Givaudan Careers Patent Attorney (m/f/d)

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As a qualified Patent Attorney (m/f/d) you will be a trusted advisor to our global Flavour &Fragrances & Active Beauty, S&T management teams, as well as to adjacent business functions. You will play a key role in driving and executing Givaudan’s corporate intellectual property (IP) strategy and objectives.

You will report to the Head of Global Intellectual Property and are based in our office in Zug, Switzerland.

Your role:

• Provide legal advice on intellectual property issues.


• Manage relationship with S+T managers across F&F & AB, and adjacent business functions to effectively manage their IP portfolios


• Providing Head of IP with periodic reports of key issues and activities


• Mentoring junior colleagues.


• IP portfolio management: Drafting, filing, prosecution and maintenance of a portfolio of patents


• Drafting and negotiating IP related aspects of third party agreements


• Risk Management


• Supporting Head of IP in leading negotiations to resolve third party IP disputes and other contentious proceedings


• Representing the IP department at S&T business platform or Centre of Excellence level management meetings

Your profile includes:

• Qualification as a European Patent Attorney or an equivalent national qualification. Preference for dual qualification, that is, European Patent Attorney and a registered attorney before a relevant national office, such as US, UK, or DE offices


• Advanced degree (at least Masters level, and preferably a PhD) in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. chemical/Biological science)


• 5 years post-qualification experience in either a law-firm or an industrial practice


• Fluent English


• Thorough knowledge of patent and intellectual property laws globally


• Knowledge in drafting and negotiating intellectual property aspects of agreements with third parties


• In-depth knowledge of the fragrances, food and Cosmetics industry

Our benefits:

• 40 hour working week with flexible working model and remote working


• Additional paid days off


• Favorable pension fund contributions


• Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)


• Discounts at the company shop


• Free Staff Parking


• Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard


• Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water)


• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.