Senior IP Counsel – Audio/Video Technologies

Philips; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 93,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Paid time-off

Health and wellbeing benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Philips is hiring an experienced Senior IP Counsel in Eindhoven to lead licensing and IP strategy across audio/video technologies. You will work with global IP&S colleagues to protect Philips innovations, prosecute patents, and support licensing and litigation efforts.

You will require a strong technical background in electrical engineering or physics, an EQE, and 5+ years in IP drafting and portfolio management. The role supports hybrid work and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Evaluate invention disclosures to provide optimal protection and long-term value to Philips.
• Prepare, file, and prosecute high-quality patent applications meeting international standards.
• Support infringement and validity analysis and claim chart mapping to standards or use cases.
• Analyze third-party patents in relevant technology domains and provide counseling.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global IP&S colleagues on invention evaluation and protection strategy.
• Drive patent portfolio management, licensing discussions, and IP-related negotiations.
• Support and participate in IP litigation and licensing activities as needed.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

IP licensing

Patent prosecution

English communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Physics

Job description

Job Title

Senior IP Counsel – Audio/Video Technologies

Job Description

The Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Department (IP&S) is an integral part of Philips. IP&S helps develop and manage all types of intellectual property for Philips worldwide. We optimize these IP assets and provide counseling to support innovation and new business opportunities. We are also actively engaged in shaping and building our IP portfolio so that we can create maximum value from that portfolio for Philips through licensing and other commercial IP-based deals. For more information about our businesses and how we make life better, please visit www.philips.com and Intellectual Property & Standards IP&S | Philips

As a Senior IP Counsel in the General Licensing team, you’ll have the opportunity to create maximum value from our Philips IP portfolio through licensing and other commercial IP-based activities. You will participate in the conception and execution of appropriate IP strategies. You will also support and handle IP matters in a wide range of collaborations with third parties and litigation

You will become part of an international community of IP professionals with wide-ranging technical backgrounds and IP experience. The IP&S team will offer excellent opportunities for your further development as an IP Counsel and professional networking. The position is open for our office in Eindhoven (NL).

In your role you will be:

Working in collaboration with global IP&S colleagues to:

• Evaluate invention disclosures with the goal of providing optimal protection and generating maximum long-term value to Philips.
• Prepare, file, and prosecute high-quality patent applications meeting international standards. Maintain a substantial and active prosecution docket of patent applications.
• Support infringement and validity analysis, including claim chart mapping to technical standards or other use cases.
• Support analysis of third-party patents in the relevant technology domains.
  

You’re the right fit if:

• As candidate you are a positive, collegial, cooperative and open-team player, who enjoys rapidly changing environment and feels comfortable working in a global environment on projects involving professionals from around the world.
• A Master’s or PHD degree and technical background in electrical engineering or physics with subject matter expertise in audio/video technologies (like standard codec and compressions technologies such as AAC, AVC, HEVC, VVC, etc.)
• A qualified European patent attorney who has passed the European Qualifying Examination (EQE).
• At least 5 years of work experience in IP drafting and prosecution, portfolio management and counseling, defending IP assertions, contributing to IP litigations and/or IP Licensing.
• Excellent analytical and intellectual capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English and presentation skills to operate at all levels both internally and externally.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a multicultural environment.
• A positive and open team player with excellent relationship building, influencing- and negotiating abilities.

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role isEUR 93,000 - EUR 155,000. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you’ll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.

This role is eligible for6% short term incentive with your rewards linked to both individual performance and company results.We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision. Benefits includehybrid working, paid time-off, health and wellbeing benefits, learning and development opportunities.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

This role is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won’t stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business here .
• Discover our rich and exciting history here .
• Learn more about our purpose here .

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

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