Job Description

The position can be filled on a full-time or part-time basis. In the case of part-time employment, a minimum workload of 90% is required, which corresponds to at least 35 hours per week

Posting from 21.04 to 04.05.2026

Your job:

• Advising and supporting the development departments at headquarters as well as at international locations on all matters related to patent law
• Advising management of the business units on IP strategies
• Contributing to the identification of protectable developments and evaluating invention disclosures with regard to the business activities of the Festo Group
• Managing patent application and examination procedures as well as contentious proceedings domestically and internationally in cooperation with external patent attorneys
• Monitoring third-party IP rights, analyzing and evaluating external patents, and ensuring knowledge transfer into development
• Conducting patent searches and analyses (e.g. prior-art searches, opposition and nullity searches, as well as freedom-to-operate analyses), including the development of recommendations for action
• Supporting the drafting or review of IP clauses in contracts with national and international partners

Your qualification:

• Completed degree in engineering or natural sciences (e.g. mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer engineering, process engineering, physics) or a degree in patent engineering
• At least 5 years of professional experience in a patent department of an industrial company or a patent law firm in the described field of responsibilities, or at least a partially completed qualification as a European Patent Attorney
• Experience in advising on IP strategies for new subject areas, such as software and artificial intelligence
• Ideally, experience in drafting patent applications and managing prosecution and/or opposition proceedings
• Business-fluent German and English language skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset and strong analytical skills
• Structured and solution-oriented working style combined with creativity and strong organizational skills

Contact person Caroline Duchon, +49(711)347-56698