Intellectual Property Counsel Bazaarvoice

About Bazaarvoice:

About Bazaarvoice:

Bazaarvoice is a SaaS company that brings the power of social commerce to the world's best brands. Social commerce happens when you connect customers to one another in ways which drive measurable results to your business. Bazaarvoice helps all types of businesses capture, display, share, and analyze customer conversations online. Our combination of technology and personalized services help brands build online communities who help drive measurable business goals. We make it easy for our clients to let their customers share opinions, knowledge, and experiences.

Bazaarvoice is an open, creative and collaborative culture, where passion and excellence rule. You have the opportunity to work within a world-class organization bringing cutting-edge interfaces and functionality to market on leading eCommerce sites. Great ideas can come from anywhere. We?re looking for imaginative people who want to be a part of the conversation and have an impact on the future of social commerce.
Who We Want:

Intellectual Property Counsel

As a Intellectual Property Counsel, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement Bazaarvoice?s strategy to protect, defend and capture the value of its patents and other intellectual property. Your tasks will be varied and will include patent-related protection, licensing, dispute resolution and policy work. You will work with engineers, product developers and other legal team members and will be responsible for managing outside counsel with respect to intellectual property matters.

Determine strategic areas for patenting.
Identify inventions that can be patented and conduct invention-disclosure meetings.
Prepare and prosecute patent applications and review patent applications and coordinate efforts with outside patent counsel.
Make foreign filing decisions.
Respond to notice letters and assist with patent litigation.
Evaluate and reply to potential acquisitions and licensing opportunities.
Generally educate engineers and product teams on patent issues.

Skills and Experience Necessary for the Role:

JD degree with a strong academic record.
State bar membership and eligibility to practice before the USPTO.
At least 3 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
Knowledge of computer science and electrical engineering.
Demonstrated experience in identifying patentable technologies, patent prosecution, licensing and handling of third party demands.
Strong interpersonal and team skills.

Location:	3900 N. Capital of Texas Hwy Suite 300 Austin, TX 78746 United States