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Entité de rattachement

Nous rejoindre, c'est intégrer une entreprise d'envergure mondiale. Mû par la recherche permanente de l'innovation et de l'excellence, pionnier et leader des technologies propres et de la mobilité durable, le Groupe entend rester à la pointe des grandes tendances qui font bouger le monde.

Fort de son efficience, de son agilité et de son esprit d'équipe, le Groupe fait preuve d'exigence et d'audace pour définir la mobilité de demain.

Pour réussir ces transformations, l'entreprise a besoin de tous les talents. Rejoignez-nous !

Chez Stellantis, nous évaluons les candidats selon leurs qualifications, leurs mérites et les besoins du métier. Nous accueillons les candidatures des personnes de tout genre, âge, ethnie, nationalité, religion, orientation sexuelle, et handicap. La diversité de nos équipes nous permettra de mieux appréhender l'évolution des besoins de nos clients et de notre environnement futur.  

Référence

2026-18398  

Description du poste

Filière/Métier

Software & Electric and Electronics - Software & Electric and Electronics

Intitulé du poste

Senior Patent Attorney

Contrat

CDI

Statut

Cadre

Description de la mission

Stellantis is heavily investing in innovation, and its transition to a Tech company relies on its ability to develop innovative technologies and manage these advancements effectively. Its intellectual property assets not only enhance its competitiveness but also help to cement partnerships with other technology leaders.

One of Stellantis' IP department groups, ESIP (Electronics and Software Intellectual Property), handles all patent matters relating to electronics and software inventions.

Automotive companies technologically and strategically shift from traditional mechanical and ICE stakes to software and electrical engineering stakes. IP departments are key to a successful technological shift, by maximizing the economic use of the available knowledge generated through R&D and know-how. ESIP's senior patent attorney will need to dive in engineering and product teams to drive our patent grants in this direction of economic use maximization. Besides, the candidate shall be able to manage patent related contractual issues (supplier relationship, litigation, co-ownerships, etc.).

The role is open to candidates with a minimum of 5 years' experience. Depending on experience and leadership potential, the position may be structured either as a senior patent attorney role or as a managerial role, including responsibility for leading and inspiring a team of up to 10 patent counsels and paralegals in France, Italy, and Germany.

Specifically, she/he will drive his team to achieve the following goals:
• Build, execute and communicate a harvesting strategy focused on the above-mentioned economic use.
• Oversee the growth and quality of a patent portfolio in the Electronics and Software area (more than 650 filings yearly), and in particular:
• Analyze invention proposals and define the most appropriate protection strategies.
• Ensure the protection of the Stellantis' key innovations.
• Manage the drafting of patent applications, supervising the quality of drafts made by external attorneys and directly draft part of the patent applications.
• Handle directly and supervise patent prosecution, including:
• International extension decisions, based on Stellantis' decision criteria (which candidate may contribute to define) and an analysis of technical, strategic, and financial information.
• Answers to EPO, INPI, DPMA or UIBM office actions and oppositions.
• Counsel, with a high level of autonomy, internal clients (R&D, purchasing) on various contractual, FTO or litigation issues.
• Handle various transversal tasks of the IP department, such as training/mentoring of junior patent engineers in their progress toward European qualification.

Profil

• European Patent Attorney qualification.
• Engineer/Master's/PhD in software/electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a patent counsel, either in-house or in private practice (CPI or attorney-at-law).
• Possibly, experience, or at least desire, to manage a team.
• Ideally, legal skills/experience in the field of Standard Essential Patents.
• Excellent synthesis and writing skills in both English and French.
• Ideally, skills in Italian and/or German.

Localisation du poste

Pays

Europe, France

Ville

Critères candidat

Niveau d'expérience min. requis

5 à 10 ans

Langues

Anglais (C1 - Courant (3,5 - 4,4 Bright))