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Senior Patent Counsel

San Diego, CA, USAFull-time$184k–$254k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Senior U.S. patent attorney managing global patent portfolio prosecution, strategy, and risk mitigation for ASML's EUV and DUV lithography light source technologies.

Role type

Senior IP/Patent Attorney (IC)

Builds

Global patent portfolio for lithography light sources

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Optical lithography

Required skills

U.S. patent prosecution, outside counsel management, IP strategy development, freedom-to-operate analysis, contract negotiation, technical analysis of optical/mechanical systems

Preferred skills

Managing outside counsel cost-effectively, mentoring junior staff

Technologies

IP databases, MS Office suite

Responsibilities

Establish and prosecute worldwide patent portfolio; supervise outside counsel; evaluate third-party infringement claims; analyze competitor IP positioning; negotiate IP-related contracts; conduct legal research on procedural issues.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC