Intellectual Property Counsel (SA)

Saudi Aramco
South Australia
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Negotiation","Communication","Legal research"]

Intellectual Property Counsel will advise on patent portfolio strategy, manage outside counsel for patent prosecution, draft and negotiate IP licenses and collaborations, and educate internal clients on IP matters. The role supports Aramco’s IP Law Department, collaborating with General Counsel and senior attorneys to provide world-class IP services across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and IP-related agreements for technologies and disciplines. Based in Saudi Arabia.

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Intellectual Property Counsel (SA)

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Job Summary

Intellectual Property Counsel will advise on patent portfolio strategy, manage outside counsel for patent prosecution, draft and negotiate IP licenses and collaborations, and educate internal clients on IP matters. The role supports Aramco’s IP Law Department, collaborating with General Counsel and senior attorneys to provide world-class IP services across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and IP-related agreements for technologies and disciplines. Based in Saudi Arabia.
Location: South Australia
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •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.

Key Requirements

  • •A Juris Doctorate degree or equivalent.
  • •Current admission to general practice before the highest court of the state or country of which you are a citizen or resident.
  • •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.
  • •Demonstrable experience of preparing and prosecuting patent applications.
  • •Able to demonstrate familiarity with the Patent Cooperation Treaty and other foreign prosecution authorities.
  • •Experience with other areas of intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
  • •Experience drafting and negotiating IP agreements, including research collaboration and IP license agreements.
  • •Oil and/or chemical industry experience is a plus.
Experience:10+ yearsIntellectual propertyIP lawPatent prosecutionTrademarksCopyrightsTrade secrets
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:NegotiationCommunicationLegal research
Languages:English

Company Brief

Saudi Aramco
State-owned integrated energy and chemicals company producing and marketing crude oil, natural gas and petrochemicals globally, with major investments in energy infrastructure, refining and low‑carbon technologies.
Industry: Oil & Gas
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 1933
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