About the job

Our Team:

As Patent Attorney Biology/Biotech (all genders), you will be part of the Global Biologics Patent team within Sanofi´s Global Intellectual Property Department. Based in Frankfurt, you will be dedicated to all aspects of patent protection for a diverse range of programs across Sanofi's global business units in the biologics area. You will advise on a wide range of intellectual property matters, including patent preparation and prosecution, worldwide patent portfolio management, overall IP strategy, patentability, and freedom-to-operate analyses.

Main responsibilities:

• Interact with clients (including Research & Development, platform and project management, Business Development) in Europe and in the US on a daily basis to provide client counselling and proactively solicit invention disclosures.

• Proactively counsel clients about IP strategy related to client’s business.

• Prepare, file and prosecute EPO, US and foreign patent applications in biologics area.

• Provide patentability evaluation of IP related to internal or external projects.

• Conduct, direct and analyze searches and render opinions on freedom-to-operate and on validity, non-infringement and design-around of third-party patents.

• Manage post grant proceedings, such as oppositions, litigation.

• Participate in the drafting, reviewing and negotiation of agreements covering intellectual property rights.

• Review proposed research papers and other publications for any impact on patent estate.

• Develop and maintain an appropriate network inside Sanofi’s Biologics Business Units and Global IP group.

Abou you

Education and professional Experience

• Graduate degree (Diploma, Master, PhD) in a biological or biochemistry science, ideally with PhD.

• European Patent Attorney qualification is mandatory with ideally at least 2-3 years post-EQE experience

• German Patent Attorney qualification would be a plus

• Ideally 10 years of patent law experience gained in-house or in a law firm

• Mandatory requirement is experience in handling complex biologics IP matters, such as antibodies, peptides, and/or nucleic acids, and in the field of biologics platform activities.

• Experience in handling EPO oppositions and appeals, with good advocacy skills, would be a plus.

Skills

• A motivated proactive person, exhibiting initiative to contribute to the team in more ways than mere handling of assigned projects.

• Able to independently handle drafting and prosecution of patent applications.

• Excellent communication skills and agility working with a team of global colleagues.

Languages:

• Fluent in German and English.

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