{"id":1931321,"url":"https://alion.io/job/asml-senior-patent-counsel","title":"Senior Patent Counsel","company":{"id":17151,"name":"ASML","domain":"asml.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/asml","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":119,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.966,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":15,"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"}},"role":"Legal","role_family":"Legal","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["San Diego, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":184400,"max":253550,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":253550},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Outlook","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T22:02:18Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-05","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T10:52:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":16,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":16},"description":"Introduction to the role\n Within ASML, the Corporate Intellectual Property (CIP) department is responsible for maximizing ASML’s global IP position to protect and support ASML’s business. In particular, the CIP department strives to preserve freedom to operate for ASML, to establish and maintain a portfolio of IP rights, and to mitigate IP risk. The CIP department includes about 85 members distributed across four worldwide locations (Veldhoven in the Netherlands; and Wilton, San Diego, and San Jose in the USA).\nRole and responsibilities\n The CIP department is seeking a qualified U.S. patent attorney to be based in San Diego, CA USA. You’ll be a member of the San Diego IP team reporting to the local IP line manager and providing services to a corps of scientists, engineers, and management that is driving ASML’s EUV and Cymer’s DUV light source research and development.\nYou’ll help to establish, prosecute, and maintain a worldwide patent portfolio in the field of light sources for lithography systems, and to evaluate and mitigate patent risks from a worldwide perspective. Furthermore, you’ll contribute to the completion of IP-related projects, such as patent portfolio reviews and process updates, and contribute to the development of IP tactics.\nAs a Senior IP/Patent Attorney, you’ll:\nActively develop and support management of a global patent portfolio, including assessing invention disclosures, presenting at invention review meetings, and recommending strategic portfolio development and maintenance.\nSupervise and direct outside counsel to properly prepare and prosecute patent applications, including critically reviewing drafts and providing response suggestions.\nContribute to the execution of ASML IP strategies, including patent filing and product clearance.\nContribute to developing the tactics for the IP strategy.\nCollaborate with various internal stakeholders (e.g., Research, and Development & Engineering groups) to build a detailed knowledge of current and future ASML products and business goals, align the patent portfolio with the business goals, identify opportunities to establish IP protection, determine existence of patent risks and mitigate such risks.\nAssess patent and other IP positioning of competitors (i.e., freedom to operate)\nEvaluate third party patent infringement claims against Company subject matter areas of interest including research, products, or technologies.\nAssist with analyzing, advising, and/or negotiating IP-related terms of various contracts, including supply agreements, service agreements, R&D agreements and patent licenses as directed and/or requested by CIP and/or Company management.\nConduct and/or direct administrative staff in the conduct of legal research directed to resolving legal and/or procedural issues encountered in the advancement of, or challenges to, Company intellectual property assets.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nEducation and experience\nTo help us secure a strong intellectual property position, you’ll need experience working in the field of intellectual property including substantial experience in patent law. As a senior IP/patent attorney, you’ll need:\nAn active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state or the District of Columbia and a Juris Doctor (J.D.), from an accredited law school with excellent academic performance.\nA Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in engineering or physical science disciplines, such as mechanical engineering, mechatronics, physics, optics, electrical engineering, or comparable technical fields. An advanced degree in one of those fields is considered a plus.\nAn active license to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.\nAt least 6 years of relevant patent prosecution experience.\nExperience managing outside counsel and assuring their preparation and prosecution of patent applications is completed in a cost efficient manner (preferred).\nSkills\nWorking at the cutting edge of technology, you’ll face new challenges to your technical knowledge and legal creativity. To thrive in this job, you’ll need the following skills:\nBroad foundational technical knowledge, and intellectual flexibility and curiosity to quickly assimilate complex technical and physical principles.\nAbility to conduct detailed technical analysis while maintaining a high-level strategic view.\nFull understanding of area of specialization with ability to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways.\nStrong analytical and communication skill, including ability to translate and analyze data and to effectively present analysis and propose future action through written and/or graphic formats.\nExcellent judgment and critical thinking skills.\nDecisiveness and initiative.\nStress-resilience.\nAbility to work proactively and effectively both independently and in teams with a diverse group of colleagues and internal clients in multiple countries and to maintain strong communication with team.\nExcellent client service ethics and skills, with an advanced understanding of client relationship-building.\nProficient ability to plan and direct administrative staff and others in activities supporting the Company’s legal work and objectives.\nAbility to provide guidance to junior staff members with aspects of their job.\nProficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, at least one IP database, and on-line research principles.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English (verbal, reading, and writing).\nOther Information\nThis position is located on-site in San Diego, CA . It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings and meetings and to further ensure teamwork, collaboration and innovation.\nA flexible workplace arrangement may be available to employees working in roles conducive to remote work (up to two days a week).\nRoutinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.\nOccasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.\nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.\nMust be willing to work in a clean room environment, wearing coveralls, hoods, booties, safety glasses and gloves for entire duration of shift.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.\nThe current base annual salary range for this role is currently:\n$184,400-253,550Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.\nThe Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.\nAll new ASML jobs have a minimum application deadline of 10 days.\nThis position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.\nInclusion and diversity\nASML 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 inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.\nNeed to know more about applying for a job at ASML? Read our frequently asked questions.\nRequest an Accommodation\nASML provides reasonable accommodations to applicants for ASML employment and ASML employees with disabilities. An accommodation is a change in work rules, facilities, or conditions which enable an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform the essential functions of a job, and/or enjoy equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise participate in the employee pre-selection process, please send an email to  to initiate the company’s reasonable accommodation process.\nPlease note: This email address is solely intended to provide a method for applicants to initiate ASML’s process to request accommodation(s). 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