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The Position

What does our team look like?

We, a team of patent attorneys of the Corporate patent function at the Penzberg site, specialize in pharmaceuticals and are responsible for all IP-issues related to the development and production of new biotechnological therapeutics. Due to a long-existing high workload in connection with infringement and opposition proceedings, our team needs more support in the performance of our wide range of other tasks.

We support the development and production of our innovative active ingredients, secure them with suitable industrial property rights / measures in close cooperation with R&D, analyze external property rights and secure freedom-to-operate with appropriate strategies in cooperation with all participating functions

What does your new job include?

- You will draft and prosecute patent applications in close consultation with the respective inventors of R & D or other areas of Roche

- You conduct prosecution, opposition, appeal and invalidity proceedings before patent offices or courts worldwide (possibly with the involvement of external patent attorney offices)

- You provide oral and written opinions on patentability, expected scope of protection and value of developments from Roche R&D units or other areas of Roche or external collaborations taking into account all (contractual) aspects

- You assess third party patent rights

- You prepare options for dealing with potentially critical third-party property rights, advise the affected project groups / departments and implement them (patent litigation, cooperation with Licensing, Legal and project groups).

- You support R&D units and projects / inventors for decision-making in IP-related issues

You can identify yourself with the following statements?

- You have a degree in science or engineering (diploma or master, if possible Ph.D.) and additionally you are qualified to practice as European Patent Attorney (and optional as German Patent Attorney)

- You have practical experience in intellectual property law for at least 3 to 4 years in a patent law firm or in an industry patent department.

- You possess in-depth knowledge of European and German patent law as well as of the most important national patent rights (US, JP, CN), as well as international conventions such as EPC, PCT and knowledge of related fields (e.g. civil law, EU law, competition and antitrust law)

- You have a thorough and broad knowledge of biochemistry, biology and / or immunology (additional background in bioinformatics is a plus) and a basic knowledge of licensing and contract law

- English language skills, knowledge of German will be an advantage.

Then we are looking forward to receiving your application!

Please upload only your CV as well as your last certificates.

At the current time we do not need any further documents, such as motivation letter or the like.

If you have questions you can call me:

Jan Claeys, 08856 60 6687

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Who we are

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