Netflix

Principal Patent Counsel

Netflix$485K — $500K+*
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of overall patent prosecution experience, including 5+ years in an in-house role.
  • Admission to the USPTO Bar and membership in good standing in at least one State Bar.
  • Experience in building strategic patent portfolios and collaborating with engineers.
  • Strong curiosity about technology and its functionalities.
  • Ability to creatively solve problems in an ambiguous environment.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
  • Flexible mindset suited to a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting.

Responsibilities

  • Provide intellectual property counseling on patents, publications, trade secrets, and open source.
  • Develop the patent portfolio strategy by collaborating with engineering teams.
  • Make strategic filing decisions based on business insights and engineering innovations.
  • Work closely with law firms to prosecute patent assets.
  • Harvest innovations and counsel engineers throughout the process.
  • Adapt to and thrive in a dynamic corporate environment.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans and mental health support.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Stock option program and flexible compensation choices.
  • Disability programs and family-forming benefits.
  • Paid leave of absence programs and flexible time off for salaried employees.
  • 35 days of paid time off annually for full-time hourly employees.
Full Job Description
We are looking for an experienced patent attorney to join our group and partner closely with our engineering teams responsible for providing innovative features and delivery models for streaming and gaming services that delight our members around the world. In this role, you will help protect our innovation by providing practical intellectual property counseling on topics such as patents, publications, trade secrets, and open source. You will be developing the patent portfolio strategy by understanding our business, working with our engineers, making filing decisions, and partnering with our law firms to prosecute our patent assets. Requirements: • 10+ years of overall patent prosecution experience, with at least 5+ years of in-house experience. • Admission to the USPTO Bar and membership in good standing in at least one State Bar. • Experience in strategically building patent portfolios, counseling engineers, harvesting innovations, and collaborating with outside counsel to prosecute patents. • Curiosity and excitement to figure out how technology works. • Highly value being part of a diverse and inclusive team. • Creative problem-solving skills. • Ability to embrace ambiguity and demonstrate flexibility. • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $485,000.00 - $700,000.00. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media company founded on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, and currently based in Los Gatos, California, with production offices and stages at the Los Angeles-based Hollywood studios (formerly old Warner Brothers studios) and the Albuquerque Studios (formerly ABQ studios). It operates an eponymous over-the-top subscription video on-demand service, which showcases acquired and original programming as well as third-party content licensed from other production companies and distributors. Netflix is also the first streaming media company to be a member of the Motion Picture Association.
Learn more about Netflix
Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$127.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+27.5%
Revenue
$24.9 billion
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