Senior Patent Specialist/Counsel

The team you'll be part of

As a Senior Patent Specialist/Counsel, you'll be part of a team specialized for creating and managing a patent portfolio for ensure the technology evolution and leader of Nokia's product Business. You will be working together with seasoned experts having long experience in legal, IPR and/or technical side as well with the Nokia inventor community. The work includes co-operation with e.g. Business unit product experts, standardisation and research in Nokia Bell Labs and with in-house and external counsels.

The Patent Specialist/Counsel appointment is key within the IP Department of Nokia. The person appointed will have the opportunity to achieve considerable success within this long established and well-respected organisation. There is great scope to enhance one's career, reputation and potential. Due to its global reach, the incoming Senior Patent Specialist/Counsel will benefit from collaboration with international colleagues, and the potential for longer-term international career development that such a global organisation can offer.

What you will learn and contribute to

The key responsibilities of the Patent Specialist will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Identify, capture, and manage Nokia's intellectual property with a focus on invention evaluation.
• Draft, file, and prosecute patent applications while ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Prepare and review claim charts to support litigation and licensing initiatives.
• Reviewing claim charts and collaborating with experts to ascertain the claim scope
  and mapping to business-critical product implementations.

Your skills and experience

You have:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or Information Technology.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in patent specialization or patent counsel, preferably in an industry setting.
• Strong understanding of wireless communication standards (4G/5G/ORAN/5GAdv/6G) and related Radio Network Technologies. (e.g. RF HW, Baseband Processing, Sub THz, MIMO, SoC HW/SW, RAN CTRL, O&M, Cloud RAN, applied AI/ML in wireless products)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
• The ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English

It would be nice if you also had:

• A qualification as European or National Patent Attorney or Patent Agent or being a candidate working towards a full qualification of patent attorney
• Deep knowledge of patenting in AI/ML and computer-implemented software inventions is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of Nokia's and/or third-party products and the respective technical implementations
• Proficiency in German, French, or Finnish is a plus.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program