Patent Attorney

About Invisix Semiconductor manufacturers can't build what they can't measure. Invisix Measuring Systems is a fast-growing scale-up in the high-tech industry, developing next-generation metrology solutions for the semiconductor sector. We work at the intersection of optics, software, and data. We're a small team, but the depth of knowledge inside Invisix is anything but small. Our culture is professional and fast-paced, with short communication lines and a strong sense of shared purpose. Everyone here is committed, and everyone knows their work directly contributes to something bigger. The Role As our first dedicated Patent Attorney, you will build and own Invisix's IP protection strategy from the ground up. You decide what deserves to be patented, guide our inventions through the patenting process, and make sure our freedom to operate is never in question. You will work closely with our engineers and scientists, translate their ideas into defensible IP, and manage the external patent attorneys who draft and file on our behalf. This is a role for someone with a strong technical background who made the switch into IP law and is equally comfortable discussing hardware and software with our engineers as negotiating with outside counsel. A great opportunity to own this process and have the possibility to build strategy and execution. You will report directly to our CEO, with frequent interaction with other members of the senior leadership team. What You'll Do • Own and manage Invisix's growing patent portfolio. • Assess the patentability of new ideas submitted by our hardware and software teams and prioritize them. Identify when ideas should be published, or made a trade secret, instead of being patented. • Run the patent filing process together with our external consultants and hold them to a high standard. • Safeguard our freedom to operate by identifying gaps in our patent portfolio and organize brainstorms to help close them. • Develop an excellent overview and understanding of our licensed IP. • Stay up to date on patent activity in our sector and the IP position of our competitors • Meet regularly with engineers to understand what they are working on, explore new hardware and software ideas, encourage them to flag ideas worth patenting, and check them against existing patents. • Identify generalizations of the ideas submitted by engineers to broaden claim scope and strength. • Design an efficient internal process and guide ideas through that process: from a first quick first assessment via various steps to filing of new patents and the maintenance of our existing patent portfolio • Set up a lightweight training so engineers know how to spot a patentable idea and understand the basics of IP risk. • Support commercial and leadership conversations. Partnerships, supplier or customer contracts, investor due diligence. Wherever IP questions come up. Is This You? • A qualified patent attorney with a strong technical…