Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney

Be part of progress: Join Our Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) Department

Introduction to the job

We are seeking a qualified European Patent Attorney (or someone close to qualification) to join our Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) department at our global headquarters in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

Role and responsibilities

As an IP Attorney, you will be responsible for establishing, prosecuting, and maintaining patent rights in the field of EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography, with a focus on EUV patterning and source technology for the semiconductor industry. You will evaluate and mitigate patent risks from a worldwide perspective and handle IP-related projects. Your responsibilities include:

• Interacting with various internal stakeholders (e.g., research, Development & Engineering groups) across different locations, including the Netherlands and USA, to determine opportunities to establish patent rights and assess the existence of patent risks.
• Actively developing and managing a global patent portfolio, including supervising outside counsel to properly prepare and prosecute patent applications.
• Determining potential risks posed by third-party patent portfolios and mitigating any such risks.
• Handling IP-related projects.
• Counseling the management of the EUV business line regarding intellectual property rights, opportunities, and risks.

Education and experience

• MSc degree in physics, mechanics, electrical engineering, or a similar technical field.
• Qualified European Patent Attorney (or close to achieving this qualification).
• 3 to 6 years of experience in handling IP matters in industry or at an IP law firm.

Skills

• Ability to go into detail while maintaining a helicopter view when necessary.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Decisive and self-initiating.
• Good “sparring partner” to inventors.
• Pro-active and customer-friendly mindset.
• Strong English language skills.

Other information

ASML is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced technology systems for the semiconductor industry. The company offers an integrated portfolio for manufacturing complex integrated circuits (also called ICs or chips). With over 40,000 people in more than sixty locations worldwide, ASML has an international presence.

Within ASML, the CIP department is responsible for maximizing ASML’s global intellectual property position to protect and support ASML’s business. In particular, the CIP department strives to preserve freedom to operate for ASML and to establish and maintain a portfolio of patent rights. About eighty people (including approximately thirty-five patent attorneys) work in four locations (Veldhoven in the Netherlands, and Wilton, San Diego, and San Jose in the USA) to accomplish this mission.

• This position requires on-site presence in Veldhoven for at least 3 days per week.
• This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.