Senior IP Attorney — Global Patent Strategy (Optics)

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

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.