Ihre Tätigkeiten

Management of the patent portfolio for the development sites in Europe (including Boeblingen, Munich, Amerang and Duisburg)
Coordination of patent matters with Outside Counsel and the Headquarter Intellectual Property Team in Japan
Prior art patent searches and evaluation of inventions with the inventors, brainstorming sessions
Work with Outside Patent Counsel regarding patent applications, progress monitoring, invention interviews, procedures regarding oppositions, invalidations or disputes
Preventive infringement investigation and infringement monitoring
Contact person for patent analyses, trademarks and domain names queries
Preparation and alignment of intellectual property plan with R&D management and Intellectual Property (IP) Team in Japan
IP related contract negotiations (IP transfers, joint patent applications)
Review of technical documents before publication
Employee Training
Free space for creativity, participation on success

Ihr Profil

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electronic engineering or equivalent
Fluent in English and the ability to work in a global team
Keen problem-solver with self-contained working style in order to understand new fields' ideas
Proven track record of project management and cross functional collaboration
Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Excellent skills and experience in patenting procedures and IP rights enforcement desired
Very good knowledge of semiconductor markets, manufacturing equipment, optical and electronic measurements and ATE hard- and software desired
Excellent Patent promotion and patent management skills desired
Experience of a wide variety of patent databases and patent search tools desired
Open business culture with flat hierarchies