Patentanwalt / Patentanwältin (d/m/w/d)
Core
In-house patent attorney building and managing a leading patent portfolio for digital photonics technologies in automotive, industry, consumer electronics, and datacommunications.
Role type
Senior in-house patent attorney (optoelectronics)
Builds
Strategic patent portfolios for digital emitter and sensor technologies
Domain
Photonics / Optoelectronics / Semiconductor
Required skills
Patent attorney qualification (European/German/US), technical background in physics or electrical engineering, patent application drafting, prosecution management, invention harvesting, IP risk assessment, licensing transactions
Preferred skills
Master's degree or PhD, semiconductor focus, optoelectronics expertise, commercialization experience, negotiation skills
Technologies
Patent prosecution systems, IP management tools
Responsibilities
Manage inventions and patent families throughout the lifecycle from filing to strategic portfolio decisions, evaluate invention disclosures with technical experts for patentability and strategic relevance, draft patent applications and lead examination procedures, conduct IP workshops for invention harvesting, advise internal departments on validity and scope of rights, perform IP risk assessments for new products, support litigation and licensing projects
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
