Ip Specialist

**Description**

**Ready to contribute to the future of the automotive industry?**

We are part of Hitachi Astemo, focusing on world-leading advanced mobility solutions within the fields of electrification, autonomous driving, and connectivity to help reduce environmental damage, decrease traffic accidents, and improve comfort. Together, we contribute to a sustainable society and improved quality of life by providing mobility solutions that satisfy our customers and form the future core of automotive and motorcycle systems. Our people are at the heart of achieving these goals, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
- Own the Future, become a part of the team and join our organization now as: Intellectual Property Director_

Define and lead the company’s intellectual property strategy, including assessing the commercial and strategic value of the Company’s IP portfolio (patent, trademarks etc.), identifying gaps and areas of opportunity (both offensive and defensive), preparing for and managing IP litigation

**Key Activities**:
**Intellectual Property Strategy**:

- Define IP strategy in close collaboration with Engineering
- Assess the commercial and strategic value of the Company’s IP
- portfolio (patent, trademarks etc.)
- Promotion and protection of the company’s technology and IP
- portfolio

**Manage IP portfolio**:

- Analyze and identify gaps in current IP portfolio
- Monitor and survey competitors IP strategy

**IP Litigations**:

- Defend and prosecute patent infringement actions
- Negotiate IP agreements

**Profile**:
**Key Professional Competencies**:

- Knowledge of the products (technical specificities)
- Up to date in technical development and innovation
- Knowledge of international patent regulations and automotive
- market
- Fluent English level

**Key Personal Competencies**:

- Communication & Presentation
- Implementation & Result Orientation
- Analytical & Problem Solving
- Innovation & Initiative
- Relationship Building & Networking

**Qualification & Experience**:

- Bachelor/Master degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Degree in intellectual property law
- At least 10 years working experience in intellectual property area