Intellect. Property Counsel

Your Key Responsibilities

• Generally responsible for day-to-day intellectual property matters
• Counsel inventors, act as the contact person for all internal clients in IP matters
• Prosecuting patent applications before national and international patent offices, correspondence with local and foreign patent attorneys
• Searching relevant publications in specific technical fields or for products, and for specific intellectual property rights to assess company’s business activities
• Provide information to allow for target-oriented intellectual property filings and identification of intellectual property rights violations
• Investigation of new developments in regard to relevance with third party IPR
• Preparation and assessment of infringement analysis from a technical and legal perspective, providing a respective recommendation for action (confidential, internal)
• Monitor IP activities of competitors
• Periodic market monitoring for the infringement of own IPR, including Brand Protection activities
• Train engineers, e.g., for patent search tools or intellectual property processes at Schaeffler
• Assess relevant documents and provide qualified counsel
• Actively participate in the Asia Pacific intellectual property team

Your Qualifications

• Qualified patent agent or patent attorney with a license to act before the patent office in the Republic of Korea
• 3-5 years relevant working experience as in-house counsel (managing intellectual property in mechanical or electrical engineering or mechatronics)
• Major in mechanical or electrical engineering or physics, with expertise in automotive engineering, industrial engineering, mechatronics, or related subject matter
• Good conversational and written English language skills
• Legal knowledge is a plus, e.g., PCT, national civil and IP law, US law, etc.
• Manage and prioritize diverse work tasks
• Ability to work independently, whilst contributing effectively as a team member.
• Good communication skills and understanding of working in a global organization.