Job Description
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.
Overview We are seeking an Intellectual Property Attorney to join our Intellectual Property Law Department (IPLD) within Aramco’s Law Organization. IPLD are responsible for Company-wide legal support for all Intellectual Property (IP) related matters, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, IP-related agreements and IP education and counseling. Your primary role will be to perform or direct the performance of legal activities within the department and assist the General Counsel, Associate General Counsel and General Attorneys in providing world class legal services to Aramco and its partners and affiliates. You will work closely with internal clients and inventors in support of the company's various technologies and scientific disciplines.
Key Responsibilities As the successful candidate you will be responsible to perform the following:
Manage outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
Patent portfolio management.
Counsel clients.
Provide IP education to clients on various IP related topics.
Provide legal advice in the areas of patent portfolio strategies.
Draft and negotiate research and development agreements and IP licenses.
Minimum Requirements You must have a recognized law degree and be admitted to practice.
An undergraduate degree in Organic Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is strongly preferred but not required.
You must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience working for a law firm or major corporation, of which a minimum of 5 years must be as in-house counsel.
You must have experience preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
You should have a chemicals or petrochemical background.
You should be able to demonstrate familiarity with the Patent Cooperation Treaty and other foreign prosecution authorities.
You should have experience with other areas of IP, including trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
You should also have experience drafting and negotiating IP agreements, including research collaboration and IP license agreements. Oil or chemical industry experience is a plus.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.
