Sr Patent Counsel (Patent Attorney)

Your Contribution

As a US Patent Attorney, you will play a key role in protecting and maximizing the value of MAHLE's intellectual property portfolio. You will work closely with engineering, business, and legal stakeholders to support innovation initiatives, secure patent rights, assess intellectual property risks, and contribute to MAHLE's global IP strategy. This position offers exposure to a broad range of IP matters and close collaboration with colleagues across the United States, Germany, China, and Japan.

• Manage and prosecute U.S. and international patent applications in close collaboration with inventors, engineers, and external counsel.
• Identify, develop, and protect intellectual property rights aligned with MAHLE's business and innovation objectives.
• Conduct and support Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analyses to assess intellectual property risks and support business decisions.
• Provide guidance on patentability assessments and competitive IP landscapes.
• Support IP-related agreements, including licensing, confidentiality, technology collaboration, and other intellectual property contracts.
• Assist with intellectual property disputes, enforcement matters, and litigation support activities as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to identify inventions and develop effective IP protection strategies.
• Partner with global IP colleagues to ensure alignment of intellectual property strategies across regions.
• Monitor competitor patent activity and emerging technologies relevant to MAHLE's business.
• Contribute to the development and monetization of MAHLE's patent portfolio, including licensing opportunities where applicable.
• Provide IP training and awareness to internal stakeholders..

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar.
• Registered Patent Attorney before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Experience supporting patent preparation and prosecution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with engineering, business, and legal stakeholders

Offer 

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. 

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! 

After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s)

For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people. 

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website

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