Senior Patent Counsel, Prosecution

Responsibilities

Company Summary:
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

About the Team:
We have a Global IP Legal team with more than 100 counsels distributed in China, U.S., Singapore and other jurisdictions, covering patent, trademark, copyright, open-source software and IP enforcement.
We are looking for a Senior Patent counsel to provide advice and counsel on U.S. patent law and work closely with our U.S. based tech teams and product teams, to design and conduct patent planning, handle patent mining, supervise U.S. outside counsel for patent prosecution, and review patent assets.
This position provides candidates with a unique opportunity to be part of a growing global legal team and collaborate with our elite engineers, business teams, risk & compliance, financial and policy teams on cutting-edge patent issues critical to protecting our fantastic products and innovations in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.

Responsibilities
- Engage with one or more U.S. tech and product teams, deliver patent training, harvest patentable ideas and conduct patent review according to company patent guidelines
- Design and complete annual patent filing plans for the tech and product teams according to the company patent strategy
- Supervise the patent work performed by outside counsel and guide outside counsel to better understand company products and innovations
- Lead 3rd party consultant teams to perform patent analysis projects, submit patent intelligence report to tech and product teams as well as to company management
- Provide U.S. patent legal opinions to tech engineers, business teams, product teams and other legal teams regarding patent risks, patent licenses, and patent transactions
- Assist U.S. Litigation team on patent analysis when needed
- Be a member of the global patent strategy-design team, contribute U.S. best practices in patent prosecution and administration to team members in other jurisdictions
- Be open to changes and new opportunities

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Experience at a top law firm and/or in-house legal department, including extensive experience in harvesting, prosecuting, and managing patents.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- USPTO registration, Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Excellent drafting, and organizational skills, with an ability to prioritize multiple urgent projects.
- Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, creative, risk-based approach to problem-solving.
- Experience working collaboratively and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, with tight turn-around times and deadlines.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, flexible, self-starting, hard-working, with a tolerance for working across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications
- Technical background in the Internet, AI, cloud computing, data center industry, and relevant techs, knowledge of large language models would be preferred.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2.

Job Information:

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $228000 - $357390 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ​

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ​

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​