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Senior Patent Counsel/Agent

Nokia
New Providence, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 12/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/30/2026
Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Patent Attorney to join our Cellular Standards Patenting team at Nokia Technologies. In this role, you will draft and prosecute Nokia´s invaluable patent applications in the field of 3GPP technologies together with seasoned external and/or internal patent attorneys globally. You will be in the forefront of protecting inventions contributed to 5G and 6G standard development with IP and collaborating with top researchers in the telecom industry. With your expertise in patent law and patent practice, you will contribute to building a world-leading, monetizable, patent portfolio in cellular standards area. This is a unique opportunity to join the Nokia team of patent professionals with a strong track record of high-quality patent asset used successfully in licensing and litigations globally.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

  • Drafting patent applications inhouse and with external patent attorneys
  • Prosecuting globally the patent applications inhouse and with external patent attorneys
  • Evaluating filed patent applications on a regular basis
  • Reviewing claim charts and collaborating with others to ascertain the claim scope and mapping to standards
  • Collaborating closely with the inventor community

Key Skills And Experience

  • Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Physics/Mathematics or equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with 3GPP related patent applications and prosecution
  • Qualified European Patent Attorney, US Patent Attorney/Agent or Indian Patent Agent

It would be nice if you also had:

  • Extensive experience with 3GPP radio related technologies and standards
  • Ability to innovate, and agility to adapt to, new ways of doing things
  • Great skills at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong business judgment, analytical acumen, and communication skills
  • Drive for results
  • Mentality of a collaborative team player
  • Ability to motivate and inspire others

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

  • One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
  • Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
  • Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

Nokia Technologies is licensing Nokia intellectual property, including patents, technologies, and the Nokia brand, building on Nokia’s continued innovation and decades of R&D leadership in technologies deployed in virtually all connected

devices used today. Come join us and make an impact!

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