Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Festo · Esslingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, DE
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 t...
Job description
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 You...