Patent Attorney/IP Counsel

September 7

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Description

• Owning our patent strategy: • Carrying out searches and analysis to help understand the value of our inventions. • Advising on which inventions should be patented in which territories, based on perceived value and search results. • Managing our patent portfolio of patents and the reporting process. • Owning the Patent Application & Filing Process: • Preparing and filing our patent applications. • Responding to office actions, attending hearings, and advocating for the granting of patents. • Managing and working with external firms for support on international filings and other specialist topics. • Collaboration on Innovation: • Working closely with our Engineering and Product teams to understand our innovation streams and to understand which concepts are suitable to patent. • Sharing knowledge within the company and providing training on the value and importance of patents and IP protection. • Defence & Enforcement: • Being ready to defend the company against any threats of infringement. • Advising on and managing any enforcement action against other parties that could be infringing upon our IP. • General IP Protection: • Advising on and implementing measures to protect IP that is not patented, such as our trade secrets. • Ensuring that we have sufficient IP provisions in new contracts, licence agreements and NDAs. • Managing our trademark applications and processes.

Requirements

• Minimum education: • A degree in a STEM subject. • A relevant legal qualification. • Experience: • 5+ years of experience as a UK or European or US Qualified Patent Attorney. • Experience working with patents related to hardware IP, security software or cryptography. • Experience with the patent process in the UK, EU and US. • Strong technical expertise. • Soft Skills: • Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality. • Effective communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package. • Share options. • A remote first company. You will work from home most of the time, but will need to join us in the office for planning sessions and key meetings as required. • Travel for customer meetings and marketing events as needed. • Health insurance. • Generous PTO and holiday package. • Company contributions towards 401K. • …and other great benefits.