IP Counsel

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. 

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for more than 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical.

The Bose Legal team collaborates with our internal clients to craft solutions that achieve business objectives while protecting Bose globally and remaining true to our Essence and Values.  As legal advisors, we strive to enable our business strategies and vision, working side by side with colleagues across the company and serving as trusted advisors to manage risk and influence the best outcomes for Bose.  We provide business counselling that is proactive and practical, and we protect and defend Bose’s intellectual property and other rights and interests. 

Job Description

About the Legal Team
The Bose Legal team partners closely with internal stakeholders to deliver strategic, practical legal guidance that supports business goals while protecting the company’s global interests. We are trusted advisors who help shape business decisions, manage risk, and uphold Bose’s Essence and Values. Our work spans proactive business counseling, intellectual property protection, and rights enforcement.

IP Legal Counsel

We are seeking a mid-level intellectual property (IP) attorney to join our team as a principal legal advisor for one or more of Bose’s key product categories. This role involves close collaboration with internal clients, international legal colleagues, and outside counsel to deliver seamless, high-impact legal support.

Work model: This role reports into the Framingham, MA office on a hybrid basis, requiring Tues, Wed, Thursday weekly.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise engineering and business leadership on IP strategy and risk management.

• Oversee the global patent portfolio for assigned product categories.

• Manage patent litigation and pre-litigation matters, including support for other product categories.

• Conduct infringement assessments of competitor products.

• Provide IP guidance in transactional matters, including technology licensing.

• Identify and evaluate inventions from assigned product categories.

• Lead patent committee meetings and facilitate invention disclosures.

• Conduct freedom-to-operate analyses.

• Manage the patent marking program for assigned business units.

• Supervise and collaborate with outside counsel.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school.

• Admission to at least one U.S. state bar and registration to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an IP attorney in a law firm or corporate legal department; a mix of both is preferred.

• Technical background in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Physics is strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with audio digital signal processing (DSP) considered a plus.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and judgment skills with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.

• Proven ability to develop practical, creative solutions that support strategic goals.

• Effective communicator with excellent oral and written skills.

• Ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate across business units.

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work on time.

• Customer-focused, responsive, and proactive.

• Eager to learn and comfortable stepping outside your comfort zone.

Bose is a proudly independent company—driven by purpose, guided by our values, and united by a belief in the power of sound. As the world leader in audio experiences, we’re creating what’s next—pushing boundaries and delivering transformative sound experiences for people everywhere. 

Join us and make your next career move a mic-drop. Let’s Make Waves.

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Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOC’s “Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal” Poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf. Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please include "Application Accommodation Request" in the subject of the email.

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