Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 52,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments. Together with our partners, customers and the world of science, we develop leading-edge technologies, and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, batteries and fuel cells, technical textiles, filters, cleaning technologies and products, specialty chemicals and medical products.
Some of your Benefits
Company Pension
Cafeteria/ Canteen
Health Management
Employee discounts
On-site Medical Service
Weinheim
Hybrid Work
Freudenberg Technology Innovation SE & Co. KG
You support our team as
ASSISTANT IP (F/M/D)
Responsibilities
* Support and non-legal, administrative advice to clients in all trademark and design proceedings
* Preparation and filing of German and international (at DPMA, WIPO, EUIPO) trademark and design applications as instructed
* Preparation of other foreign trademark and design applications; instructions to corresponding attorneys as instructed, and Monitoring of completion
* Supporting attorneys in trademark and design monitoring
* Preparing and filing oppositions, cancellation actions, and the corresponding appeals in accordance with instructions
* Noting and monitoring the deadlines set by intellectual property offices in Germany and abroad for trademarks and designs, as well as the deadlines automatically resulting from the relevant laws
* Correspondence with domestic and foreign clients and corresponding attorneys (partly in English), and Monitoring the receipt of letters
* Preparing the calculation and arranging the payment of official fees for trademarks and designs based on the fee schedules of the respective offices (DPMA, WIPO, EUIPO)
* Maintaining and processing current accounts with the German Patent and Trademark Office and international offices
* Processing incoming mail, independent file management, including deadline notation and monitoring
Qualifications
* Successfully completed training or studies with proven trademark and design content (trademark and design consultant, trained patent attorney assistant)
* At least three years of professional experience in the administration of trademarks and/or designs in a patent law firm is essential
* Experience with trademark and design monitoring
* Experience as a trainer in the field of trademark and design administration, e.g., as part of a train-the-trainer concept, is an advantage
* Experience in the field of domains is an advantage
* Confident knowledge of general secretarial tasks, office organization, IP management software, SAP, and MS Office
* The ability to work independently and on your own initiative
* Strong team spirit
* Business fluent German and fluent English and good communication skills
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Additional Information
Olena Cherneyko