BASF

Case Manager, IP

BASF

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Limburgerhof • Germany

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About the role

  • You will administratively manage the latest inventions – from the invention disclosure to the patent’s end of term
  • You will not only monitor deadlines in patent proceedings but also handle them independently
  • You will independently manage communications — in English and German — with inventors, external law firms, international partners, patent offices and internal business stakeholders
  • Together with patent attorneys you will form a strong team
  • You will ensure quality in the database through regular QA reports
  • You will prepare analyses and derive business-relevant actions
  • You will ensure precise maintenance of all relevant data in the IP management system according to our internal standards
  • You will actively contribute your expertise to the further development of our digital processes
  • You will share your knowledge — whether already existing or newly acquired — and thus contribute to the continuous development of the team
  • Depending on your education and experience, you may also take on the supervision and training of trainees and interns

Requirements

  • Completed training as a patent attorney clerk (preferred); alternatively, completed commercial/administrative vocational training
  • Several years of relevant professional experience
  • Comprehensive knowledge of patent matters
  • Very good written and verbal communication skills in German and English
  • Familiar with specialist systems (e.g., IP management systems such as Anaqua) and standard IT applications
  • Strong team player with high reliability
Benefits
  • Company pension scheme
  • Company-funded long-term care insurance supplement
  • Employee share program and value account
  • Collective agreement future allowance (e.g., to finance a company bike or additional days off)
  • Support for childcare (e.g., company daycare, holiday programs)
  • Fitness and health studio
  • Medical center with numerous health services
  • Inspiring networks for developing and implementing your own ideas (e.g., Women in Business)
  • Mentoring programs and learning opportunities for your professional and personal development
  • Career paths for professional advancement to other roles within the company (including job rotation)
  • Subsidized Deutschlandticket (public transport pass)
  • Company bike (Jobrad scheme)
  • Availability of e-charging stations for private vehicles
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