Tomkins IP, Trainee Patent Attorney – Electronics/Electrical/Physics/Com.
Science An attractive starting salary / A structured career path / A learning environment to gain a respected legal qualification.
Talk to Tomkins about training as a European & Chartered Patent Attorney.
Role Drafting Patent applications, including studying and analysing scientific or technical documents, including prior art documents to understand, define and document an invention.
Training under a European Patent Attorney to the standard required for sitting professional qualification examinations.
Responding to examination reports, including analysing objections from patent examiners and prior art documents, formulating an opinion and proposing legal and technical argumentation and/or amendments to overcome objections.
Performing preliminary patentability searches using patent databases and providing patentability opinions.
Providing patent advice to inventors and business leaders.
Providing advice on patent litigation that may include assisting solicitors and counsel in infringement cases.
Preparation of applications for registration of designs.
Preparing freedom to operate opinions.
Advising clients in respect of patent licencing/assignments and preparation of applications for recordal of licences/assignments.
Keeping up to date with legal developments in the intellectual property field in respect of all forms of intellectual property rights.
Ensuring client, official and patent renewal deadlines are observed.
Ensuring accuracy of internal database records and deadlines.
Business Development.
Projects a professional manner and demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with clients and colleagues.
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