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RakutenRakuten Group 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. 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. It is necessary to further strengthen our licensing, contact review and intellectual property planning functions (SEP Management, OSS governance). We would like to recruit talented personnel from outside the company. Our organization is driven by talented early-career professionals who take ownership and make a real impact, while experienced senior members actively support the transfer of expertise and know-how. This creates an environment that combines speed, autonomy, and continuous learning, making it an excellent place to build and accelerate your career. Develop expertise in intellectual property dispute management, licensing negotiations, contract review, and IP planning, including OSS governance and SEP management. Gain practical experience in balancing legal, business, and technical considerations while supporting strategic business initiatives. Build project management, stakeholder management, negotiation, and risk management skills through collaboration with internal and external partners. Pursue career paths as a specialist in licensing, contracts, standardization, SEP strategy, and OSS governance, or advance into leadership and management roles within the intellectual property function. Handle intellectual property disputes and licensing negotiations. Manage warning letters, IP assertion and defense matters, settlement discussions, and negotiation of licensing terms and conditions. Review various agreements from business, technical, and intellectual property perspectives to mitigate risks and support business objectives. Conduct contract analysis and negotiate terms for NDAs, joint development agreements, license agreements, service agreements, and other commercial contracts. Drive the strategic planning and management of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) to strengthen business competitiveness and maximize intellectual property value. Oversee traceability management between standardization contributions and related patent filings, monitor the progress of essentiality evaluations, manage the FRAND declaration process, maintain SEP portfolios, and coordinate overall activities to achieve key performance indicators (KPIs). Establish and operate governance frameworks for the proper use and management of Open Source Software (OSS), ensuring license compliance across the organization. Develop OSS usage policies, conduct usage reviews and approvals, perform license analyses, and provide compliance training and awareness programs. Team Size: Approximately 30 members in the Intellectual Property Department based in Tokyo. Employees in their 20s and 30s to employees in their 40s and 50s are approximately 3 : 2. Predominantly mid-career hires, with a small number of new graduate hires (2 employees).
- At least 3 years of experience in intellectual property-related work within a corporate environment. - Possess practical, business-level English skills necessary for negotiations and have a TOEIC score of 800 or higher.
- Strong business communication skills for coordinating and collaborating with stakeholders. - Business negotiation experience and skills beyond intellectual property disputes and licensing matters. - Technical knowledge of the telecommunications and/or information technology (IT) industries.
