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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
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Taiwan
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Recht
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Manager / Führungskraft
Art der Beschäftigung
Regulär
Veröffentlicht
18.03.2026
Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers’ products. As of 2024, TSMC serves more than 500 customers and manufactures over 11,000 products for high-performance computing, smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and digital consumer electronics. It is the world’s largest provider of logic ICs, with an annual capacity of over 17 million 12-inch equivalent wafers in 2025. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and the Company began construction on a specialty technology fab in Dresden, Germany, in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.
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Position Overview:

Sr. Patent Prosecution Attorney/ Engineer will play a leading role in building a robust global patent portfolio to protect the company’s R&D investments/innovations. This position requires a blend of technical and patent expertise to oversee invention mining and patent prosecution, provide strategic legal advice, and support patent disputes/litigation.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Invention Mining/Workshop: Drive patent mining and lead workshop with cross-functional teams to preempt exploratory technology innovations.
2. Patent Prosecution Management: Supervise patent prosecution work product from outside counsel and provide strategies for Continuation efforts.
3. Special Prosecution Project: Initiate/lead special projects to continuously enhance prosecution quality/efficiency/cost-effectiveness. Lead patent landscape analysis on various advanced technologies.
4. Disputes/litigation: Assist in patent disputes/litigation on providing invalidity and non-use analysis.
Qualifikationen
1. Master’s or higher in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field; PhD preferred.
2. Minimum of 12 years of patent prosecution or engineering experience; semiconductor industry background preferred.
3. Expertise in U.S. and global patent matters, including filing, prosecution, and portfolio management.
4. Strong English communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and legal concepts.
5. Proven leadership in mentoring teams and driving innovation with a strategic mindset.
6. Preferred: Registered patent engineer certification or advanced IP training.
7. Self-motivated, detail-oriented leader with excellent interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Fostering a global inclusive workplace reflects TSMC’s core values and business philosophy and is essential for our future success. Our commitment to global inclusive workplace allows us to create an environment where every employee, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, can bring their unique perspective and experiences to work, enabling us to drive profitability, increase productivity, and unleash innovation. We strive to create a workplace that is equitable and accessible to all employees. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission and provide excellent service to our global customers.