Overview
Intellectual Property Attorney - UKIFS Ltd. is a role within the UK Industrial Fusion Solutions (UKIFS) Ltd., a subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA). UKIFS leads the delivery of fusion energy through the STEP prototype and is establishing the company, attracting talent, developing a fusion supply chain, and planning and constructing the STEP prototype.
Key Responsibilities
* Advise technologists and engineers on IP matters, ensuring decisions align with the IP strategy and programme outcomes.
* Develop collaborative relationships with technical and engineering teams and act as the go-to IP expert for the specific technology stream.
* Identify, protect, and manage IP generated by the STEP technology stream; perform landscape and risk analysis; advise on IP protection options; draft and prosecute patent applications or coordinate with external counsel.
* Capture IP and maintain records in the IP register; produce IP portfolio reports documenting portfolio growth, value, and opportunities for commercialisation.
* Conduct landscape searches or engage external services; assess results, identify IP risk, and communicate risk and management strategies to stakeholders.
* Develop and manage an annual IP portfolio and budget; ensure alignment with IP and technology transfer strategies.
* Prepare and deliver IP training materials for varying levels of experience within the technology workstream; maintain the IP training register.
Qualifications
Essential
* Patent Attorney UK and/or European qualified with PQE.
* Proven experience advising technologists and engineers on IP matters; strong invention identification, capture, prior art, and inventive activity assessment.
* Extensive patent drafting and prosecution experience; experience managing an IP portfolio and communicating with stakeholders.
* Ability to work as an IP expert in a matrix/project-based environment with the capacity to manage multiple projects; strong stakeholder relationship skills.
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and communication skills; strong technical background in a scientific or engineering discipline.
Desirable
* Experience managing IP matters in an industrial setting; IP risk assessment and freedom-to-operate analysis.
* Experience with high-quality prior art, landscape, and freedom-to-operate searching.
Additional Information
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, including women in STEM and individuals from British Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and individuals with disabilities. UKIFS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and aims to remove barriers to success in recruitment and employment.
UKIFS is committed to accessibility. Please email talent@ukifs.uk if you require adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to interview format or information sharing.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including DBS checks. There is a possibility of SC clearance being required in the future; if you already hold SC clearance, it can be transferred to UKIFS.
For applicants outside the UK or with time spent outside the UK in the last five years, please refer to gov.uk guidance on criminal records checks for overseas applicants. If your country is not listed, we cannot proceed with your application.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications. We may consider your application for future positions within the organisation.
For more information on UKIFS, visit: https://careers.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/download/UKIFS_CandidateRecruitmentPack.pdf
We have several opportunities available; to view them all please visit Careers - STEP.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Legal
* Industries: Research
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