Intellectual Property Graduate // Demant Graduate Programme

What if your job could help people hear, connect, and live life with enhanced quality? At Demant, that’s what we do, and our Graduate Programme is your chance to be part of it.

We believe the best way to grow your career is to give you the freedom to explore it. In our Graduate Programme, you will rotate across diverse teams, tackle projects that matter, and develop the skills to unlock your full potential. You’ll be part of a global, inclusive community that celebrates curiosity, ambition, and the mindset to make a positive difference.

From day one, you will take on real responsibilities that accelerate both your personal and professional growth, preparing you to step into a permanent role after the programme. Many graduates also get the chance to broaden their horizons through an international assignment of up to six months in one of our offices abroad. Along the way, you’ll be supported by a great graduate community, dedicated training sessions, and inspiring company events.

The Demant Graduate Programme
Your graduate journey is built around three to four exciting rotations over two years, giving you the chance to explore different areas of our business while taking on real, impactful projects. Every step of the way, you’ll be growing your skills, broadening your perspective, and building a strong international network.

"Joining the Intellectual Property track at Demant has been a great way to start my career. It has provided an opportunity to explore Demant's technology while fostering creativity and innovation. Throughout the Graduate Program, I have felt a strong sense of connection with colleagues and fellow graduates across the organization, creating a supportive and inspiring network around me. The program has empowered me to pursue my interests and encouraged my curiosity. Being part of Demant’s Intellectual Property track means contributing to meaningful projects that help protect and shape the future of hearing healthcare technology." Filip Uggla, current Intellectual Property Graduate

Your journey as an Intellectual Property Graduate
In our Intellectual Property (IP) team, you will get to turn your technical skills into strategic influence. We are a mix of Patent and Trademark Attorneys as well as IP Paralegals, and our primary objective is to continuously interact with Demant’s globally distributed business units and R&D organizations to ensure that Demant launches new products with the lowest litigation risk possible.

Our tasks include to assist Demant in obtaining the optimal balance between protecting new inventions from our R&D organizations, estimating our freedom-to-operate on the market, ensuring the correct and necessary branding, and at the same time meeting business goals.

Working opportunities are various and challenging. You will have a chance to collaborate closely with R&D, including getting a detailed technical insight into current development projects, which will enable you to estimate and advise on freedom-to-operate of new products before they are launched. You will at the same time learn how to draft patent applications and how to prosecute these applications at the European and US Patent Offices, which requires that you train your analytical, strategic, technical, and innovative skills.

In time, you are given a chance to join activities before the European Patent Office, where our own and competitors’ patent rights are frequently challenged, which requires us to argue before a tribunal of the European Patent Office both in writing and verbally.

In parallel with your daily work, you have the opportunity to educate yourself in a program to become a European Patent Attorney. This includes getting an in-depth knowledge of the legal framework of IP by studying the European patent law and following IP courses and seminars. Finally, you will have the opportunity to sit the European Qualifying Examination.

We want to hear your story
Are you ready to take the next step after your master’s degree? Whether you’re just finishing your studies or graduated within the past 1–2 years, our Graduate Programme could be the right fit for you. We welcome applicants from backgrounds such as Engineering or Science with technical knowledge including physics and electronics and related fields.

We’re looking for high performing graduates with a good track record, whether that shows in your academic results, your student job, or the initiatives you’ve taken outside of class.

But what matters most is that you are curious, ambitious, and eager to learn, and that you can collaborate well, think strategically, act pragmatically, and approach challenges with both can-do-attitude and humility.

We are an international company with over 40 nationalities represented at our headquarters in Denmark and a presence in more than 130 countries worldwide. English is our corporate language, reflecting our truly global profile. Our graduate programme embodies this diversity, and we welcome applications from graduates across the globe.

How to apply
Please attach the following documents to your online application:

• CV
• Master’s diploma (if already obtained), or up-to-date transcript of courses and grades
• In your own words (max. 300 words), please share with us why you think you are the right person to be chosen for this role, and what your contribution to the business will be

Deadline 
We will close for applications on 8th December 2025.

Recruitment process
15th - 19th December               
Notification on the status of your application.

5th – 9th January                          
Online interviews.

22nd January                                  
On site Graduate Assessment Center at our headquarters in Smørum close to Copenhagen.                     

26th January - 6th February  
Final interviews including personality assessments.

During the spring there will be social gatherings and visits to our headquarters to prepare you for the start on 1st of September 2026

Curious to learn more
You can find further information on our career site at www.demant.com/job-and-career/graduate-programme. Here, you can also meet our current graduates and read about their experiences.

We are hosting an online Q&A session on our Graduate Programme on 25th November 14:00 - 15:00. You can sign up by writing to graduateprogramme@demant.com.

If you have any other questions, please reach out to us at graduateprogramme@demant.com.

Your career, your story, our journey – come join us!

At Demant we value diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.