Morgan Stanley
VP, Patent and IP Counsel (Global Technology & Data Legal)
Morgan Stanley, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, 30239
VP, Patent and IP Counsel (Global Technology & Data Legal)
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Are you interested in a new challenge in an established, innovative company? As a member of the Global Technology & Data Legal practice group of Morgan Stanley, you are part of a dynamic and collegial team of technology and data in-house lawyers that develop innovative and novel approaches to handling legal challenges of the innovation age in a highly regulated environment. You are a proactive and collaborative self-starter that assesses legal risks as you work directly with the business, supporting the firm on a wide variety of technology and digital initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build positive client relationships with diplomacy and provide insightful and valuable counsel. You are comfortable working hand-in-hand with global colleagues and clients. You are a hard-working creative problem-solver who is open to new ideas. You are Morgan Stanley. The Role
Are you interested in a new challenge in an established, innovative company? As a member of the Global Technology & Data Legal practice group of Morgan Stanley, you are part of a dynamic and collegial team of technology and data in-house lawyers that develop innovative and novel approaches to handling legal challenges of the innovation age in a highly regulated environment. You are a proactive and collaborative self-starter that assesses legal risks as you work directly with the business, supporting the firm on a wide variety of technology and digital initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build positive client relationships with diplomacy and provide insightful and valuable counsel. You are comfortable working hand-in-hand with global colleagues and clients. You are a hard-working creative problem-solver who is open to new ideas. You are Morgan Stanley.
Primary Responsibilities
Advise on a broad range of intellectual property matters including concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Work on all aspects of a global patent program including conducting and advising on patentability assessments and patent prosecution. Directly support a global technology workforce in all aspects of IP protection. Representative technologies include AI, cyber defense, big data analytics, and a wide variety of enterprise software and hardware solutions. Work on all aspects of a global trademark portfolio including trademark searches, clearance, prosecution and brand protection. Advise on a wide variety of copyright issues. Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of intellectual property agreements including patent and trademark licenses. Advise on a wide variety of issues in support of a global Marketing organization. Provide strategic and pragmatic advice and support on the legal and regulatory requirements of technology implementation and usage including issues concerning use, protection, and risks associated with artificial intelligence. Collaborate closely with the rest of the Technology & Data legal team to design, modify and implement company policies and processes to ensure legal compliance with internal policies, as well as applicable laws and regulations, including intellectual property laws.
Basic Qualifications
> Admitted to the relevant bar (or equivalent in-house license).
> 5-7 years of relevant legal experience in intellectual property.
Preferred Qualifications
> Intellectual property experience supporting all aspects of a global patent program and management of a global trademark program.
> Broad IP advisory experience concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other types of intellectual property protection.
> IP transactional negotiation experience.
> Advisory experience in support of all aspects of a global Marketing organization.
> In-house legal experience.
> Financial services or similar regulated industry experience.
> Ability to show sound judgement even in ambiguous situations.
> Ability to work independently while being able to contribute to cross-functional teams.
> Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, consistent follow-through.
> Strong written and oral communication skills.
> Robust analytical and computer skills.
> Collaborative, pragmatic and commercial-minded.
> Proven track record of meeting deadlines, learning quickly, taking the initiative, working proactively, being resourceful and shouldering additional responsibility.
> A good sense of humor.
What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $95,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet). Seniority level
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VP, Patent and IP Counsel (Global Technology & Data Legal)
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Morgan Stanley VP, Patent and IP Counsel (Global Technology & Data Legal)
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VP, Patent and IP Counsel (Global Technology & Data Legal)
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Morgan Stanley Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. The Role
Are you interested in a new challenge in an established, innovative company? As a member of the Global Technology & Data Legal practice group of Morgan Stanley, you are part of a dynamic and collegial team of technology and data in-house lawyers that develop innovative and novel approaches to handling legal challenges of the innovation age in a highly regulated environment. You are a proactive and collaborative self-starter that assesses legal risks as you work directly with the business, supporting the firm on a wide variety of technology and digital initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build positive client relationships with diplomacy and provide insightful and valuable counsel. You are comfortable working hand-in-hand with global colleagues and clients. You are a hard-working creative problem-solver who is open to new ideas. You are Morgan Stanley. The Role
Are you interested in a new challenge in an established, innovative company? As a member of the Global Technology & Data Legal practice group of Morgan Stanley, you are part of a dynamic and collegial team of technology and data in-house lawyers that develop innovative and novel approaches to handling legal challenges of the innovation age in a highly regulated environment. You are a proactive and collaborative self-starter that assesses legal risks as you work directly with the business, supporting the firm on a wide variety of technology and digital initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build positive client relationships with diplomacy and provide insightful and valuable counsel. You are comfortable working hand-in-hand with global colleagues and clients. You are a hard-working creative problem-solver who is open to new ideas. You are Morgan Stanley.
Primary Responsibilities
Advise on a broad range of intellectual property matters including concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Work on all aspects of a global patent program including conducting and advising on patentability assessments and patent prosecution. Directly support a global technology workforce in all aspects of IP protection. Representative technologies include AI, cyber defense, big data analytics, and a wide variety of enterprise software and hardware solutions. Work on all aspects of a global trademark portfolio including trademark searches, clearance, prosecution and brand protection. Advise on a wide variety of copyright issues. Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of intellectual property agreements including patent and trademark licenses. Advise on a wide variety of issues in support of a global Marketing organization. Provide strategic and pragmatic advice and support on the legal and regulatory requirements of technology implementation and usage including issues concerning use, protection, and risks associated with artificial intelligence. Collaborate closely with the rest of the Technology & Data legal team to design, modify and implement company policies and processes to ensure legal compliance with internal policies, as well as applicable laws and regulations, including intellectual property laws.
Basic Qualifications
> Admitted to the relevant bar (or equivalent in-house license).
> 5-7 years of relevant legal experience in intellectual property.
Preferred Qualifications
> Intellectual property experience supporting all aspects of a global patent program and management of a global trademark program.
> Broad IP advisory experience concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other types of intellectual property protection.
> IP transactional negotiation experience.
> Advisory experience in support of all aspects of a global Marketing organization.
> In-house legal experience.
> Financial services or similar regulated industry experience.
> Ability to show sound judgement even in ambiguous situations.
> Ability to work independently while being able to contribute to cross-functional teams.
> Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, consistent follow-through.
> Strong written and oral communication skills.
> Robust analytical and computer skills.
> Collaborative, pragmatic and commercial-minded.
> Proven track record of meeting deadlines, learning quickly, taking the initiative, working proactively, being resourceful and shouldering additional responsibility.
> A good sense of humor.
What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $95,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet). Seniority level
Seniority level Executive Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Legal Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Morgan Stanley by 2x Get notified about new Vice President Intellectual Property jobs in
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