IP Professional / IP Counsel (m/w/d)
Core
IP Professional responsible for enforcement, prosecution, and management of industrial property rights for WAGO.
Role type
Senior IP Counsel / IP Professional
Builds
Legal enforcement actions, patent applications, and rights management processes
Domain
Industrial property law / Patent law / Technology enforcement
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Industrial property law expertise, patent prosecution, litigation coordination, contract management, foreign rights analysis, technical background (physics/electronics/mechanical engineering)
Preferred skills
Prior experience as patent engineer or admitted patent attorney, experience in court infringement proceedings, database research skills
Technologies
Patent prosecution databases, legal research databases
Responsibilities
Conduct legal enforcement actions for third-party infringements, coordinate negotiations and court proceedings, manage government office interactions for rights enforcement, instruct and manage external law firms, handle patent applications and defenses, secure legal positions via invention contracts, coordinate foreign rights analysis and escalation processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
