Patent Attorney - Oberkochen, Deutschland - ZEISS Gruppe

Beschreibung

Your Role

As an expert in patent law matters, you will be responsible for the business area of a ZEISS division and advise colleagues on business decisions in the field of intellectual property. In doing so, you will take on the following tasks

• managing the related grant procedures before the IP offices in close cooperation with the patent attorneys involved in Germany and abroad, and in some cases conducting them yourself
• evaluating third party rights and defending against them by conducting and managing opposition procedures before the EPO and the DPMA
• advising the supervised development divisions on third party property rights and working towards their appropriate consideration
• enforcing own IP rights against third parties using the legal actions available for this purpose at home and abroad
• drawing up contracts in the field of intellectual property rights and conducting contract negotiations

We offer you flexible working hours with the possibility of mobile working.

Your Profile

• successfully completed technical or scientific studies (knowledge in the field of optics is an advantage)
• admission as European Patent Attorney (or about to obtain it)
• first relevant professional experience in connection with technical intellectual property rights
• Ideally, knowledge and experience of the particularities of foreign patent systems, in particular those of the USA and PR China .
• a working method characterized by precision and a high degree of abstraction, a sense of responsibility and excellent communication skills
• the ability to present complex technical and legal issues in an understandable and convincing manner in German and English
• a very good knowledge of German and English at language level C (European Framework of Reference) is required for your daily work

If you would like to know more about the role kindly contact the responsible recruiter: Andre Grunzel ).

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Andre Grunzel, Lydia Michaelsen