Go further, faster and be #StrongerTogether! We are more successful together. This is why you have the opportunity to become a star in our team.

Our passion makes us a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry as well as a pioneer for the mobility of the future. Our product portfolio addresses all crucial issues related to powertrain and air conditioning technology – both for e-mobility and vehicles with combustion engines. Today, more than 79,000 employees work on innovative products throughout 160 production locations and 16 major development centers. Our goal is to shape the mobility of tomorrow – let’s be #StrongerTogether. Join our team MAHLE.

Your Role & Responsibilities

• In accordance with the group’s patent policy, improve the patent management system applicable to China;
• Patent life cycle management for the patents in China; assist the R&D to complete patent mining, patent disclosures, patent novelty examination, patent quality audit, patent maintenance, etc.
• Follow up with all kind of product projects of R&D China, help engineers identify the patentable ideas with patent layout strategies, the corresponding work including but not limited to: patent application filings, responses to office actions, patent invalidition and infringement analysis, FTO (free to operation) analysis, inventor reward, etc.;
• Maintain the patent thematic databases for important products, to meet the needs of R&D;
• Lead and improve the patent training courses, providing trainings on different topics separately for R&D, general staff and management;
• Assist MAHLE China affiliates in the handling of IP (including patent) issues and disputes;
• Communicate with and monitor external firms to make sure the services they provide are qualified;
• Follow up government IP projects of the company, and actively identify and develop new projects both Shanghai and the cities where the subsidiaries are located;
• Draft, negotiate and review IP contractual clauses

Your Skills & Strengths

• Full-time undergraduate degree or above, mechanical, electronic, electrical or related majors, with the automotive industry or the additionally legal background as a priority;
• Experienced in intellectual property, intellectual property laws and regulations, as well as intellectual property management in-house;
• Experience as a patent agent or examiner is preferred, and certificate of patent attorney is preferred;
• Fluently English as working language.

In addition to work in a great team, we encourage you to reach your personal potential and through outstanding learning and development opportunities. Exciting assignments and personalized support for your career are available to you.