Patent Attorney (Ict/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering)

Afl Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Afl Recruitment's client, a multi-award winning IP firm in Melbourne, seeks a skilled patent attorney to join the ICT/electrical engineering practice. You will draft and prosecute patent applications, manage portfolios, and contribute to opposition and opinion work under the guidance of top-tier attorneys.

Ideal candidates have at least 12 months post-qualification experience in Australia or NZ, engineering or ICT qualifications, and strong technical, analytical, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months post-qualification experience as a patent attorney (AU/NZ) or nearing qualification.
• Engineering/ICT or related degree.
• Hands-on drafting/prosecuting of engineering/ICT/electrical patents.
• Strong technical, analytical and communication/people skills; commercial acumen.
• Ambition to advance own career in a leading IP practice with top mentors.

Responsibilities

• Draft and prosecute patent applications.
• Portfolio management across multiple clients.
• Opposition and opinion work.
• Liaise with commercial advisors/lawyers on strategic IP matters.

Skills

Technical acumen

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Computer)

ICT degree

Job description

**REACH YOUR MOUNT EVEREST**. Empowering career. Multi-Award Winning Firm. Cutting-Edge practice. Life/Work balance. $$+Perks.

THE FIRM

Our client is a multi-award winning elitist integrated IP firm which attracts and retains top IP professionals+ enviable clients.

YOUR ROLE

As a KEY professional in their ICT/electrical engineering team (being mentored by and working alongside 1st-Class patent attorneys), you will relish the challenge+ satisfaction of applying your technical expertise+ commercial acumen in advising/creating strategies to protect+ enforce the patent rights of your blue-chip local/international clients.

Key responsibilities include: drafting/prosecuting applications, portfolio management, opposition/ opinion work and liaising with commercial advisors/lawyers.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Be part of one of Australia's Best of the Best holistic IP practices;
• Enviable clients+ cutting-edge technologies;
• EXTRA-ordinary 'strategic' training and development+ 'visible career path' to fast track your career success;
• NO LIMITS culture-only limit is yourself;
• Learn from+ be inspired by an A+ Team of industry-leading mentors/colleagues;
• Generous additional financial+ non-financial PERKS;
• Have a LIFE!-work flexibility, social, sporting and community activities.

WHO YOU ARE

We are interested in hearing from you if you:

• have a minimum of 12 months' post-qualification experience [up to senior level] as a registered Australian/NZ patent attorney [or are an overseas qualified patent attorney currently nearing qualification in Australia/NZ];
• have a degree or higher qualifications in ENGINEERING (electrical, mechanical, computer), Information, Communications & Technology (ICT) or similar;
• has solid hands-on experience in prosecuting/drafting engineering/ICT/electrical patents;
• have strong technical, analytical + communication/people skills + strong commercial acumen;
• are hungry +committed to furthering your own SUCCESS to the MAX with a highly dedicated supportive employer.

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