending accountLife insuranceGenerous time off policies, including;4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure11 paid holidaysAdditional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview[https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/])The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.DisclaimerThis job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, or requirements. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.Job -LegalSchedule -Full timeShift -No shift premium (United States of America)Travel -25%Relocation -NoEqual Opportunity Employer (EEO) -HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “ Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal "