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German Patent Attorney / European Patent Attorney (m/f/x) - Oberkochen, Germany
Our everyday lives are becoming more and more digital: data is transmitted in record time via fiber optics and 5G, we travel with greater ease from A to B in self-driving cars, better results faster thanks to artificial intelligence. All this puts huge pressure on the computing capacity and performance of IT systems – and the semiconductor industry faces the challenge of producing ever smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient computer chips.
We, Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, the technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing equipment and the winner of the German Future Prize 2020 enable chip manufacturers around the world with high-precision optics in the nanometer sector for semiconductor production, for the technology of tomorrow, for the digitization of our everyday lives.
Your roles and responsibilities
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Support Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH in all patent-related matters
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Analyze inventions together with technical experts, prepare decisions on inventions and patent applications and implement the decisions made
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Manage patent prosecution procedures at the patent offices in close cooperation with the assigned patent attorneys in Germany and abroad, or handle the patent prosecution procedures directly
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Support Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH to enforce its own intellectual property rights and to defend itself against third-party intellectual property rights by utilizing the legal procedures available in Germany and abroad.
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Generate IP strategies for an internationally oriented market
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Draft IP clauses for cooperation agreements and be a member of interdisciplinary negotiation teams
Your profile
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You have successfully completed a technical or scientific university degree and preferably have experience in the field of mechatronics.
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You have the qualification as German Patent Attorney or professional representative before the EPO
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You have several years of professional experience in an industry patent department
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You have knowledge of and experience with foreign patent systems, especially those of the USA and Asian industrialized countries
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You can communicate well and reach reasonable compromises in interdisciplinary teams
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You have a confident attitude and excellent English skills
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You have a distinct ability to present complex issues in an understandable and convincing manner in German and in English
