IP Paralegal and Operations Specialist **General Information** Req # WD00077745 Career area: Legal Country/Region: Japan State: Kanagawa City: Yokohama-shi Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Working time: Full-time **Additional Locations** : * Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi **Why Work at Lenovo** We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$57 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #248 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) . **Description and Requirements** **Job Responsibilities (Essential functions and duties):** + Working within, monitoring, and maintaining Lenovo’s patent database, i.e. IPFolio, on a daily basis to ensure accuracy and completeness of records. + Supporting operations of Invention Review Boards in Japan. + Managing patent award payment processes. + Preparing and obtaining required signatures from Lenovo Inventors for patent portfolio documentation (assignments and declarations). + Maintaining up-to-date training manual as to patent docketing and processes + Developing best practices and internal standard operating procedures for ensuring high functioning patent/design/trademark filing and Japanese patent awards processes. + Supporting Patent Portfolio Managers to manage IP budget and corresponding filing plans. **Job Requirements – Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Competencies:** + Excellent communication skills in Japanese and English, both written and verbal. + Familiarity with the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), Japan, China, US and other foreign patent filing procedures and rules. + Ability to manage patent filings and processes with excellent organizational skills and provide high quality support to Patent Portfolio Teams. + Prior experience in managing and working with SEPs and SEP portfolios preferred but not essential. + Must be proactive, self-disciplined and able to work independently and globally in a virtual team. + Ability to collaborate effectively and flexibly in a team-oriented environment and open to receive constructive feedback. + Ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks and manage multiple, concurrent tasks and assignments in a fast-paced environment. + Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with precision and accuracy. + Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). **Job Requirements – Prior work experience** + At least 3 years of Japanese or foreign paralegal experience in a law firm or in-house corporate setting preferred but not essential. **Educational Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree is required. **Travel Requirements:** + 0% expected travel. **Additional Locations** : * Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi * Japan * Japan - Kanagawa * Japan - Kanagawa - Yokohama-shi