Requisition ID: 22238
- Job Category: Engineering & Technology
- Career level: Professional
- Contract type: Permanent
- Location: Airasca (To), IT
- Are you a skilled analytical thinker with strong collaboration, communication, and negotiation skills, ready to take ownership of complex IP matters while setting priorities and working independently?_
- If so, you could be our new_ **Intellectual Property Professional**
- and design-related activities particularly in Italy, ensuring compliance with IP regulations, and providing strategic guidance to our business units. **Your key responsibilities**
- Patent Strategy & Management: Develop and implement IP strategies aligned with the global IP strategy and the company’s business objectives.
- IP Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Conduct and manage freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses and invalidity assessments and contribute to due diligences.
- IP Enforcement & Litigation: Monitor and enforce patent rights, provide litigation support, and manage potential infringements.
- IP Contracts: Define and collaborate on contracts with IP relevance, such as development agreements with external partners and license agreements.
- Collaboration & Advisory: Work closely with inventors, decision makers and management in R&D;, legal, and business units to align the IP strategy with innovation and commercial goals.
- External Relations: Manage relationships with the Italian patent office, external counsels,



and industry partners.
- Education & Training: Provide IP training and awareness programs for internal stakeholders particularly in Italy.
- IP Management Software & Process Improvement: Work within the globally used IP management software in accordance with defined processes and contribute to improving these processes. **Requirements**: - University degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Qualified Italian and European Patent Attorney.
- Some years’ working experience in an international company of the metal-working and electrical industry.
- Deep knowledge of Italian and International patent laws.
- Fully proficient in Italian and English. Additional French, German or Chinese knowledge are considered meritorious.
- Ability to travel
- SKF is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we firmly believe that a diverse workforce is essential for our continued success. Therefore, we only focus on your experience, skills, and potential. Come as you are - just be yourself. #weareSKF_ **You'll enjoy working here if you're** someone who likes clear processes and can stay organized while following structured ways of working. **Some additional information**
This position will be located in Airasca (Turin - Italy), on local contract.
- If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the recruiter._ **Is this you?** **Follow us on Social Media!

📌 Intellectual Property Professional (Airasca)
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