European Patent Attorney

Huawei's Munich Research Center is responsible for advanced technology research, architectural development, design and strategic engineering of our products.

The European Intellectual Property (IP) Departmen t is a full-function IPR Department responsible for all intellectual property matters in Europe for Huawei. It manages all patent licensing, litigation and IP policy strategy and activities in Europe. It supports protection of cutting-edge technologies generated by Huawei’s talented researchers in Research and Development Centers in Europe, as well as other aspects of portfolio management, including patent prosecution, . It provides all legal and IP support for the standardization, open source, industrial ecosystem and technical cooperation activities in Europe.

European Patent Attorney

Main Responsibilities:

1. Implementing Huawei’s global patent portfolio management strategy in Europe and focusing on strengthening claims to align with specific business goals and potential licensing and litigation scenarios;
2. Managing patent portfolios in various technical fields, including preparing, drafting, filing, and prosecuting of patent applications and office action response, in close cooperation with inventors, in-house colleagues and/or outside counsels, as well as reviewing and evaluating invention disclosures, claim charts, conducting interviews with examiners and patent applications/patents for commercialization;
3. Supporting patent and technology licensing and litigation activities in Europe, including preparing and reviewing the technical documents, performing patent infringement and validity analyses, in close cooperation with in-house colleagues and/or outside counsel;

Skill Requirements:

1. Master’s degree or equivalent in electrical engineering/telecommunication, computer science, physics or a closely related field;
2. Partly qualified European patent attorney, a further European national patent attorney qualification is a plus;
3. At least 3 years of experience after European Qualifying Examination;
4. Experience at a top law firm and/or In-house experience with large information, communication and telecom companies;
5. Open-minded with the ability to collaborate and being keen to be challenged in a fast-paced commercial environment within a multinational team;
6. Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (legal English) and a good command of German ;
7. Collaborative and responsible team-player mentality;
8. Goal-oriented forward thinking and acting;

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Your rewards of working here

• Our culture is characterized by innovative power and team spirit as well as the intensive exchange of knowledge and experience within our global network.
• We offer healthy meals ranging from traditional Chinese to western delicacies in our famous company canteen.
• To keep your development ongoing, you will find a broad range of training opportunities. Many online and face-to-face training programs incl. language courses in German and Mandarin.
• Our diverse and welcoming environment is shaped by different backgrounds and around 40 individual nationalities.
• Self-responsible work in a competent, motivated and constantly growing team.

Please send your application and CV (incl. cover letter and reference letters) in English.

Huawe i is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Driven by a commitment to operations, ongoing innovation, and open collaboration, we have established a competitive ICT portfolio of end-to-end solutions in Telecom and enterprise networks, Devices and Cloud technology and services. Our ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world's population. With 197,000 employees, Huawei is committed to develop the future information society and build a Better Connected World.