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Litigation Attorney - Privacy and Intellectual Property
Bartko, with over 45 years of expertise, is a distinguished boutique law firm specializing in complex litigation, labor and employment law, and retail leasing. Our deep understanding of our client's business goals shapes our strategies and tactics in the important matters we handle. At Bartko, we take care of our clients, our Bartko family, and we have fun and make money. Bartko is where we don't expect you to contort yourself into someone you aren't. We assess what's special about you; your unique skills; and we provide you with the platform to shine. We see you. Come join us.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research and analysis to support complex litigation cases, particularly in antitrust, intellectual property (IP), and privacy litigation
- Prepare legal documents, including pleadings, motions, and briefs
- Conduct discovery and take depositions
- Represent clients in court proceedings and hearings
- Collaborate with internal teams and external parties to gather necessary information for cases
- Provide legal advice and guidance to clients
- Advise clients on their rights and obligations and consult them on business aspects of various antitrust, privacy, and IP matters involving copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
- Safeguards innovators and creators by preventing others from misappropriating achievements and accomplishments for financial gain.
- Manages IP and privacy needs including drafting, negotiating, interpreting, and advising clients on IP or privacy related agreements and policies, such as non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, website privacy policies, and IP provisions in commercial agreements, such as manufacturing agreements and supply agreements.
- Utilizes knowledge of patents or ownership interests in scientific inventions, such as software, machines, and medicines; trademarks or ownership of interests in logos, symbols, and slogans used to identify goods and services; copyrights or ownership interests in written and artistic expressions such as novels, screenplays, songs, architectural drawings, and paintings; and trade secrets or ownership of formulas, patterns, and devices used by companies to make their products unique.
- Evaluates inventions to determine patentability; and drafts, files, presents, and defends applications before the USPTO and foreign counterparts.
Qualifications:
- Requires a Juris Doctorate and 5 years previous experience