Patent Attorney

Airbus S.A.S.; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing

On-site parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Shopping discounts

Flexible working

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

Airbus invites applications for a fully qualified UK Chartered Patent Attorney and/or European Patent Attorney to join its IP team in the UK. You will advise inventors on patentability, draft, file and prosecute patent applications, and help steer portfolio segments in line with the company's technology and commercial strategy.

You will manage external patent counsel, ensure timely delivery, and address freedom-to-operate risks and pre-dispute work.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified UK Chartered Patent Attorney and/or European Patent Attorney.
• Experience advising on IP across portfolios and geographies.
• Ability to manage external patent counsel with focus on timeliness, quality and cost.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to inventors on patentability and drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications.
• Take responsibility for technology portfolio segments and align content with strategy including prioritisation and geographical protection scope.
• Advise on freedom-to-operate risks and pre-dispute work.
• Manage external patent counsel to deliver on time, with high quality and controlled costs.

Skills

Patent prosecution

Drafting patent applications

IP strategy

Cross-examination of inventors

Education

Qualified UK Chartered Patent Attorney or European Patent Attorney

Job description

• Provide advice to inventors on patentability, cross-examination of inventors, drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications.
• Take responsibility for one or more technology portfolio segments and be capable of autonomously adapting the content of the portfolio to the technical and commercial strategy of the company including prioritisation of inventions and geographical extent of patent protection in view of the competitive and commercial landscape.
• Advise on freedom to operate risks and pre-dispute work.
• Management of external patent counsel to deliver on time, quality and cost.
  A fully qualified and registered UK Chartered Patent Attorney and/or a fully qualified and registered European Patent Attorney
• Proven experience of providing advice in the field of Intellectual Property (IP)., This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
  Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance, wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail]. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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