Patent Attorney

dyson; Malmesbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Bonus or commission depending on role

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,Chip

Job summary

Dyson is expanding its IP team at its Malmesbury campus to manage IP risks and opportunities across new technologies and products. You will provide strategic IP advice, support patent drafting, and oversee global prosecutions while liaising with RDD and other stakeholders.

The role requires a UK/European Patent Attorney, with mechanical, electrical or chemical background, and a collaborative, proactive approach in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified UK and/or European Patent Attorney, either fully qualified or part-qualified.
• Background in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering preferred.
• Ability to explain IP matters clearly to non-IP colleagues.
• Proactive and capable of owning areas of responsibility in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage IP risks and opportunities for new projects and technologies.
• Advise on IP risks through freedom-to-operate analyses and challenge third-party rights.
• Engage with outside counsel to support patent drafting activities.
• Prosecute patent applications globally to deliver strategically relevant patents cost-effectively.
• Support the Litigation team with IP disputes and enforcement, including reviewing competitor products.

Skills

IP risk management

Patent portfolio management

Clear IP communication

Education

Qualified UK and/or European Patent Attorney

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

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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.