Provide IP counsel within a specific technical subfield of the ANS portfolio.
Develop risk mitigation options (e.g., licensing, invalidation, design鈥慳round) and advise BA Management accordingly.
Identify IP opportunities within the patent portfolio (e.g., licensing, selling, enforcement), including litigation.
Analyze third鈥憄arty patent claims to assess potential risks; develop and implement defense strategies against such claims.
Defend IP rights in the BA ANS field, aligned with the patent strategy for the respective subfield.
Manage the IP portfolio by participating in regular patent committee meetings with ANS R&D Strategy and IP ANS experts.
Leverage experience in telecommunications and standardization activities to assess standard鈥憆elevant IP risks, and support ANS R&D/Strategy in standard鈥慸riven innovation.
Handle invention disclosures and draft patent applications; prepare replies to office actions within a specific technical subfield of the ANS (Architecture & Network Solutions) portfolio. Support IP attorneys with filing, and subsequent filings.
Support the IP BA ANS Head located in Nuremberg, and ANS R&D/Strategy, in defining national and international patent filing strategies, including cost鈥慴enefit and efficiency analysis.
Implement IP processes and support BA ANS to ensure technical IP compliance within the designated subfield of the portfolio.
Assist the IP BA ANS Head and the Legal team with IP鈥憆elated litigation in the ANS area.
Conduct IP training sessions for BA ANS R&D/Strategy teams.
Organize and lead invention workshops and support participating inventors.
Calculate inventor remuneration regularly and handle related requests in the designated subfields.
Collect sales and usage data required for inventor remuneration in the relevant areas.
Guide inventors and help resolve remuneration鈥憆elated conflicts, supporting the IP BA ANS Head in managing disputes.