Location: Luxembourg
Sponsorship Available: Yes
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes

The Intellectual Property Attorney will provide competent, practical and timely legal advice in a manner to counsel business managers and technical personnel on all Intellectual property-related matters in EMEA minimizing legal and financial liabilities, protect corporate interests, and preserve corporate assets.

Specific duties and responsibilities of the IP Attoney will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Patent application preparation and prosecution for patent assets in EMEA. Conducting and preparing freedom-to-practice studies, analyses and opinions regarding third party Intellectual property rights in EMEA
• Providing legal service on IP transactions, drafting and negotiating IP Agreements in EMEA
• Providing legal guidance with regard to IP risks and strategies. Communicating with and managing US and foreing outside counsel for EMEA IP matters.
• Conducting competitive analyses of IP landscapes; Providing intellectual property compliance training for EMEA

Professional Experience and Competencies:

• Minimum 5 years of patent law of practicing before the European Patent Office, preferably also one of German/French/UK Patent Office.
• Must be experienced in drafting and prosecution of patent applications, handling EPO oppositions and appeals.
• Experience providing legal opinion on freedom to operate, non-infringement, invalidity matters in Europe.
• At lesat 3 years experience drafting and negotiating agreements preferred
• Excellent communication skills in at least English and preferably German and/or French.
• Self-directed professional with ability to prioritize and manage complex workload.
• Ability to navigate matrixed organization and work effectively across geogpraphies and time zones.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills with an ability to develop business-oriented and cost-efficient solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to establish trusted partnerships with senior management.

Education:

• University degree in techincal sciences: chemistry, engineering, physics, mechanical, et. Qualification as European Patent Attorney is required.
• National qualification: Germany, France, UK (possibly also Austria or The Netherlands) is preferred

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Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.