Patent Counsel - Electric
Husqvarna AB. / Logistikjobb / Jönköping
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Husqvarna Group is the world's largest producer of outdoor power products including robotic lawn mowers, garden tractors, chainsaws, and trimmers. The Group is also the European leader in consumer watering products and is one of the world market leaders in cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries.
The Husqvarna Group is comprised of four Brand Divisions and several global Group functions that support the Brand Divisions. The Intellectual Property Department is one of the global Group functions and exists within Husqvarna Group's Technology Office. The IP Department works closely with the Brand Divisions, Legal Affairs, Brands & Marketing, and other functions to: (i) procure high-quality and strategic IP rights for the Group; (ii) advise the Group's business units about the IP rights of others; and (iii) transform the Group's IP rights into greater profits.
Position/Job Description:
The Patent Counsel position reports directly to the Head of Intellectual Property, who reports to the Chief Technology Officer. The Patent Counsel is a patent specialist that works with the product category's R&D team and product managers to develop global patent strategies for the category, identify and protect patentable and commercially valuable inventions, identify and mitigate patent infringement risk, and monetize the Group's patent rights through enforcement and licensing. The Patent Counsel is deeply embedded in the business strategy and day-to-day work of the product category.
Essential Duties:
• Identifying innovation focus areas and creating global patent strategies in co-operation with Product Management & Development and IP management.
• Providing internal training to key persons in order to spread knowledge about IP as a business asset and tool.
• Visiting and supporting R&D and other business facilities and participating in project meetings to review the R&D activity, identify and protect new inventions, and identify potential patent infringement risks.
• Harvesting invention reports from R&D and processing them according to internal policies and procedures.
• Attending and/or leading patent review meetings to decide with the product and R&D managers how each invention will be protected and how any potential patent infringement risks will be avoided or mitigated.
• Providing IP intelligence to the business in the form of patent landscape investigations, competitor watching programs, state-of-the-art investigations, patent infringement investigations, etc.
• Performing patent clearance/freedom-to-operate investigations and design-around assistance.
• Drafting and prosecuting patent and design applications and preparing appeals, oppositions, re-examinations, etc., both in-house and by outsourcing to external agents, in accordance with Husqvarna's procedures.
• Managing outside counsel globally and working within a budget.
• Managing and taking responsibility for a product category's patent portfolio and/or another docket of patents, patent applications, invention reports, and investigations.
• Supporting IP litigation activity.
Qualifications (Education and Experience):
Required
• 5+ years of experience practicing patent law in a patent firm, law firm, or corporation with a sophisticated patent practice.
• A degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or an equivalent degree or experience.
• Authorized European Patent Attorney credentials or equivalent credentials (e.g., passed the European Qualifying Examination, the U.S. Patent Bar Examination, or an equivalent)
• Experience working directly with inventors and assessing the novelty of inventions.
• Experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications, particularly patent applications directed to algorithms, software, controllers, and other computer-implemented innovations.
• Experience performing patent clearance/freedom-to-practice investigations.
• A high level of English language proficiency.
Skills and Capabilities (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):
Required
• Thorough knowledge of patent law and international patent procurement practices and procedures, especially with regard to the patenting of computer-implemented inventions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytical skills, client relationship skills, and ability to interact with engineers, lawyers, and executives at all levels, both inside and outside the organization.
• Must be motivated, proactive, confident, and have a strong drive and will to perform, while also being flexible to handle both large and small projects with enthusiasm.
• Must be able to take ownership of projects and responsibilities in a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment.
• Must be innovative, professional, customer-focused, a fast learner, an open communicator, and a self-starter with strong business acumen.
• Must be respectful of other cultures, able to travel internationally, and interested in regularly working with people around the world.
Publiceringsdatum2015-02-18Arbetstider och omfattningTillsvidare
Heltid
ErsättningFast månads- vecko- eller timlön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2015-03-06
Please submit your application until March, 6th in the form of a cover letter with CV directly to Rolf Finkele, Patent Counsel at Husqvarna Group, at
rolf.finkele@husqvarnagroup.comAnsökan kan skickas till e-postadress:
rolf.finkele@husqvarnagroup.comFöretagHusqvarna AB.
AdressHusqvarna AB.
Drottninggatan 2
56182 HUSKVARNA
Övriga kontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 036-146500
Faxnummer: 036-146810
Jobbnummer 2172896
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