Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Festo AG & Co. KG
Maschinenbau, Betriebstechnik
Esslingen
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- 96.000 CHF – 127.000 CHF (von XING geschätzt)
- Vor Ort
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
Über diesen Job
Festo inspires people and organizations around the world with innovative solutions for industrial automation. We are an independent family business and offer more than 20,000 employees the opportunity to take bold steps, realize their ideas, and take on responsibility. As a team, we grow by tackling challenges together and we welcome everyone who wants to move the world with us.
Expert Intellectual Property (m/f/d) - min. 35h
14468
Research, Development & Engineering
Festo SE & Co. KG
The position can be filled on a full-time or part-time basis. In the case of part-time employment, a minimum workload of 90% is required, which corresponds to at least 35 hours per week
Posting from 21.04 to 04.05.2026
Your job:
- Advising and supporting the development departments at headquarters as well as at international locations on all matters related to patent law
- Advising management of the business units on IP strategies
- Contributing to the identification of protectable developments and evaluating invention disclosures with regard to the business activities of the Festo Group
- Managing patent application and examination procedures as well as contentious proceedings domestically and internationally in cooperation with external patent attorneys
- Monitoring third-party IP rights, analyzing and evaluating external patents, and ensuring knowledge transfer into development
- Conducting patent searches and analyses (e.g. prior-art searches, opposition and nullity searches, as well as freedom-to-operate analyses), including the development of recommendations for action
- Supporting the drafting or review of IP clauses in contracts with national and international partners
Your qualification:
- Completed degree in engineering or natural sciences (e.g. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering, process engineering, physics) or a degree in patent engineering
- At least 5 years of professional experience in a patent department of an industrial company or a patent law firm in the described field of responsibilities, or at least a partially completed qualification as a European Patent Attorney
- Experience in advising on IP strategies for new subject areas, such as software and artificial intelligence
- Ideally, experience in drafting patent applications and managing prosecution and/or opposition proceedings
- Business-fluent German and English language skills
- Entrepreneurial mindset and strong analytical skills
- Structured and solution-oriented working style combined with creativity and strong organizational skills
Contact person: Caroline Duchon, +49(711)347-56698
Diverse opportunities for your development
A strong team by your side
Freedom to drive your ideas forward
Develop innovative solutions with real impact
Be part of a global network – in a family-owned company
Attractive compensation and additional benefits
We look forward to your application and to getting to know you!
