Patent Attorney Job in Veldhoven, Netherlands

ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment.

Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry.

ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment.

Working at ASML
We provide the world’s top chipmakers everything they need to create better performing, cheaper semiconductor chips. Simply put: we are an industry leader supporting industry leaders.

As such, you’ll be encouraged to bring your best ideas and act on them. You’ll have the freedom, trust, and support in your field to experiment and solve complex challenges. Things are rarely dull when you’re constantly breaking new ground.

But despite our fast-paced environment at the forefront of tech, we take your work-life balance and wellbeing seriously. A business is only as good as its employees.

So join us, and you’ll be a part of a global collaboration. One that promotes creativity, the inclusion of highly diverse teams, and an exciting and dynamic work environment. Join us, and you’ll be a part of progress.

Patent Attorney Job Description

Introduction
ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment. With 70 locations worldwide in 16 countries, ASML has an international presence in the semiconductor industry. For our Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) department at the global headquarters in Veldhoven, we are looking for a qualified Dutch or European Patent Attorney. Candidates who are in the process of becoming a qualified patent attorney or candidates with a national qualification from a different country are also invited to apply.

Job Mission
Establishing, prosecuting and maintaining patent rights in the field of Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, as well as evaluating and reducing patent risks from a worldwide perspective.

Job Description
You will be part of the Patents EUV / Cymer Light Source (CLS) group which currently consists of six Patent Attorneys and report to the Director Patents EUV / CLS. Your responsibilities include-Interacting with Research and Development & Engineering groups in order to determine opportunities to establish patent rights and determine existence of patent risks.
-Autonomously managing a patent portfolio in one or more technical fields, including filing and prosecution of patent rights worldwide as well as reporting on and regular pruning of the patent portfolio.
-Determining risks posed by third party patent portfolios and mitigate identified risks. Assist in court cases if needed.
-Provide objective, informed and legally competent advice and direction to the management of the EUV business regarding intellectual property rights, opportunities, risks and liabilities.

Education
You have a MSc degree in physics, mechanics, electrical engineering or similar technical field. You are a qualified Dutch and/or European Patent Attorney, or are in the process of becoming a qualified Patent Attorney.

Experience
-Technical experience in optics, mechatronics or similar field.
-Solid basic experience in handling IP matters in industry or IP law firm.
-Strong English language skills.
-Dutch language skills preferred.

Personal skills
-Being able to go into detail, but adopting a helicopter view when necessary.
-Strong analytical and communication skills.
-Ability to work independently and in teams.
-Decisive and self-initiating.
-Good “sparring partner” to inventors.
-Pro-active and customer-friendly mindset.

Context of the position
Within ASML, the CIP department is responsible for maximizing ASML’s intellectual property value, to execute and support ASML’s objectives and business. More specifically, CIP aims to preserve ASML’s freedom of operation by  protecting ASML’s technology by intellectual property rights and by mitigating third parties’ rights based risks. At the CIP department, about 70 people work at four locations (Veldhoven (NL) and Wilton, San Diego, San Jose (US)) to accomplish the above-stated mission. Each Patent Attorney works in one of three CIP groups, organized along ASML’s business lines.

Other information
Interested in this position? Please apply with cv and cover letter.

Patent Attorney Job Requirements

- You have a MSc degree in physics, mechanics, electrical engineering or similar technical field. You are a qualified Dutch and/or European Patent Attorney, or are in the process of becoming a qualified Patent Attorney.
-Technical experience in optics, mechatronics or similar field.
-Solid basic experience in handling IP matters in industry or IP law firm.
-Strong English language skills.
-Dutch language skills preferred.
-Being able to go into detail, but adopting a helicopter view when necessary.
-Strong analytical and communication skills.
-Ability to work independently and in teams.
-Decisive and self-initiating.
-Good “sparring partner” to inventors.
-Pro-active and customer-friendly mindset.

Patent Attorney Application Information

Interested in this position? Please apply with cv and cover letter.
 

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