THE TEAM YOU’LL BE PART OF

As a Senior Patent Specialist/Counsel, you’ll be part of a team specialized for creating and managing a patent portfolio for ensure the technology evolution and leader of Nokia’s product Business. You will be working together with seasoned experts having long experience in legal, IPR and/or technical side as well with the Nokia inventor community. The work includes co-operation with e.g. Business unit product experts, standardisation and research in Nokia Bell Labs and with in-house and external counsels.
The Patent Specialist/Counsel appointment is key within the IP Department of Nokia. The person appointed will have the opportunity to achieve considerable success within this long established and well-respected organisation. There is great scope to enhance one’s career, reputation and potential. Due to its global reach, the incoming Senior Patent Specialist/Counsel will benefit from collaboration with international colleagues, and the potential for longer-term international career development that such a global organisation can offer.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You have:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or Information Technology.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in patent specialization or patent counsel, preferably in an industry setting.
• Strong understanding of wireless communication standards (4G/5G/ORAN/5GAdv/6G) and related Radio Network Technologies. (e.g. RF HW, Baseband Processing, Sub THz, MIMO, SoC HW/SW, RAN CTRL, O&M, Cloud RAN, applied AI/ML in wireless products)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• The ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English

It would be nice if you also had:

• A qualification as European or National Patent Attorney or Patent Agent or being a candidate working towards a full qualification of patent attorney
• Deep knowledge of patenting in AI/ML and computer-implemented software inventions is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of Nokia’s and/or third-party products and the respective technical implementations
• Proficiency in German, French, or Finnish is a plus.

• Identify, capture, and manage Nokia’s intellectual property with a focus on invention evaluation.
• Draft, file, and prosecute patent applications while ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Prepare and review claim charts to support litigation and licensing initiatives.
• Reviewing claim charts and collaborating with experts to ascertain the claim scopeand mapping to business-critical product implementations