ZEISS | Germany | 07xxx Jena | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 23.02.2026 on stepstone.de
Patent Counsel (m/f/d)
Trust something new, grow beyond itself and redefine the boundaries of the feasible. That is exactly what our employees can and should live daily. To make a sign with our innovations and to enable great. Because there are a lot of fascinating people behind every successful company. In an open and modern environment with numerous development and further training opportunities, ZEISS employees work in a culture characterised by expert knowledge and team spirit. All this is supported by the special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl-Zeiss Foundation: to advance science and society together. Today dare. Inspire tomorrow. Diversity is part of ZEISS. We look forward to your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, world view, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity. Apply in less than 10 minutes. .
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Welcome to ZEISS – a company that combines innovation and responsibility! Our corporate areas are diverse and contribute decisively to the strategic orientation and sustainable success of the ZEISS Group.
As a patent counsel of the patent department Industrial Quality & Research in the Corporate Legal & Patents, an experienced team advises you on the field of microscopy at the Jena site comprehensively on industrial property rights, patent strategies in the competitive environment and secures the legally secure construction, the defence and enforcement of the protective rights portfolio in the national and international context.
Your job Patent legal advice taking into account existing competition rights and the development of bypass and defence solutions.
Establishment and maintenance of the national and international protective rights portfolio including management of registration and grant procedures.
Analysis of legal development and jurisdiction in patent, utility model, design and employee inventor's law and deriving practical recommendations.
Analysis of foreign rights to avoid risks of injury and the development of creative bypass strategies with our respective technical experts.
Responsibility for opposition, nullity and enforcement proceedings before national and international bodies, in particular by the management of external firms.
Training internal teams, especially developers, and external partners.
completed studies in the field of natural sciences or engineering (university) and qualification as European Patent Attorney and/or Patent Assor,
advanced knowledge of optics, ideally in high-resolution light microscopy (laser scanning microscopes, light leaf microscopes),
Mind. 5 years of practical activity in an industrial patent department or in a patent attorney law firm,
experience in leading and coordinating a global legal network,
Safe in the concise representation of technical and legal matters
English language skills
Willingness to continue
Location
 | ZEISS | |
| 07745 Jena | ||
| Germany |
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