Counsel, IP

The Intellectual Property Team is seeking an outstanding attorney with solid patent experience to support the company's worldwide intellectual property needs. As a member of the Uber Intellectual Property Team, you will contribute on a wide range of patent and technology legal matters. You will work closely with development teams to secure their ability to bring cutting edge technologies to market. You will partner with teams in the business and legal department to create and execute strategies that advance Uber's ability to help people go anywhere, get anything and earn their way.

If you are naturally curious, are an expert problem solver, and data-driven, we'd love to hear from you. And, if you love setting a vision and solving problems around the world from 30,000 feet and diving deep into the details, we have the opportunity you've been looking for!

What You’ll Do

• Develop Uber’s patent portfolio, including managing and working closely with outside patent counsel and members of Uber's IP Team.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to identify and harvest inventions in various technology areas.
• Support IP aspects of M&A, litigation, pre-litigation IP disputes, employment, compliance, and open source activities.
• Negotiate, draft, and review agreements involving technology and intellectual property matters, including patent transfer/license agreements and other complex IP transactions.
• Assist in the development of analytics tools and models to inform Uber’s patent portfolio strategy, evaluate patent risk, and identify prior art.
• Represent Uber in external IP organizations and events.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of legal experience in private practice, and/or in-house OR Minimum 4 years, including +1 year Uber internal.
• J.D. and license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of projects from inception to completion, including a commitment to collaborate and deliver for others and a desire to innovate in the practice of IP.
• Experience handling a range of IP matters, including patent prosecution, IP transactions and licensing, open source, patent litigation, pre-litigation IP disputes, trade secrets, and copyrights.
• Broad patent prosecution experience; patent licensing or patent litigation experience a plus.
• Patent Attorney registered with the USPTO.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising senior leaders on a wide range of legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.

• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.

• Embody the highest standards of integrity, ethics and accountability.

• Enthusiasm about Uber and our mission!

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$208,000 per year - USD$231,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.