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Vacancy:
IP Counsel at BASF
Qualifications and skills:
• Education: M. SC in a technical subject, Ph.D in a technical subject preferred
• Working Experience: Min. 5 years in Intellectual Property area in technical area of responsibility
• Technical & Professional Knowledge: Deep knowledge in technical subject and extensive professional IP knowledge; Patent bar and Legal bar preferred
Responsibilities:
• Advise on the setting up or structuring of a patent strategy within business strategies and/or individual portfolios worldwide.
• Advise on cases in which trade secrets are the right tool for protecting your advantage in terms of innovation
• Produce patent Freedom to Operate (FTO) opinions in relation to products, processes and uses in the context of third party property rights worldwide
• Initiate patent report, when a plant is to be adapted or a new product is to be brought into any new market
• Assist Business and R&D units in the monitoring of third-party property rights and advise on the question of whether opposition or invalidity proceedings should be pursued against such a property right
• Oversee/ run opposition, appeal and invalidity proceedings as plaintiff (worldwide)
• Defend and monitor third-party patents worldwide
• Lead infringement suits
• Drafting and negotiation licensing agreements
• Drafting and negotiation joint development agreements
• In the context of acquisition or divestment projects by BASF, collate the necessary patent documents and reviews the corresponding contracts, prepares due diligence IP report for Commission F.
• Help to develop an application strategy domestically and abroad and check that there are no legal reasons which stand in the way of an application.
• Draft the patent applications and file them at the relevant Patent Office and prosecute with worldwide patent offices.
• Draft utility model applications for global purpose.
• Advice on trademark law and management of the worldwide trademark portfolio and on creating brands and co-branding
• Drafting trademark applications worldwide
• Negotiating and drafting trademark/ logo licensing agreements
• Protecting BASF work and do Copyright infringement
• Granting licenses over BASF works
• Taking out licenses over third-party works
• Advising on design protection and management of the worldwide design portfolio
• Drafting applications for designs worldwide
• Negotiating and drafting design licensing agreements
