Intellectual Property Counsel (f/m/d) - #2187374

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Intellectual Property Counsel with a high degree of responsibility and accountability, you will draft patent applications and carry out prosecution for a diverse set of electro-mechanical and computer-implemented inventions, as well as other inventions to drive the energy transition. You will also provide Intellectual Property advice and counseling on all Intellectual Property related matters (e.g., patents, trademarks, trade secrets, Intellectual Property terms in contracts, freedom-to-operate clearances, and legal opinions).

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Advise on all Intellectual Property related matters and provide business-oriented Intellectual Property solutions to the business to facilitate business goals and objectives
• Work with inventors and engineering teams, esp. to draft patent applications, to protect innovations and engage with our businesses to build credibility and trust. Conduct and facilitate in-house Intellectual Property training
• Drive implementation of Intellectual Property strategies, conduct Intellectual Property evaluations and manage Intellectual Property portfolios
• Conduct effective Intellectual Property risk management, e.g. freedom-to-operate analyses, validity opinions, other legal advice, etc.
• Review and negotiate Intelelctual Property clauses in agreements and tenders to ensure Intellectual Property ownership, to secure opportunities and to mitigate risks
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in our global Intellectual Property team in other locations as well as with colleagues from our Legal department and liaise with and supervise external counsel (including instructions, quality assessment, cost and compliance control)
  
  
  

What You Bring

• A European Patent Attorney qualification; scientific or technical university degree (e.g. electrical or other engineering, informatics/ computer science, physics, energy related science etc.)
• First professional experience in an Intellectual Property law firm or legal department of a multinational company
• Experience in implementation of Intellectual Property strategies, Intellectual Property licensing/transaction, patent drafting and prosecution, legal opinions, freedom-to-operate analysis
• Legal expertise in European jurisdictions with knowledge in national, supra-national and international Intellectual Property laws (e.g., patent, copyright, trademark laws and related fields)
• High level of proficiency in verbal and written English. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with intercultural sensitivity and the ability to explain and to solve complex technical, Intellectual Property and legal matters
• You are a business-minded team player with a hands-on mentality and collegial personality who is result-oriented, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
  
  
  

About The Team

"Let’s make tomorrow different today" is our genuine commitment at Siemens Energy to all customers and employees on the way to a sustainable, CO₂-neutral future.

Our Siemens Energy Intellectual Property department drives differentiation in intellectual property to gain a market advantage with an increased focus on innovation in future R&D fields and to build a strong IP ecosystem that protects our technologies and innovations.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical
  
  
  

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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