Nintendo of America is looking for a new intellectual property attorney to join its legal department (thanks, iGamesNews).
New job listing divided into Nintendo’s career site states that the role will include managing Nintendo’s “portfolio of patents, trademarks and copyrights,” advising the business team on intellectual property matters, and working with the litigation and intellectual property enforcement departments to resolve disputes. Then it sure wouldn’t be quiet, huh?
Below you’ll find Nintendo’s official job description:
Summary of the team: Within the legal department of Nintendo of America (NOA), The Intellectual Property Group manages NOA’s portfolio of patents, trademarks and copyrights across the Americas, as well as the global portfolio of Nintendo domain names. Additional support was also provided to Nintendo’s business teams in a wide range of intellectual property matters, including the approval of third party patents and intellectual property. The Intellectual Property Group works closely with the Litigation and Intellectual Property Protection Department to resolve intellectual property disputes and against those who use Nintendo’s intellectual property in an unauthorized manner. In addition, the Intellectual Property Group works with the Business Transactions Group to resolve various intellectual property and open source software licensing issues.
To do all of this, Big N is looking for someone with at least five years of experience working in intellectual property law (with a law degree), basic knowledge of video games, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a handful of other qualifications. The listing also states that a candidate with “extensive experience in the protection of musical works and sound recordings” is an added bonus.
You can view the entire list at Nintendo Careers Site.
Of course, we know Nintendo’s legal department is busy. While an IP attorney may not necessarily be involved in every case, this year the Big N has already taken down emulators and YouTube channelsand the dispute with Palworld developer Pocket Pair is still ongoing.
Back in August, Nintendo was hiring a Nintendo Experience (or ‘NES’, yes really) specialist in Canada, while Game Freak was also gearing up for a big hiring spree.
