Intellectual Property Licensing

About Signify

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world. 

More about the role

Job Summary

Provides expert advice on intellectual property matters to support business objectives. Manages the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights effectively.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Excel on one specific area or be a generalist able to deal with different IP aspects:
• IP Value capturing: Evaluate Signify's own IP portfolio; investigate infringement of Signify’s IP rights by third parties; participate in litigation against third parties (offensive); prepare business cases including financial valuations, project planning and other materials and arguments with regard to licensing projects; lead / participate in licensing negotiations with third parties
• IP Counseling: Deal with various types of IP agreements, joint development agreements, contract research agreements, supply/purchase, divestitures, acquisitions, etc.
• IP Value contribution: Oppose third parties' IP; make IP investigations for release of new products; pro-active IP-portfolio acquisition; handle IP infringement accusations by third parties; participate in litigation against Signify(defensive).
• IP portfolio management: acquisition of creations; investigate and select creations as to the value added to the IP portfolio; assess protect-ability of creations; manage/draft applications, prosecute applications, defend against attacks on our IP in written and oral proceedings; instruct colleagues in other countries; approve publications for release after screening for patentable subject matter.
• Capability: representations/committees: internal IP and external promotional activities with respect to IP awareness; maintain own professional level by, among other activities, keep up-to-date with legal/technical developments and share own knowledge.

Critical Experiences

• Deeply understand Electronics Engineering technical knowledge and Power Electronics technology.

• Have good experience on patent filing/OA response/Invalidation.

• Academic level plus specific IP training or licensing training.
• Contribute to business decisions by providing convincing advice.
• Show an understanding of the IP process and is able to handle standard situations independently.
• Understand communications from IP authorities and formulates replies independently.
• Exploit synergies across the IP function and stimulates colleagues to generate and implement new ideas to optimize services.
• Combine one or more of the roles: technical expert, lawyer/solicitor, counsellor and entrepreneur.
• Actively consult experts where appropriate to achieve optimal advice.

Everything we’ll do for you

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together. 

Come join us, and together we can light up the future.