Assistant General Counsel-Intellectual Property





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Job Description

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The Assistant General Counsel – Intellectual Property will provide intellectual property legal support to one or more business units within BD’s Medical Essentials and Interventional segments. The position will partner with business and R&D colleagues to develop and execute practical IP strategies that protect innovation, support product development and commercialization, manage risk and strengthen the value of BD’s patent portfolio.

The role will have primary responsibility for freedom-to-operate analysis, invention identification, patent preparation and prosecution, patent portfolio management, IP due diligence, IP strategy competitive patent activity, trade secrets, and other IP matters and will provide limited support for IP disputes and litigation as needed. The successful candidate will bring substantial patent experience, sound business judgment and the ability to translate complex legal and technical issues into clear, business driven advice.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted legal partner to senior business and R&D leaders to develop and implement business-unit and program-level IP strategies aligned with product, innovation, portfolio and commercialization priorities.
• Drive legal strategy for new product development and innovation programs, ensuring speed-to-market while managing risk intelligently.
• Lead freedom-to-operate assessments for new product development programs, including identifying third-party patent risks, evaluating design alternatives and developing practical risk-mitigation strategies.
• Translate freedom-to-operate analyses and other IP risks into clear recommendations that support timely product-development, investment and commercialization decisions.
• Provide day-to-day intellectual property legal support to one or more business units within the Medical Essentials and Interventional segments.
• Manage patent preparation and prosecution activities, including invention review, filing decisions, claim strategy, office-action responses and coordination with inventors and outside counsel.
• Develop and manage patent portfolios that protect key products, technologies and competitive differentiators and are aligned with business priorities and portfolio value.
• Conduct regular portfolio reviews and make recommendations regarding filing, continuation, maintenance, abandonment, geographic coverage and other portfolio-management decisions.
• Monitor and assess competitor patent activity and relevant technology landscapes to identify risks, opportunities, whitespace and potential design or licensing considerations.
• Advise on invention identification, trade secrets, confidentiality, employee and third-party innovation issues and other intellectual property matters affecting the supported businesses.
• Provide IP support for acquisitions, divestitures, investments, collaborations, licenses and other transactions, including due diligence, risk assessment, agreement review and integration support.
• Provide support for IP disputes, enforcement matters, post-grant proceedings and litigation.
• Maintain clear communication with the IP Team and Law Group colleagues and supported business leaders regarding material IP risks, opportunities, and decisions.
• Contribute to IP team initiatives, policies, training, analytics, metrics a...

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