Senior Intellectual Property Counsel - Commercial (m/f/d) (15179)
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel - Commercial (m/f/d) (15179)
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Business Partner Intellectual Property Commercial (m/f/d)
Field of Work:Legal Tax IP
Location: locationobj
Legal Entity: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type: Regular
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 15179
For ourGlobal Legal & IP Team we are seeking to recruit a Senior Intellectual Property (IP) Counsel - Commercial (m/f/d) for theKWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA. The Senior IP Counsel (m/f/d) acts as a Business Partner for our strategic growing fields especially KWS Food Ingredients (KFI)and is the central point of contact for all IP matters and strategies in this regard thereby contributing to the value creation through IP in the KWS Group. Providing high-quality and business-oriented IP advice the Senior IP Counsel (m/f/d) acts as a pro-active and pragmatic sparring partner for the KWS business having a sound understanding of the seed and/or food industry.
This is apermanentposition and available infull-time. The place of work is our HQ inEinbeck (Lower Saxony)or our office inBerlin.
Your Tasks:
- Provide IP leadership and counselling at the interface between IP and RD Breeding and Business with full responsibility for all IP matters and strategies relating to our expanding business area of KFI with special focus on plant-based proteins as well as special crops.
- Act as a sparring partner to the business in identifying new business opportunities developing and implementing holistic IP strategies and IP-driven business models with appropriate consideration of the big picture and foster value creation in close alignment with respective KWS Group stakeholders on all hierarchy levels.
- Prepare or steer the filing and prosecution of patent applications worldwide and establish freedom to operate (FTO) for all KWS activities.
- Steer and represent the KWS Group in post grant patent matters such as patent opposition and litigation.
- Secure IP interests of KWS in collaboration or license negotiations with competitors academia or other industries and provide IP support for mergers & acquisitions (M&A).
- Expand and coordinate an excellent and cost-efficient global network of external IP counsels.
Your Profile:
- PhD or comparable degree in Life Sciences Food Science Biology or in a related field.
- Strong understanding of the food industry with special focus on plant-based ingredients is a plus.
- Several years of post-qualification as European Patent Attorney in a multinational company or international patent law firm.
- National qualification as patent attorney and/or admission to represent KWS in patent matters before the Unified Patent Court is a plus.
- Excellent level of customer orientation as well as entrepreneurial way of thinking and working.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex IP information back to stakeholders and foster decision-making.
- Excellent analytical thinking and problem solver mentality.
- Team player with independent way of working and social competence.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken) being fluent in German is a plus.
We offer:
- An exceptionally interesting and diverse job in an international environment with the opportunity to contribute innovative ideas.
- Working in an international highly motivated and dynamic team.
- True to our motto Make yourself grow! we support employees professional and personal development.
- Flexible working hours with the possibility of hybrid work.
- As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness reliability foresight and independence; this culture is lived out in practice creating an open and friendly working atmosphere.
- We create the appropriate conditions for you: an attractive salary including Christmas and holiday bonuses capital-forming benefits childcare allowance job bike and many more.
Seed your career by submitting your application today!We are looking forward to your application using our online application system.
About KWS
KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around 1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet corn cereals vegetables oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants resistance to diseases pests and abiotic stress. To that end the company invested more than 300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: Follow us on LinkedIn at data privacy policy for candidates is available on Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and if applicable the specific business unit.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
