IP Counsel, Patents & Global Strategy

Formlabs Inc.; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Comprehensive healthcare

401K matching

Parental Leave

Sabbatical Leave

On-site parking

Healthy on-site meals

Professional development

Culture events

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs Inc. is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, to own and optimize the patent portfolio and set global strategy across U.S. and international markets.

You will draft, file, and prosecute patents with USPTO, EPO, and CNIPA, while guiding FTO analyses and portfolio risk. You will collaborate with R&D to identify patentable inventions early, manage outside counsel, and support litigation, agreements, and other strategic legal matters as needed in a fast-moving, global

Qualifications

• J.D. and admission to at least one state bar, with USPTO registration (patent bar).
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Deep expertise in U.S. patent law and knowledge of major international patent systems.
• Experience drafting, prosecuting, and managing a patent portfolio; top-tier firm background.

Responsibilities

• Own patent portfolio value and build metrics for global strategy.
• Set global patent strategy across the U.S. and internationally.
• Draft, file, and prosecute patent applications (USPTO, EPO, CNIPA).
• Run FTO analyses, patentability assessments, and portfolio risk reviews.
• Collaborate with R&D to capture patentable inventions early.
• Manage outside counsel for prosecutions, opinions, and disputes.
• Support IP litigation, opposition proceedings, and enforcement.
• Contribute to commercial contracts and other general legal matters.

Skills

Patent drafting

Patent prosecution

Portfolio management

US patent law

Trademark law

Trade secret law

Top-tier firm experience

Education

J.D. and bar admission; USPTO patent bar

Undergraduate degree in engineering/physics/math

Job description

Formlabs Inc. is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, to own and optimize the patent portfolio and set global strategy across U.S. and international markets.

You will draft, file, and prosecute patents with USPTO, EPO, and CNIPA, while guiding FTO analyses and portfolio risk. You will collaborate with R&D to identify patentable inventions early, manage outside counsel, and support litigation, agreements, and other strategic legal matters as needed in a fast-moving, global