Senior Patent Attorney — Intellectual Property Legal Team

U.S. Bancorp
Minneapolis
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 149,515 - 175,900 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Client service","Independent judgment","Risk assessment","Written and oral communication","Interpersonal communication"]

Lead and grow a strategically important patent portfolio by setting priorities across patent families, managing prosecution end-to-end, and directing outside counsel to ensure consistent quality. Partner with inventors throughout idea development to issuance, run invention-disclosure sessions, and provide strategic IP counsel to R&D teams working on emerging technologies. Expand into adjacent IP and tech-focused matters including AI governance, licensing, and technology transactions.

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U.S. Bancorp
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Senior Patent Attorney — Intellectual Property Legal Team

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Job Summary

Lead and grow a strategically important patent portfolio by setting priorities across patent families, managing prosecution end-to-end, and directing outside counsel to ensure consistent quality. Partner with inventors throughout idea development to issuance, run invention-disclosure sessions, and provide strategic IP counsel to R&D teams working on emerging technologies. Expand into adjacent IP and tech-focused matters including AI governance, licensing, and technology transactions.
Location: Minneapolis
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage and execute strategic priorities across patent families, including decisions on continuations, divisionals, and long-term family management.
  • •Oversee end-to-end patent prosecution by directing outside counsel and ensuring consistent quality across the portfolio.
  • •Serve as go-to counsel to a dedicated group of inventors from early idea harvesting through disclosure, filing, prosecution, and issuance.
  • •Design and assist with invention-harvesting and disclosure sessions, partnering with business teams to identify strategic value.
  • •Provide strategic IP counsel and grow into adjacent IP/tech matters such as AI governance, innovation initiatives, licensing, and technology contracts.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 149,515 - 175,900 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association (or other state attorney licensing authority).
  • •Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO registration number required).
  • •8+ years of patent experience, including substantial patent prosecution and portfolio management with direct inventor interaction.
  • •Demonstrated experience managing a patent portfolio and patent families over their full lifecycle, including continuation strategy.
  • •Strong technical background understanding software/development and familiarity with digital banking, AI, blockchain, and modern technology infrastructure; ability to direct and manage outside counsel.
Experience:Intellectual propertyPatent prosecutionPortfolio managementFinancial servicesArtificial intelligence
Skills:Client serviceIndependent judgmentRisk assessmentWritten and oral communicationInterpersonal communication
Licenses:State bar licenseUSPTO registration
Tech Stack:Artificial intelligenceData scienceCryptographyCybersecurityDigital bankingQuantum computingBlockchain

Company Brief

U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank, providing consumer, business, and institutional banking services including lending, payments, treasury management, wealth management, and merchant solutions across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Minneapolis, United States
Founded: 1863
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