Intellectual Property and Patent & Trade Mark Protection

Intellectual Property and Patent & Trade Mark Protection

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  • Paul Pleus
    Paul Pleus    Premium Member   Group moderator
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    Chief Patent Officer
    International Executive Recruiting – IER, http://www.ier-network.com is an executive search company dedicated to helping organizations to find the best executive management professionals in Germany, Europe and Worldwide. The international network with a unique search process gives IER an edge over many other executive search firms.

    We are seeking for our international client a: Chief Patent Officer

    ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTON:
    You will be responsible for a wide patent and intellectual property portfolio. Your role will be to work with both business & technology management to assure that Intellectual Property Rights (IPR – including patents & copyrights) being obtained have a high degree of relevance to providing the organisation with a sustainable competitive advantage in equipment and plant sales and servicing.

    You will:
    • Participate in the development and implementation of IPR strategies
    • Develop recommendations and inform management teams pro-actively in the IPR field in order to increase the organization’s ability to anticipate and mitigate risk as well as strengthening the business
    • Manage a strong IPR portfolio by the reinforcement of IPR management guidelines creating freedom to operate with respect to third party IPR
    • Monitor competitors’ offerings and patent applications to identify potential infringements in order to ensure the organization a pro-active way of resolving potential IPR related issues
    • Manage directly a team (Patent Attorneys and filing section) and be responsible for their development ensuring the organization with highly motivated and talented professionals

    ABOUT YOU - YOU HAVE:
    • a (University) Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Engineering or Law
    • a license from the European Patent Office
    • at least 5 years of experience in IP law and practice, including patents, trade secrets, and copyrights
    • an excellent knowledge of the European patent practice
    • a proven track record of strategic IPR implementation in large multinational organizations
    • team management experience
    • excellent language skills in English (additional languages are a advantage)

    PLACE OF WORK:

    • Switzerland

    If you are interested in this position, please apply under:

    http://www.ier-network.com/en_jobs.html
    • 12 May 2010, 06:14 am