Lyten

General Counsel

• Build and lead Lyten’s intellectual property function
• Own and drive overall patent strategy and filing prioritization
• Develop technical fluency in Lyten’s battery, concrete, composites, and sensors product lines
• Engage regularly with engineering and product teams to align patent decisions with the roadmap and competitive landscape
• Lead patent claim strategy
• Conduct or oversee freedom-to-operate and infringement analyses for new products and acquisition targets
• Review and triage invention disclosures and work with inventors and engineers to refine disclosures
• Develop and manage the yearly patent and IP budget
• Manage outside patent counsel and the patent prosecution docket across relevant jurisdictions
• Negotiate fee arrangements and control outside IP spend cost and quality
• Manage patent portfolio strategy and hygiene, including pruning low-value applications and patents
• Maintain the IP docketing/management system and keep the portfolio documented, assigned, and diligence-ready
• Review and negotiate IP provisions in commercial, collaboration, and research agreements
• Lead IP diligence on acquisitions and asset purchases
• Resolve chain-of-title gaps and licensing ambiguities arising from M&A integration
• Advise on trademark strategy and enforcement, trade secret protection, and IP aspects of employment and contractor agreements
• Coordinate with internal counsel on customer, supplier, and licensing IP issues
• Manage the IP Consultant relationship and other outside IP resources
• Support broader legal matters outside core IP scope as needed

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