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Shoals Technology Group IP Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee
Intellectual Property Attorney – Shoals Technologies Group Location: Greater Nashville Area Inventing Simple® isn’t just a slogan to us, it’s a way of life. Using simple plug-and-play ideology, we revolutionized solar installations in 2003 with our Interconnect SystemTM. Our harnessing system is now the gold standard EPC’s use around the world. By using simple ideas, we are making solar energy a more affordable and clean power source for future generations. Overview: Develops and maintains company intellectual property protections and processes, including patent applications, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, licensing and research agreements, publications and intellectual property aspects of contracts and agreements. Responsibilities: • Prepares legal opinions and analyses of patents. • Reviews and drafts significant corporate legal documents. • Evaluates the validity of competitors’ patents and potential company product infringement upon valid patents of competitors. • Responsible for pre-patent filing review, providing legal advice to the company concerning the patent viability of its inventions and the advisability of filing patent applications covering the company’s inventions. • Provides other general legal advice and represents the company in matters relating to intellectual property law. • Litigates pending applications and registrations, including appeals and infringements. • Studies and reports on possible infringement by competitors' products and conducts prosecution of infringements of the organization's patents. Requirements : Juris Doctorate Degree is Required. Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineer or related is highly preferred. Minimum of 6 years of experience as an IP Attorney. Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to handle multiple complex issues concurrently. Shoals Technologies Group, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.