Patent Assistant

We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.

Job Overview

Hasbro has an exciting opportunity for a motivated Patent Department professional with at least 4 years of relevant experience, or equivalent demonstrated experience, supporting patent clearance, due diligence and patent searching to join our Patent Department in Rhode Island! This position is a key part of the legal team supporting Hasbro's patent function including patent clearance, due diligence and patent searching to support Hasbro's patent counsel. In this role you will build your understanding of Hasbro's brand products and work alongside patent counsel, engineering and brand teams. You will bring excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to handle a broad range of matters with professionalism and discretion. Good interpersonal and organizational skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with sound judgment are essential to success in this role.

Location and Work Arrangement

This role is based at our Boston, Massachusetts, United States office and follows a hybrid schedule designed to support in-person collaboration. Employees are expected to work onsite on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with the flexibility to work remotely or onsite on Mondays and Fridays.

What You'll Do

• Weekly updating and maintenance of Patent Counsel clearance spreadsheet to ensure timely completion of due diligence in advance of product tool start. Review of submitted Patent Clearances to assess sufficiency and seek completion when additional information is needed from the engineering department.
• Develop understanding of brand products to assist Patent Counsel in preliminary clearance searching across range of patent tools and databases.
• Attend Bi-weekly inventor relations meetings and record new features and legal updates to support due diligence.
• Attend quarterly brand meetings and record clearance status to support due diligence.
• Downloading weekly issued Patents and Published Patent Applications and organization by Assignee.
• Interface with internal legal colleagues, Brand Teams, Engineering, and Outside Counsel as needed.
• Process, and track patent expenses against budget and manage year end accruals.
• Manage department invoice coding and tracking.
• Patent Counsel meeting scheduling.
• Support Patent Counsel with bar administration tasks (payment of memberships, continuing education reporting), travel arrangements, Bank of America purchasing card reconciliation, and expense report reimbursement.

What You'll Bring

• Strong understanding of patent related concepts.
• Strong familiarity with patent database management tool Anaqua including ability to search fields, upload documents, and build spreadsheets, and other tasks as needed.
• Extensive familiarity and ability to search United States Patent and Trademark Office website, Google Patents and Espacenet sites for patents and patent documents.
• Ability to use Claude for prior art searching to help process clearances.
• Strong attention to detail and timelines required.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word tools.
• Excellent judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Internally motivated and ability to see and solve problems, and ask questions without prompting.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload in a fast-paced environment, with curiosity and flexibility to learn new technologies and contribute to team knowledge-sharing.

What Sets You Apart

• Associate's degree or Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant Law Firm or In-house corporate experience.
• Experience interfacing with internal Engineering and Legal teams.

Who We Are

We’re a team of creators, storytellers, and innovators united under the Hasbro family and home to beloved brands, AAA digital games studios and immersive experiences that spark imagination across generations. Together, we’re committed to a culture rooted in creativity, excellence, curiosity, and inclusion, and where every employee is empowered to think boldly, act with integrity, and spark joy for all.

Hasbro About the Company – Hasbro

Wizards of the Coast Who We Are – Wizards of the Coast

Equal Opportunity

Hasbro is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodations

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, please inform your recruiter anytime throughout the process.

Notice Regarding Hasbro’s use of AI in the Recruitment Process

We use Greenhouse’s AI-powered Talent Matching tool to compare your application against our job requirements.

How it works: Talent Matching compares information from your resume and application responses with job-related criteria established and weighted by Hasbro’s recruiting and hiring teams. Depending on the role, these criteria may include relevant skills, work experience, prior job titles, and industry experience. The tool then assigns a match category to help organize applications for review.

Human oversight: Talent Matching supports — but does not replace — human review. It does not automatically advance or reject candidates or make employment decisions. Hasbro’s recruiters and hiring managers review applications and remain responsible for all hiring decisions.

Greenhouse has published the results of an independent bias audit of Talent Matching. View the Greenhouse Talent Matching audit results.

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Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

• Health & Wellness
• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives
• Learning & Development 
• Exclusive Perks

Please review our Applicant Privacy Notice to learn how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in connection with the application process.