Patent Attorney
Core
Manage a part of the patent portfolio, develop global IP strategy, and work with innovation teams to assess patentability and enforce patents for food processing technology.
Role type
In-house Patent Attorney
Builds
Global IP strategy and patent portfolio for food processing machinery
Domain
Food processing / Engineering / Intellectual Property
Required skills
Patent prosecution, patentability assessment, freedom to operate studies, opposition proceedings, strategic IP due diligence, technical understanding of engineering/physics
Preferred skills
Technical competences in engineering or physics, experience in industry or private practice
Technologies
EPO, global patent systems
Responsibilities
Discuss inventions with inventors and assess patentability, draft patent applications and office action responses, monitor competitor patent portfolios, defend and enforce patents globally, conduct strategic IP due diligence, participate in EPO opposition and appeal proceedings
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC