Senior Patent Counsel - Telecom Litigation & Licensing

NOKIA; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia seeks an experienced patent professional to strengthen a team supporting in and out-licensing and litigation activities worldwide, with a strong US focus. The role favors a qualified patent attorney with hands-on litigation experience in telecommunications patents and licensing support.

Key duties include managing infringement and validity matters globally, selecting patent assets for litigation, and coordinating multi-jurisdictional external work while enabling licensing initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on patenting experience at a law firm or in-house.
• Experience in patent litigation.
• Understanding of 3GPP technologies.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Proactive, result-oriented mindset for high-pressure environments.
• Proven track record of resolving complex issues and strategy execution.
• Ability to navigate and organize work across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Infringement and validity matters in global patent litigation.
• Identify and prepare patents for litigation from prosecution to actions.
• Validity, essentiality and infringement analysis; prepare rebuttals.
• Coordinate and review external work in multijurisdictional projects.
• Support licensing activities on technical and patent matters worldwide.
• Provide technical analysis to support legal strategies.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Proactive mindset

Strategy execution

Cross-functional collaboration

Relationship building

Litigation experience

3GPP knowledge

Education

MSc in Telecommunications/Physics/Math

European Patent Attorney or LLM qualification

Job description

Nokia seeks an experienced patent professional to strengthen a team supporting in and out-licensing and litigation activities worldwide, with a strong US focus. The role favors a qualified patent attorney with hands-on litigation experience in telecommunications patents and licensing support.

Key duties include managing infringement and validity matters globally, selecting patent assets for litigation, and coordinating multi-jurisdictional external work while enabling licensing initiatives