Junior Patent Specialist

Alpinestars; Asolo; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpinestars is seeking a Junior Patent Specialist to join our R&D team in Asolo. You will support R&D in securing technologies through patent processes, leveraging your background in engineering, materials, and wearable tech.

You will interact with design, manufacturing, and Legal to assess novelty, perform prior-art searches, and help protect innovations across performance apparel and PPE. Fluent English is required in this international environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering or related technical discipline degree preferred.
• 3–7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience with patents, patent searches and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal English in a fully English-speaking environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with R&D teams to identify potentially patentable inventions.
• Participate in design reviews, prototypes and inventors' disclosures for patent protection.
• Conduct patent landscape analyses and prior-art searches.
• Monitor new technology trends and assess novelty and inventiveness of ideas.
• Perform preliminary assessments for new products, technologies and manufacturing processes.
• Support review of third-party patents and IP rights relevant to projects.
• Serve as technical point of contact for patent questions and IP matters with Legal.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical understanding

English proficiency

Communication

Detail-oriented

Education

Mechanical engineering

Textile technology

Industrial design engineering

Physics

Tools

Espacenet

Derwent Patent Search

Job description

Alpinestars is the leading global performance motorsports apparel, protection and footwear manufacturer. For over 60 years the company has been providing the world’s best athletes and motorsports enthusiasts in the pursuit of performance excellence with the most technologically advanced products which fuse protection, performance, innovation and style.

Thanks to the outstanding quality and continuous innovation of our products, we are currently going through a solid expansion phase on the global market, for which we aim to reinforce our strongly international teams with top talent from anywhere in the world.

Position

We are currently seeking a Junior Patent Specialist to join our R&D team located in Asolo. In this role, thanks to your technical background in engineering, garment construction, advanced materials and wearable technologies, you will support our R&D teams in securing the technologies they create.

Main responsibilities

• Collaborating closely with our R&D teams, you will identify potentially patentable inventions and features.
• You will participate in design reviews, prototype development, inventions assessments, disclosures and assessing their novelty and inventive potential, so to best evaluate suitability for patent protection.
• You will conduct patent landscape analyses, prior-art searches, whilst also monitoring new technology trends.
• You will also perform preliminary assessments for new products, technologies, materials and manufacturing processes.
• You will also support the review of third‑party patents and other intellectual property rights relevant to current and / or future projects.
• Moreover, you will also act as the technical point of contact for patent-related questions and intellectual property matters.
• You will also collaborate closely with our Legal Department on intellectual property matters.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma in mechanical engineering, materials science, textile technology, industrial design engineering, physics, or a related technical disciplines are preferred but not essential if practical experience is strong.
• Approximately 3–7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Understanding of complex technical solutions, materials, construction methods, industrial manufacturing methods and product architectures.
• Experience working on technical apparel, performance sportswear, motorcycle protective equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), advanced textiles, footwear, or wearable technology is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in patents, patent searches and procedures. Familiarity with Espacenet and patent search tools (e.g. Derwent Patent Search).
• Experience in understanding of patentability criteria, patent prosecution procedures, and freedom‑to‑operate principles.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and translate technical information and drawings, engineering and material specifications into clear, structured assessments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English – Please note that this is a fully English speaking working environment.
• Candidates must be well organized and detail‑oriented.

Compensation package

From €30,000 (Depending on experience)