Audio Patent Engineer

Job Description
The Audio Patent Engineer will build and maintain their patent portfolio working closely with R&D and the rest of the Multimedia Patenting team. They should be able to utilise their technical skills to support other Patenting teams involved in licensing and/or litigation projects. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge of audio codecs (e.g. EVS, AMR, AAC, MPEG-H, MPEG-I, IVAS) and preferably some knowledge of Patenting. You will be working in a team with patent professionals located globally.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Evaluating ideas, reviewing invention disclosures, and collaborating with inventors.
• Filing and prosecuting patent applications.
• Securing granted patent applications with claims aligned with the relevant audio coding specifications.
• Overseeing and managing a personal patent portfolio.
• Performing prior-art search and validity analysis on patents in speech/a...