Patent Engineer | Energy Storage Devices

the Company; Emilia-Romagna; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coesia, a global leader in automation and packaging solutions based in Bologna, invites applications for a Patent Attorney to join the energy storage devices machine group. The role offers a multidisciplinary environment spanning mechanics, electronics and AI applied to packaging and automated machines.

You will work with R&D, Legal and external IP firms to protect intellectual property, conduct prior-art searches, FTO analyses and draft patent applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of proven patent attorney experience.
• Fluent Italian and English required for cross-functional collaboration.
• European or national patent qualification or EQE trainees considered.

Responsibilities

• Conduct prior art searches and FTO analyses.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications for energy storage devices.
• Coordinate with R&D, Legal and external IP firms to protect IP assets.

Skills

Patent experience

Fluent Italian

Fluent English

Education

MSc in Engineering (Electrical/Automation)

PhD considered a plus

Job description

About the Company

A group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Coesia’s companies are leaders in automation solutions for multiple industries, ranging from automated processing and packaging machinery, testing and vision systems, to digital printing technologies, factory flow solutions and high-performance transmissions.

Our customers include leading players in Consumer Goods, Healthcare & Pharma, Tobacco, Ceramic Tiles, Luxury Goods, Aerospace, Racing & Automotive, Electronics.

Coesia operates in 36 countries with 20 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of 2023.

About the Role

We are looking for a Patent Attorney to join our team in Bologna for the energy storage devices machine group (Smart Working applicable).

The candidate will experience a challenging multibusiness and multidisciplinary environment spanning form mechanichs to electronics and AI applied to packaging and automated machines.

He/She will strongly interact with R&D, Legal Department and external IP firms to undertake and manage actions and strategies to properly protect the intellectual property of Coesia Companies.

Major accountabilities will include:

• Prior art research
• Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis
• Drafting and prosecution of patent applications

What You Need to Be Successful

• Proven experience (at least 3 years) in the role
• Master’s Degree in Engineering (preferably Electronical or Automation), Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or another equivalent technical degree, PhD as a plus
• Fluent both in Italian and in English
• European or at least a National qualification. (EQE trainees, or partly qualified European Attorneys, will be also considered).
• Knowledge of energy storage devices as a plus.

Join the Team!

Coesia has a strong IP tradition and ranked first Italian Applicant in the 2022 European Patent Office Index.