Senior IP Attorney

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML San Jose seeks a Patent Attorney to join the Corporate Intellectual Property team. You will manage a global patent portfolio, collaborate with engineers, and oversee outside counsel to secure high-quality patent protection in computational lithography, metrology, and inspection.

You will advise business teams, perform FTO analyses, and contribute to IP strategies while traveling as needed in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical sciences (e.g., electrical, mechanical, systems and controls, physics, materials, or optics).
• Advanced degree in physics with experience in optics is a plus.
• 3+ years of patent attorney experience.

Responsibilities

• Actively develop and manage a global patent portfolio, including invention disclosures and inventor interviews.
• Manage outside counsel to prepare and prosecute patent applications and related filings.
• Contribute to execution of IP strategies, including patent filing and product clearance.
• Evaluate third-party IP and freedom-to-operate risk and provide mitigation strategies.
• Interact with engineering and business stakeholders to align patent portfolio with goals.
• Provide guidance on IP matters and conduct employee training on IP topics.
• Occasionally assist with patent licenses.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Skills

Patent portfolio management

Outside counsel management

IP strategy

Freedom-to-operate analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physical sciences

Advanced degree in physics with optics

Job description

Introduction

ASML is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry. With over 40,000 people in more than 80 locations worldwide, ASML has an international presence in the semiconductor industry. ASML’s headquarters is in Veldhoven, Netherlands, and the company has 18 office locations around the United States including main offices inChandler, Arizona, San Jose and San Diego, California, Wilton, Connecticut, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Within ASML, the Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) department is responsible for maximizing ASML’s global IP position to protect and support ASML’s business. In particular, the CIP department strives to preserve freedom to operate for ASML and to establish and maintain a portfolio of IP rights. The CIP department includes about 85 members distributed across four worldwide locations (Veldhoven in the Netherlands; and Wilton, San Diego, and San Jose in the USA).

The CIP department is seeking a qualified patent attorney. This position will be based in San Jose, CA and will report to the local Head of IP. The San Jose IP team provides IP support to scientists, engineers and management responsible for ASML products in computational lithography, metrology, and inspection.

Job Mission

The Patent Attorney will be responsible for working in close partnership with business units, engineers, cross-functional teams and other peers to provide a wide range of patent law related functions in the field of computational lithography, metrology, and inspection. Evaluate and protect company innovations and mitigate IP risk from a worldwide perspective. This is a great opportunity to join the local team of a well-established company with a global presence and get to work on cutting edge issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Actively develop and manage a global patent portfolio, including assessing invention disclosures, conducting inventor interviews, presenting at invention review meetings, and recommending strategic portfolio maintenance.
• Manage outside counsel to effectively prepare and prosecute high-quality patent applications, draft petitions, appeals, and/or other exceptional or non-routine papers as necessary to gain allowance/issuance and also provide guidance to outside counsel consistent with ASML objectives and operating guidelines.
• Contribute to the execution of ASML IP strategies, including patent filing and product clearance.
• Evaluate patent and other IP positioning of third parties to provide risk assessment, freedom-to-operate analysis, product clearance, and mitigation strategies and also evaluate any third-party infringement claims against ASML.
• Interact and work regularly with key stakeholders in engineering and business organizations to acquire a deep knowledge of current and future ASML products and business goals, and develop and align ASML patent portfolio with those business goals, identify opportunities to establish IP protection, determine existence of patent risks and mitigate such risks.
• Provide guidance and counsel to business teams on a range of intellectual property matters as requested or deemed appropriate.
• Conduct periodic training to employees on intellectual property matters.
• Occasionally assist with advising or structuring and/or negotiating inbound or outbound patent licenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Flexible to work extended hours when necessary to meet project deadlines and business objectives.
• Some travel, both domestic and international, will be required.
• Job description subject to change at any time.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in the engineering or physical sciences disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, systems and controls science, physics, materials, or optics. Advanced degree in physics with experience in optics a plus.

• 3+ years of