IP Paralegal

Number of employees

300

Berkeley, CA, United States

Posted on: 2023-03-21

Category: food

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

By growing meat directly from animal cells we're making future-friendly, real meat that makes you and the world smile. We stand for all of the good, and none of the bad. UPSIDE Foods is making our favorite food a force for good.

About us

Based in Berkeley, CA, UPSIDE Foods grows meat, poultry, and seafood directly from animal cells.  These products are not vegan or vegetarian—they are delicious meat, made without the need to raise and slaughter billions of animals. UPSIDE Foods recently became the first company in the world to receive the US FDA greenlight for cultivated meat, and UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken will be available to consumers following USDA inspection and label approval. 

Founded as the world’s first cultivated meat company in 2015, UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) has achieved numerous industry-defining milestones, including being the first company to produce multiple species of meat (beef, chicken, and duck). The company believes that people shouldn’t have to choose between the foods they love and a thriving planet, and is working to build a better food system with access to delicious, humane, and sustainable meat, poultry, and seafood. UPSIDE Foods has won various industry awards, including New York Times’ Good Tech Awards, FastCo’s Next Big Thing in Tech, and the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation by the National Association for Business Resources. UPSIDE Foods has raised a total of $608 million, including from the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund (ADG), Baillie Gifford, Bill Gates, Cargill, John Doerr, John Mackey, Kimbal and Christiana Musk, Norwest, Richard Branson, Softbank, Temasek, Threshold, Tyson Foods, and others. 

About this job 

UPSIDE’s patent portfolio is rapidly growing, and as our IP Paralegal you will own management of the portfolio and outside counsel. As the third member of our growing legal team, you will be someone who is a self-starter, has meticulous attention to detail, has strong interpersonal skills, and has the flexibility to support a variety of legal needs. If you enjoy the challenge, excitement, and breadth of exposure of a rapidly scaling startup, then this is the role for you.

Responsibilities include

  • Manage our Intellectual Property portfolio, including:
    • Administering patent and trademark formalities
    • Administering the inventor incentive program
    • Managing outside counsel throughout the invention lifecycle
    • Leading IP database management with increasing reliance on IPFolio and other long term legal projects that improve performance and efficiency
  • Support various functions, including:
    • Organizing and illustrating IP data in an easily digestible format for executives
    • Supporting contract activities as needed, such as preparing and drafting NDAs, MTAs, and MSAs and general contract management
    • Reviewing service invoices and ensuring costs are reasonable and accurate 

About you

  • Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant legal education (e.g. Paralegal certificate)
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in fast moving industries. In-house experience required
  • Experience and comfort with intellectual property, including IP management tools like IPFolio
  • Proficiency in Gsuite, Slack, and related software
  • Experience reviewing and negotiating routine agreements
  • Demonstrates integrity and ethics, with the ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information
  • Meticulous attention to detail, self-starter, and strong management skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively and switch effortlessly between independent and collaborative workstreams
  • Ability to prioritize, multitask, and finish projects on time

Who you’ll work with

  • This role will report to our IP Counsel and partners with our commercial attorney, all future legal hires, and members from every other department who require either IP or general legal assistance 

Key Contributions in First Year

  • Provide improvements to patent docketing approach
  • Manage all formal IP documents
  • Manage inventor incentive program 
  • Fully integrate IPFolio 
  • Revise and enforce outside counsel guidelines and fixed fees
  • Support contract services on an as needed basis

Compensation Range: $48,000 - $85,000*
*Pay may vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge and skills.

UPSIDE Benefits! 

  • Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!
  • 90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
  • Pet insurance for your furry family members!
  • Unlimited PTO
  • DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Council and People Engagement Programs
  • Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities

 

UPSIDE Foods is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Our company-wide mission is to create a product for everyone, so we are deeply committed to having teams and leaders that reflect this mission.

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