European Patent Attorney

Swatch Group; Neuenburg; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Swatch Group is looking for a European Patent Attorney to support the Neuchâtel office. You will handle patent matters across the group, draft and prosecute applications, manage oppositions, and advise on infringement and licensing strategies.

The ideal candidate is qualified before the EPO, with 7–10 years in mechanical, physics or micro-technical fields, and fluent in French and English. Join a leading Swiss watchmaking group with global reach.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified before the European Patent Office.
• Experience in mechanical, physics or micro-technical fields.
• 7–10 years in a related function.

Aufgaben

• Provide intellectual property services to the Swatch Group and its affiliates.
• Protect the innovations across the group.
• Draft, file and prosecute European patent applications in multiple jurisdictions.
• Handle oppositions, risk and validity assessments.
• Negotiate and support licence agreements and patent enforcement.

Kenntnisse

French language

English language

EPO qualification

Ausbildung

Qualified before the European Patent Office

Jobbeschreibung

The Company

The Swatch Group Ltd is the world's largest manufacturer of Swiss quality watches, watch movements and components. The Group has 16 watch brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot and Swatch. Not only does the Swatch Group manufacture and assemble all the models sold by its 16 brands and its two multi-brand retail companies; it also supplies parts and components to the entire watchmaking industry. The Swatch Group's strength lies in the fact that, taken together, its production companies supply virtually all the components for the Group's timepieces, from design right through to assembly.

The Company

The Swatch Group Ltd is the world's largest manufacturer of Swiss quality watches, watch movements and components. The Group has 16 watch brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Omega, Longines, Rado, Tissot and Swatch. Not only does the Swatch Group manufacture and assemble all the models sold by its 16 brands and its two multi-brand retail companies; it also supplies parts and components to the entire watchmaking industry. The Swatch Group's strength lies in the fact that, taken together, its production companies supply virtually all the components for the Group's timepieces, from design right through to assembly.

I·C·B Ingénieurs Conseils en Brevets SA is the affiliated company of The Swatch Group Ltd that handles all patent related matters. Swatch Group has approximately 2'800 existing patent families, representing more than 20,000 national patents.

For its Neuchâtel office, I·C·B Ingénieurs Conseils en Brevets SA is recruiting an

European Patent Attorney

Job Description

• Providing intellectual property services to all companies of the group
• Protecting the innovations made in the various companies of the group
• Drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications in various countries throughout the world
• Oppositions, infringing risk and validity assessments
• Licence agreements and patent enforcement

Profile

• You are qualified before the European Patent Office
• You have qualifications in the mechanical, physics or micro-technical field
• You have 7-10 years of experience in a related function

Languages

• You are fluent in French and English.