Amazon’s Legal Department and Intellectual Property team are at the forefront of protecting Amazon’s freedom to operate in today’s complex and dynamic IP ecosystem. We are looking for a Patent Engineer to help us manage Amazon’s patent portfolio, build and strengthen Amazon’s patent defensive position, drive due diligence on patent acquisitions and licensing, and engage with Amazon businesses on emerging technologies. The successful candidate must be passionate about technology, patents, and business. Responsibilities include: · Contribute to overall patent strategy taking into consideration Amazon’s current and future product and technology roadmap as well as existing and planned IP programs, litigations, projects, and initiatives. · Work with Amazon attorneys in defense against third party assertions by conducting invalidity searches and preparing non-infringement arguments · Provide technical and competitive context to drive patent prosecution strategy. · Conduct patent searches · Create
· 5 years in engineering or computer science · At least 3 years working specifically with patents · Understanding of patents including claim construction and current patent case law · Expertise in patent mining and analysis · Understanding of technologies relevant to the businesses of Amazon – e-commerce, cloud computing, devices, content management and delivery and/or networking · Demonstrates understanding of patent valuation – licensing, encumbrances, exhaustion, standard obligations, royalties, infringement, and prior-art · Comfortable doing patent research and formulating an opinion regarding