Patent Counsel (all genders)

at  Beiersdorf AG

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

• Independent and autonomous work in a manageable team of patent attorneys
• Business partner in all Intellectual Property (IP) relating matters and working in close cooperation with R&D
• Develop and pursue the patent strategy and generate an added value to the company by steering all patent activities
• Managing examination-, grant-, opposition- and appeal proceedings before the IP patent offices worldwide
• Cooperation and advise with external lawyers, especially in the USA and China
• Enforce our own patents using legal actions
• Evaluating and monitoring third party rights, defending against them and preparing expert opinions
• Participation in the legal M&A-, contracts-, license- and development agreements
• Taking care of employee invention matters