Patent Attorney

BAE Systems.; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading British engineering company as a Patent Attorney, where you'll manage patent portfolios and provide expert IP advice. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge innovation while ensuring the protection of intellectual property in a hybrid working environment. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits, you'll be part of a culture that values diversity and integrity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in patent drafting and prosecution.
• Wide experience with various patent matters.
• Chartered or European Patent Attorney qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage patent portfolios and draft patent applications.
• Provide IP advice and training on legal matters.
• Build relationships across the business to support IP strategy.

Skills

Patent drafting

Patent prosecution

Client relationship management

Legal analysis

IP advice

Education

Degree in scientific, technological or engineering subject

Chartered Patent Attorney or European Patent Attorney

Job description

Job Title: Patent Attorney

Location: Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £85,000 dependent on skills and experience plus executive benefits

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the creation and management of an appropriate patent portfolio for the business, most particularly through the harvesting of new inventions and the drafting and prosecution of patent applications
• Contributing to the maintenance of workflow processes and systems necessary to support, within the patents team, the capability to manage a patent portfolio in technologies relevant to the Group
• Building effective relationships at all levels within the business so as to become an integral and essential part of the business' value proposition
• Identifying, analysing and prioritising core legal issues, explaining these effectively and understanding their relative significance
• Delivering the highest standards of IP advice and support in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Contributing effectively to business performance in an advisory capacity, providing advice in simple language that is easy for the business client to understand
• Providing training on matters of law and policy to various functional and business areas
• Applying legal policies professionally and consistently
• Using external counsel efficiently

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in patent drafting, prosecution and management
• Wide experience working with clients or businesses across a wide range of patent matters
• Chartered Patent Attorney or European Patent Attorney, and preferably dual qualified
• Possess a good degree in a scientific, technological or engineering subject, or have gained technical experience leading to equivalent knowledge

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

Come and join a leading British engineering company where your expertise as a Patent Attorney will directly contribute to cutting-edge innovation and national security. Be at the heart of a complex, high-impact environment and protect intellectual property that safeguards those who serve and protect us.

Use your patent expertise to shape the future of innovation by advising across functions and business units to build and protect high-value patent portfolios. As a Patent Attorney, you'll play a critical role in maximising IP value, reducing infringement risk, and ensuring our technologies remain secure, competitive, and strategically aligned.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 6th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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