Associate General Counsel, IP

Associate General Counsel, IP

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At Trane Technologies™ and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We’re a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and  boldly go.

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient environments, it’s our responsibility to put the planet first.

Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world.

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
• Learn more about our benefits here!

This position will be located in Davidson, NC, where you will work our standard work arrangement.

• From Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. On Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

• Intellectual property portfolio development, functional excellence initiatives, and the coordination and alignment of IP strategies.
• Invention capture and review process, and develop high‑value IP assets that, as defined by the Chief IP Counsel, are of quantity and quality in alignment with portfolio management and strategy objectives.
• IP litigation and support, including management of litigation strategies and outside counsel.
• Manage intellectual property transactional matters for the business area(s) assigned, including technology licensing into the Enterprise, out to other entities.
• Assist in the development of strategies and technology roadmaps for the assigned business area(s) with attention to IP metrics and achieve performance results required.
• Prepare, prosecute, and develop associated portfolios of strategic, high quality patent applications protecting products, services, and strategic innovation objectives, as assigned.
• Provide focused legal advice and guidance on technology, IP and innovation matters involving contracts, joint development agreements, non‑disclosure agreements, strategic alliances, international IP development and commercialization issues, competitive technology, changes in the law, and the like.
• Provide trademark and copyright oversight and training, including clearance and registration of trademarks, global enforcement, takedown notices, and domain name support.
• Active participation in creating dynamic and effective integrated technical teams for projects, individual inventive initiatives and innovation activities.
• Support educational sessions, invention creation initiatives and attend to all details in the preparation and prosecution efforts, IP transactions, and activities as assigned.
• Successfully enact developed strategies in the business by identifying, harvesting and protecting important inventions that are in alignment with strategic initiatives.
• Support IP clearances, Innovation On‑Demand projects, IP risk issues, IP strategies, competitive IP assessment analysis, 3rd party technology opportunities and partner/supplier assessment.
• Provide creative approaches to innovation leaders and technologists in leveraging technology, charting next generation technologies, and identifying opportunities to improve competitive advantage through IP opportunities.
• Facilitate portfolio developments, annual reviews, incentive programs,…