As a Patent Attorney, you will be responsible for managing the intellectual property portfolio of a ZEISS division. Your primary focus will be on advising colleagues on business decisions related to intellectual property, ensuring that our company's innovative products and services are protected and leveraged effectively.

• Intellectual Property Management: Manage grant procedures before IP offices in Germany and abroad, collaborating with patent attorneys as needed.
• Third-Party Rights Evaluation: Assess and defend against third-party rights, conducting opposition procedures before the EPO and DPMA as required.
• IP Advisory Services: Provide expert advice to development divisions on third-party property rights, ensuring their consideration in business decisions.
• IP Enforcement: Enforce our company's IP rights against third parties, utilizing available legal actions domestically and internationally.
• Contract Negotiation: Draft contracts related to intellectual property rights and negotiate with external parties.

• Education: Successful completion of technical or scientific studies, with knowledge of optics being an advantage.
• Professional Qualifications: Admission as a European Patent Attorney or in the process of obtaining it.
• Experience: First relevant professional experience in connection with technical intellectual property rights.
• Language Skills: Excellent knowledge of German and English, with a working method characterized by precision, abstraction, and excellent communication skills.