Lead Patent Manager
vor 14 Stunden
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**_Department: Intellectual Property_**
- Location: Geneva, Switzerland _
- Reporting to: Intellectual Property VP_
- Role: Permanent_
**Lead Patent Manager**
**What this position is about - Purpose**:
To reinforce the Patent Agile Operations Team (AOT) a Lead Patent Manager is sought to develop and manage Japan Tobacco Group (JTG) Patent Portfolio, with particular experience in Physics, Electronics & Mechanics fields. The Patent manager shall also contribute to patent risk assessment and mitigation activities to allow successful launch of JTG products on a global scale, in collaboration with other Geneva and Tokyo based Intellectual Property (IP) team colleagues.
The incumbent should be fully autonomous and forward-looking and will closely work with other members in the AOT (5 managers, 2 directors) to ensure completion of these tasks. He/she will further collaborate with the internal Patent Licensing & Litigation team and IP Competitive intelligence Team in Geneva and Tokyo in cross-functional initiatives aiming at increasing JTG competitiveness in the Reduced Risk Products (RRP) category through early identification of valuable patents within JTG portfolio to protect JTG business through investigation of potential unauthorized use of JTG patents.
**What will you do - Responsibilities**:
- Proactively protect key technologies in line with business goals and in a costs-controlled manner, Manage and review JTG patent portfolio on regular basis to ensure business relevance and competitiveness in JTG Key markets, with a particular emphasis on RRP Devices structure & electronics.
- Liaison with key JTI innovation functions on technology and patent matters, whether relating to the capture of technologies by JTI or in defending its assets or defending 3rd party claims. Particular focus on: R&D (in Geneva, Trier, Vienna and Tokyo), Global Engineering and Global Procurement GRRP teams.
- Contributing, in cooperation with the Patent Licensing & litigation team, to patent risk mitigation workstreams, in particular in Oppositions and Appeals in the European Patent Office
- Reporting to AOT Director, Patent licensing and litigation Director and JTG Intellectual Property VP where required on key patent protection and risk identification (i.e. Freedom To Operate - FTO) aspects.
- Interactions with Tokyo-based IP colleagues to ensure information sharing on innovation capture, filing and risk assessments. Participate to cross-teams projects between Geneva and Tokyo IP teams.
- Design and participate to patent awareness/education amongst JTI community tailored to technical business units of the company (R&D, RRP) to ensure active innovation generation & capture in RRP and raise business awareness to IP risk management, in particular FTO risk identification and mitigation (together with the Patent Licensing & Litigation team).
- Close liaison with external law firms to ensure patent drafting, prosecution, and oppositions of the highest quality possible.
**Who are we looking for - Requirements**:
- Engineering degree in Mechanics, Physics or Electronics. Fully qualified European Patent Attorney. National Patent Attorney qualification a plus
- 5-10 years in Intellectual Property, preferably with at least a first in-house experience. Multinational business environment understanding. Intellectual Property law knowledge on a worldwide basis. Patent Oppositions, litigation & enforcement experience are a plus
- Fluent in English
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with capacity to concisely and clearly report and share complex legal situations to a business audience
**What you can get - Benefits**:
- A competitive pay with an annual bonus and an attractive benefits package including health allowance, sport activities and trainings
- Complex environment of working with multiple stakeholders, professional support and possibility to share knowledge and best practices
- On-going development opportunities in a multinational environment that will inspire you to grow professionally and personally
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