Key skills
Negotiation
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead the drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications
- Conduct inventor cross-examinations and provide expert advice on patentability
- Under the guidance of a Senior Patent Attorney, manage a broad portfolio, ensuring geographical protection and invention prioritization match the competitive landscape
- Prepare post-grant revocation actions and support moderate-risk IP litigation and pre-dispute work
- Under the guidance of a Senior Patent Attorney, support the negotiation and drafting of IP-centric agreements
- Protect the company from infringement risks by managing IP predispute matters and claims and collaborating with legal teams on specialized contractual clauses
- Act as a focal point for internal functions (Engineering, Procurement, Programs), providing proactive, cost-effective advice and IP education
Requirements
- Fully qualified European Patent Attorney (EPA)
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in an IP department (industry or law firm)
- Experience in an industrial environment or the Aerospace industry is highly desirable
- Negotiation-level fluency in English
- Ability to practice autonomously under EQE regulations
- Self-starter who anticipates problems and proposes creative solutions to complex issues
- Capable of working efficiently under pressure and meeting strict internal and external deadlines
- Experience in managing outside counsel and leading IP training
- Proven ability to handle IP matters/projects and build strong relationships with internal teams
- Handles daily portfolio decisions with sound technical judgment and escalates critical risks effectively
Benefits
- Attractive salary
- Agreements on success and profit sharing schemes
- Employee savings plan abounded by Airbus
- Employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis
- Extra days-off for special occasions
- Holiday transfer option
- Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services
- Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death)
- Health services center (depending on the site)
- Concierge services (depending on the site)
- Gym (depending on the site)
- Carpooling application (depending on the site)
- Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses
- Certifications
- Expert career path
- Accelerated development programmes
- National and international mobility