Assistant Manager- Patent Agent

Avery Dennison; Finland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison in Finland seeks an experienced IP Patent Counsel to lead patent strategy and prosecution across major jurisdictions. You will review disclosures, draft claims, and coordinate with R&D teams to align with business strategy.

The role requires strong English communications, sharp analytical skills, and hands-on US patent experience; collaboration across in-house teams and external counsel is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in patent prosecution and application preparation.
• Experience counseling inventors for identification of inventions and appropriate scoping.
• Proficiency in structuring claims and variations; knowledge of patent laws and prosecution processes of major jurisdictions.
• Hands-on experience with US patent prosecution desirable.
• Ability to work proactively and collaborate with in-house team and stakeholders across the IP group function and R&D community to understand business strategy and achieve highest quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Review invention disclosures and counsel inventors; conduct patentability evaluation, scoping of inventive subject matter, and prepare claims and full patent applications in line with business strategy.
• Handle patent prosecution, including preparation of responses to ISR/WO and office actions across jurisdictions, reviewing prior art references and contextual comparison with the subject matter in line with business strategy.
• Analyze competitive patent and non-patent literature to provide insight into a given field of product/technology, including right-to-market and landscape research.

Skills

Patent prosecution

Invention disclosure review

Legal writing

Collaborative work

English language skills

Job description

Overview

We are seeking candidates with a strong academic background and at least 8 years of work experience from a reputable IP law firm, consulting firm, or in‑house department. The candidate must be enthusiastic and keen on learning niche domains, cutting‑edge technologies, product portfolios, and landscapes to assist in patent‑related matters. They should be detail‑oriented with strong written and verbal English language skills (working knowledge of Chinese a plus).

Responsibilities

• Review invention disclosures and counsel inventors; conduct patentability evaluation, scoping of inventive subject matter, and prepare claims and full patent applications in line with business strategy.
• Handle patent prosecution, including preparation of responses to ISR/WO and office actions across jurisdictions, reviewing prior art references and contextual comparison with the subject matter in line with business strategy.
• Analyze competitive patent and non‑patent literature to provide insight into a given field of product/technology, including right‑to‑market and landscape research.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in patent prosecution and application preparation.
• Strong experience in counseling inventors for identification of inventions, appropriate scoping, and patent application preparation.
• Proficiency in structuring claims and variations, and knowledge of patent laws and prosecution processes of major jurisdictions.
• Hands‑on experience and knowledge of US patent prosecution desirable.
• Ability to work proactively and collaboratively with the in‑house team and stakeholders across the IP group function and R&D community to understand business strategy and achieve highest quality standards.