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Vacancy:
IP & Patent Counsel at Liftra
Qualifications and skills:
• Law degree; a technical background or strong technical interest is a significant advantage
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant experience as an in‑house IP lawyer and/or in a law firm focused on IP/patenting
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience supporting patent drafting and prosecution (invention harvesting, drafting support, office action coordination, portfolio maintenance)
• Demonstrated ability to bridge engineering and legal perspectives to optimize patent applications for enforceability, FTO considerations, and long‑term competitive protection, while balancing protection level, costs, time‑to‑file, and business value
• Comfortable advising stakeholders with differing priorities
• Fluent in written and verbal English
• Communicative, calm under pressure, structured, high integrity, strong stakeholder management
• Able to work cross‑functionally in an international environment
Responsibilities:
• Drive invention harvesting, structure invention disclosures, and lead the end‑to‑end drafting and filing of patent applications (with external patent counsel where relevant)
• Build and maintain Liftra’s patent roadmap and portfolio overview (families, jurisdictions, deadlines, annuities, ownership, inventor documentation)
• Coordinate FTO screenings and competitor landscape reviews to support product development and go‑to‑market decisions
• Act as lead on potential infringement matters and claim cases, including evidence collection, initial legal assessment, coordination with external counsel, and support for negotiations/settlements
• Support IP‑related clauses in NDAs, customer/supplier agreements, technology collaborations, and licensing discussions
• Define and maintain internal IP processes (idea capture, confidential handling, publication review, inventor recognition, patent‑filing decision gates)
• Build an IP‑aware culture through training for engineers, project teams, and commercial stakeholders (confidentiality, disclosure timing, documentation habits)
• Manage and coordinate external IP advisors (patent attorneys, litigation counsel) to ensure quality, speed, and cost control
