Patent Attorney
Core
Manage a portion of the global patent portfolio, develop IP strategy, and support the future innovation strategy for food processing machinery.
Role type
In-house Patent Attorney (Engineering/Physics domain)
Builds
Global IP strategy and patent portfolio for food processing technology
Domain
Food processing machinery / Engineering / Physics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patent application drafting, patent prosecution, office action responses, patent surveillance, strategic IP due diligence, freedom to operate studies, opposition and appeal proceedings, technical understanding of scientific and technological principles
Preferred skills
Technical competences in engineering or physics, experience in industry or private practice
Technologies
EPO procedures, global patent systems
Responsibilities
Discuss inventions and assess patentability with inventors, monitor competitor patent portfolios, draft patent applications and respond to office actions, defend and enforce patents globally, conduct strategic IP due diligence, participate in EPO opposition and appeal proceedings
Seniority
Mid-Senior, specialized IC