Senior IP Counsel - Cellular Connectivity Technologies H/F - Philips

Job Title
Senior IP Counsel - Cellular Connectivity Technologies

Job Description

As a Senior IP Counsel in the General Licensing team you'll have the opportunity to

create maximum value from our Philips IP portfolio through licensing and other

commercial IP-based activities. You will participate in the conception and execution of

appropriate IP strategies. You will also support and handle IP matters in a wide range of

collaborations with third parties and litigation.

You will become part of an international community of IP professionals with wide-ranging

technical backgrounds and IP experience. The IP&S team will offer excellent

opportunities for your further development as an IP Counsel and professional networking.

The position is open for our office in Eindhoven (NL) and our office in Paris (FR).

Your role:

Working in collaboration with global IP&S colleagues to:

- Evaluate invention disclosures with the goal of providing optimal protection and generating maximum long-term value to Philips.
- Prepare, file, and prosecute high quality patent applications meeting international standards. Maintain a substantial and active prosecution docket of patent applications.
- Support infringement and validity analysis, including claim chart mapping to technical standards or other use cases.
- Support analysis of third-party patents in the relevant technology domains.

You're the right fit if:

As candidate you are a positive, collegial, cooperative and open-team player, who enjoys rapidly changing environment and feels comfortable working in a global environment on projects involving professionals from around the world.

- A Master's or PHD degree and technical background in electrical engineering or physics with subject matter expertise in cellular connectivity technologies (3GPP) and knowledge of 3GPP-RAN levels.
- Preferably experience with the dynamics of standardization activities.
- A qualified European patent attorney who has passed the European Qualifying Examination (EQE).
- At least 5 years of work experience in IP drafting and prosecution, portfolio management and counseling, defending IP assertions, contributing to IP litigations and/or IP Licensing.
- Excellent analytical and intellectual capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English and presentation skills to operate at all levels both internally and externally.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work in a multicultural environment.
- A positive and open team player with excellent relationship building, influencing- and negotiating abilities.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

This role is an office role.

About Philips

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If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion .

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