Patent Attorney

Dyson Institute; Malmesbury; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Dyson Institute, based at Dyson's Malmesbury campus, seeks a qualified or part-qualified Patent Attorney to manage IP risks, advise on freedom-to-operate matters, and coordinate global patent prosecution. You will work closely with Research, Design and Development to protect Dyson’s innovations and support the Litigation team when needed.

The role requires clear communication of IP concepts to non-IP colleagues, strong collaboration, and a proactive approach to developing areas of responsibility

Qualifications

• Identifying and managing IP risks and opportunities for new projects.
• Advising on freedom-to-operate searches and challenging third-party rights.
• Engaging outside counsel for patent drafting activities.
• Prosecuting patent applications globally to secure strategic patents.

Responsibilities

• Support the Litigation team with IP disputes and enforcement.
• Communicate IP matters clearly to non-IP colleagues.
• Collaborate with RDD and other groups to protect Dyson's innovations.

Skills

IP risk management

Freedom-to-operate analysis

Patent drafting coordination

Patent prosecution (global)

Clear IP communication

Education

UK/EU Patent Attorney qualification

Job description

About Us

Dyson is a global technology company with a unique philosophy - to solve problems that others ignore. It transforms every category it enters with radical and iconic re-inventions that work, perform and look very different. Today, Dyson offers products across a wide range of areas, including audio, floorcare, air purification, robotics, haircare (including formulations), lighting and hand drying. But it doesn’t stop there; Dyson continues to expand into new areas. IP is vital to Dyson as it underpins the company’s commitment to innovation and competitive advantage. By protecting Dyson’s innovation and product design, IP ensures that Dyson’s significant investment in research and development is safeguarded from imitation and misuse. This protection enables Dyson to maintain its leadership in cutting-edge products, supports market growth, and fosters consumer trust in the originality and quality of Dyson products.

About The Role

We have new roles within the IP department. Working closely with Research, Design and Development (RDD), you’ll be responsible for managing IP risks and opportunities, and for delivering strategic value and legal advice. You’ll be heavily involved in supporting exciting new technologies and products, which span a diverse range of categories. Advising the business on a wide range of IP issues, your key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and managing IP risks and opportunities associated with new projects and technologies.
• Advising the business on potential IP risks through analysing freedom-to-operate searches and challenging the validity of third-party rights.
• Engaging with outside counsel to support patent drafting activities.
• Prosecuting patent applications globally, to deliver strategically relevant patents in a cost-effective manner.
• Supporting the Litigation team with IP disputes and enforcement, including reviewing competitor products.

This role will be based at our state-of-the-art technology campus in Malmesbury.

About You

You’ll be a qualified or part-qualified UK and/or European Patent Attorney. Ideally, you’ll have a mechanical, electrical or chemical background. However, we welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of background. You’ll be comfortable working collaboratively, with the ability to communicate IP matters to non-IP people in a clear and concise manner. You’ll also be proactive, demonstrating a willingness to own and develop areas of responsibility and be able to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Benefits

• Financial Benefits
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Bonus or commission depending on role
• Lifestyle Benefits
• 27 days of holiday (Buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave)
• Free lunch, hot drinks and fruit on-site
• Free on-site gym (Malmesbury)
• Free on-site hair salon (Malmesbury)
• Dyson discount codes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Free Dyson bus from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham and Swindon
• GymFlex and My Active discounts
• Health Benefits
• Private medical insurance for all employees
• Private dental insurance (level dependant)
• Optical plan
• Free on-site GP, physiotherapists and mental health professionals (Malmesbury)
• Digital GP and prescription service
• Assisted fertility support
• Peppy app: fertility, birth and menopause support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• #LI-KH1

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity. At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.