Jetzt als (Junior) In-house Patent Counsel (all genders) am Standort Hamburg durchstarten – Bei Beiersdorf AG in Niedersachsen

Beiersdorf AG

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Your Tasks

As in-house patent counsel, you are responsible for all matters relating to technical intellectual property rights (patents, utility models, trade secrets) at Beiersdorf AG and its subsidiaries worldwide.

Your role

Independent and autonomous work in a manageable team of patent attorneys
Business partner in all Intellectual Property (IP) relating matters and working in close cooperation with R&D
Develop and pursue the patent strategy and generate an added value to the company by steering all patent activities
Managing examination-, grant-, opposition- and appeal proceedings before the IP patent offices worldwide
Cooperation and advise with external lawyers, especially in the USA and China
Enforce our own patents using legal actions
Evaluating and monitoring third party rights, defending against them and preparing expert opinions
Participation in the legal M&A-, contracts-, license- and development agreements
Taking care of employee invention matters

Your Profile

University degree in chemistry, pharmacy or biochemistry or similar area (PhD necessary)
Strong interest in intellectual property rights (first professional experiences in patents are beneficial)
Profound understanding of all technical questions related to R&D and product development
Exact linguistic analysis and expressiveness in writing and verbally
Willingness for Training as a patent assessor (m/f/x), European Patent Attorney and/or US patent agent
Ability to present complex technical and legal issues in an understandable and convincing manner
Working alone as well as in a team
Communicative and proactive

You have an eye for details and are a proactive team player. At the same time, you convince with your competent and confident demeanor.

Additional information

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae, salary expectations, relevant references and certificates) and encourage you to upload your CV without a picture.

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