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Legal & Patent (LP) ensures Infineon legal protection in every respect as a central function. The Legal Department advises the management, the subsidiaries, the individual divisions, central service providers and other organizational units of Infineon Technologies AG with regard to legal and contractual matters. The Patent Department manages creation, maintenance and use of Infineon’s intellectual property rights, such as patents and trademarks, licensing of patents and technical knowhow and safeguards freedom to operate for Infineon’s businesses.

Judite's Story

Linking all of the teams together

Judite started at Infineon Porto in Contract Management as a trainee in 2015 before joining the Contract Management in Munich in 2019. She finds that being risk conscious and a good project manager is vital to coordinate contract negotiations, link all cross-functional teams and consult the business on contractual related matters.

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Khalid's Story

Staying composed under pressure

In 2015, Khalid joined Infineon in San Jose as a Team Lead in Patents before becoming a Data Privacy Officer in 2020. In 2021, he was promoted to Senior Manager, Intellectual Property (IP) & Data Privacy Officer (DPO). He leads a paralegal team who support IP creation and protection, as well as, ensures compliance with data privacy regulations.

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In Contract Management I work with business, management, corporate experts and customers to ensure that business interests and contractual risks are managed holistically for best results in contract related projects.

Judite Director Contract Management in Munich, Germany

Judite's Story

Linking all of the teams together

Judite started at Infineon Porto in Contract Management as a trainee in 2015 before joining the Contract Management in Munich in 2019. She finds that being risk conscious and a good project manager is vital to coordinate contract negotiations, link all cross-functional teams and consult the business on contractual related matters.

Judite in four words:

ActiveDriver KnowledgeSharer AnimalLover WorldExplorer

Infineon has a very positive feedback culture, which on one side makes you feel appreciated for your hard work and feel as an active part of Infineon’s success and, on the other side, challenges you to get out of your comfort zone, get inspired and strive to achieve more.

Coordinate and lead contract negotiations bringing together cross-functional teams (e.g., lawyers, sales and marketeers, logistic, quality and business continuity experts, tax and accounting  consultants); Provide consultancy support to business and senior management on contract concepts and business models.

Contracts signed, concepts and business models balancing Infineon standards and business growth opportunities.

Definitely working with people! Creating trustful professional relationships, sharing knowledge, learning even more, and feeling that I have the space to discuss creative ideas.

Finding the right balance between Infineon’s interests, risk mitigation and good customer/supplier partnerships.

A post it! In my first years at Infineon during a feverish virtual negotiation my manager stuck a post it on my screen which said „low emotions“. I still remember it every time discussions get more intense.

As part of a global patent and compliance team, I work on cutting edge legal issues with professionals from all over the world. Infineon empowers teams and leaders to be the best version of themselves.

Khalid, Senior Manager, Intellectual Property & Data Privacy Officer

Khalid's Story

Staying composed under pressure

In 2015, Khalid joined Infineon in San Jose as a Team Lead in Patents before becoming a Data Privacy Officer in 2020. In 2021, he was promoted to Senior Manager, Intellectual Property (IP) & Data Privacy Officer (DPO). He leads a paralegal team who support IP creation and protection, as well as, ensures compliance with data privacy regulations.

Khalid in four words:

ProblemSolver Leader SportsEnthusiast ExtremeAthlete

Infineon drives success differently. They encourage development organically – making an employee‘s personal success story a critical pilar of the companies success.  Instead of a heavy top down pressure, goals and targets are driven organically.

Lead a team of in-house patent paralegals who directly file and maintain a worldwide patent portfolio. Support internal litigation, ediscovery and 3rd party data requests. Act as data privacy compliance officer for North America – drafting policies, assessing regional data privacy requirements and developing a privacy culture.

The results of my team and myself‘s work is shown in Infineon‘s freedom to operate a defensive and monetizable intellectual property portfolio.

Working with leading edge inventors and business leaders. Working for a company that ethically aligns with my desire for a more sustainable world. And solving complex problems that could only present themsleves in an international company operating in every region of the globe.

Dynamic legal landscapes where constantly changing requirements in export control, data privacy and intellectual property require flexibility and risk balancing.

Failing to understand that being yourself is OK and encouraged.  We all have unique life stories and career experiences that contribute to a team‘s way of thinking.  Infineon encourages understanding our differences – and deploying them for the greater team‘s success (insights program).