Ip Counsel

**Introduction to the job**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic IP Counsel to join our incredibly hardworking Ownership and Licensing team (O&L), for our Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) department at the global headquarters in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.

**Role and responsibilities**:
You would be joining a team of international attorneys and paralegals to be a part of the approximately 90 person CIP department. You would be working closely with more senior IP counsels as well as other ASML offices in Wilton, San Diego and Silicon Valley in the USA.
- Drafting, negotiating and providing IP advice and guidelines related to patent and technology ownership and licensing agreements for multiple sectors of ASML, with a specific focus on R&D project agreements funded in large part by state-aid (subsidy projects).
- Utilizing project management tools to maintain a contract portfolio.
- Collaborating with the team regarding IP issues related to ASML’s products or procedures.
- Developing an understanding of complex technology in relation to IP.
- Working effectively with multiple ASML departments (outside of CIP) and ASML’s key external partners.

**Education and experience**:

- A Law Masters’ degree with strong academic credentials.
- 3+ years of relevant experience, either as in-house legal counsel or within a law firm on IP law.
- Preferably an understanding or background in technology (preferably degree in physics, mechanical or electrical engineering, or similar technical fields).

**Skills**:

- Ability to clearly communicate and explain IP issues to non-legal clients (often with only a technical background).
- Ability to work on numerous projects in parallel within a fast-paced and ever changing environment.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), proficient in (business) English.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills, preferably related to contracts.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative manner.
- Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

**Other information**:
ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems; complex and highly innovative machines that are critical to the production of microchips. With operations all across the globe and a market cap of about EUR 250 billion, ASML is one of the largest technology companies headquartered in Europe.

**Diversity and inclusion**:
ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.