IP Legal Counsel

Role: IP Counsel supporting Legal and Compliance at Alcon, focusing on patent management for medical devices and manufacturing tech. Responsibilities: manage invention disclosures, prepare and prosecute global patent portfolios, conduct due diligence and freedom-to-operate assessments, analyze competitor IP, draft and negotiate IP agreements, support patent litigation and administrative proceedings, and provide internal IP training. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, JD from accredited law school, 7+ years in patent law, admission to a U.S. state bar, registration before USPTO, and experience with patent prosecution and conflicts. Preferred: technical background in engineering, international patent law knowledge, and experience with patent disputes including reexaminations and EPO oppositions. HighValue: patent law, medical device and manufacturing IP, global patent portfolio management, patent litigation support, cross-functional collaboration. WorkSetup: primarily office-based in Fort Worth, TX; occasional domestic and foreign travel.