Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
AdCode:
14468
City:
Esslingen
Custom Field 3:
Permanent
Custom Field 4:
Full Time or Part Time
Custom Field 2:
Research, Development & Engineering
Company:
Festo SE & Co. KG
The position can be filled on a full-time or part-time basis. In the case of part-time employment, a minimum workload of 90% is required, which corresponds to at least 35 hours per week
Posting from 21.04 to 04.05.2026
Your job:
- Advising and supporting the development departments at headquarters as well as at international locations on all matters related to patent law
- Advising management of the business units on IP strategies
- Contributing to the identification of protectable developments and evaluating invention disclosures with regard to the business activities of the Festo Group
- Managing patent application and examination procedures as well as contentious proceedings domestically and internationally in cooperation with external patent attorneys
- Monitoring third-party IP rights, analyzing and evaluating external patents, and ensuring knowledge transfer into development
- Conducting patent searches and analyses (e.g. prior-art searches, opposition and nullity searches, as well as freedom-to-operate analyses), including the development of recommendations for action
- Supporting the drafting or review of IP clauses in contracts with national and international partners
Your qualification:
- Completed degree in engineering or natural sciences (e.g. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering, process engineering, physics) or a degree in patent engineering
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a patent department of an industrial company or a patent law firm in the described field of responsibilities, or at least a partially completed qualification as a European Patent Attorney
- Experience in advising on IP strategies for new subject areas, such as software and artificial intelligence
- Ideally, experience in drafting patent applications and managing prosecution and/or opposition proceedings
- Business-fluent German and English language skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset and strong analytical skills
- Structured and solution-oriented working style combined with creativity and strong organizational skills
Contact person: Caroline Duchon, +49(711)347-56698
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