Intellectual Property Department for Mobile Business (Intellectual Property relations, contracts, licenses) - Strategic Business Compliance Support Department IP Strategy Section

Description

Business Overview

Rakuten focuses on expanding Rakuten Symphony business that provides to global customers our fully virtualized cloud native mobile network established in Japan, in addition to operating mobile network business, which is the key strategic area of the Rakuten group. We are hiring new members that supports intellectual property activities in our mobile network operator business and Rakuten Symphony business.

Department Overview

The Rakuten Mobile business is actively promoting global business and development activities in Japan and overseas. We have many intellectual property teams outside of Japan and are developing an intellectual property organization consisting of multi-national members. Intellectual Property members are rapidly expanding along with the business growth, communicating with company executives, who have high intellectual property awareness. We are also monthly presenting IP update at Asakai, which is a company-wide conference that all employees join. Please join Intellectual Property Dept. of the company that disrupt the tradition and establish new and original intellectual property activities at the battlefront of mobile communications.

We are now in the midst of establishing intellectual property activities at Rakuten’s mobile business and Rakuten Symphony business from scratch. It would be once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you are in the intellectual property field for long. Most members were hired mid-career. Some newly grads. Mid-career members are from intellectual property depts of private companies, patent law firms, intellectual property research companies, etc.

Position : Why We Hire

We plan to hire a talented person, since we come to understand that it is needed to further reinforce ourintellectual propertylicensing function.

We are now in the midst of establishing intellectual property activities at Rakuten’s mobile business and Rakuten Symphony business from scratch. It would be once-in-a-lifetime experience, even if you are in the intellectual property field for long.

Position Details

• Intellectual property (especially patentand trademarks) licensing activities in the field of mobile communications networks and mobile handsets
• Especially experience in analysis and utilization of standards essential patents (3GPP or O-RAN Alliance)ism preferable
• Draft and review contracts （License agreements, development agreements, vendor agreements, partnership agreements, terms and conditions for various services）
• Often use English in internal and external meetings. You need the strength not to lose in spoken English

Work Environment

Intellectual Property Strategy Section, Strategic Business Compliance Support Dept., Rakuten Group, Inc.

Most members were hired mid-career. Some newly grads.

Mid-career members are from intellectual property depts of private companies, patent law firms, intellectual property research companies, etc.

Mandatory Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

OthersInformation :

Additional information on Location

Rakuten Crimson House (a walking distance from Futako-Tamagawa Station)

Additional information onSecondment

Although hired by Rakuten Group, Inc., there is a chance to be seconded to Rakuten Mobile,Inc. or Rakuten Symphony, Inc. No changes in your pay slip and location.

Additional information on Transfer

There is possibility of domestic business trips and overseas business trips and transfer.

Additional information on English Qualification

Mandatory

Desired

corporate #legal #IP #audit #communicationsandenergy #RakutenMobile

Languages :

English (Overall - 4 - Fluent), Japanese (Overall - 2 - Intermediate)