Join our Team
Today, Ericsson owns one of the ICT industry's most valuable portfolio of patents. The global patent portfolio consists of 60,000 granted patents within the areas of cellular technology, consumer electronics, cloud, networks and beyond. Ericsson’s Patent Creation Management is part of the global Ericsson GFGS IPR & Licensing Organization and is responsible for all inventions originating from all Ericsson R&D sites worldwide. The Patent Unit Continental Europe is part of the Ericsson’s Patent Creation Management Organization and is responsible for providing IPR support for Ericsson’s R&D centers on the continent of Europe and for all further IPR related tasks.
We are now expanding our teams in Aachen/Germany and are looking for motivated patent professionals who strive to contribute to one of the industry’s largest patent portfolios. You will work for a company that is dedicated to research and innovation, leading the development of cellular technology including 5G, 6G and beyond.
Your tasks as a Patent Professional
• Provide IPR support for Ericsson’s R&D operations wherein you will work closely with inventors and innovative technology. In this role you will in particular focus on building a world class patent portfolio.
• Being responsible for a patent docket, you evaluate inventions and take value-based filing and prosecution actions including the drafting and prosecution of patent applications.
• Participating in key projects supporting licensing and litigation, such as patent mining, business driven claim chart generation, rebuttal, technical discussions or work with reverse engineering.
• Depending on your qualification and interest you will engage in patent portfolio management, oppositions and/or nullity actions to contribute to the value creation from our patents.
• Engage in working groups and projects to improve operations and strategies.
Your Qualifications:
• Master degree in engineering, physics or computer sciences and preferably experiences as an inventor in standardization and/ or project management.
• Understanding of telecommunication technologies.
• At least partly qualified European Patent Attorney
• German Patent Attorney is a plus
• Experience in patent portfolio management is a plus
• AI-based drafting skills are a plus.
• Good coordination and communication skills, accuracy, flexibility, and team-working required
• Excellent analytical skills and solution-oriented working style
• Very good language skills in English (German is a plus)
As a suitable candidate, you are open to constant changes in your working environment and prepared to keep updated on legal, business and technological developments. We offer you to become member of a high professional and international team of patent professionals and paralegals which enables you to develop your full potential. The office location is Herzogenrath near Aachen and we target 60% work-from-the office.
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?
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Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Germany (DE) || Herzogenrath
Req ID: 762537
