Job Description
Job Role: Patent Administrator/ Paralegal
Location: London
Hours of work: Full Time
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Competitive
About Us
We are a European intellectual property firm helping businesses protect their ideas through patents, trade marks and designs. Our teams work with everyone from start ups to global organisations, combining technical expertise with a supportive, collaborative culture. We value high quality work, flexibility and giving people the space to grow in their careers.
Job and Person Specification
* Minimum of 2 years experience as a Patent Administrator or Paralegal.
* Ability to work independently to a high standard and use own initiative.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Efficient, able to prioritise to meet deadlines and multi-task.
* Must be able and willing to learn new systems and procedures.
* Must be a team player, personable and approachable.
* Able to work under pressure and respond to changing demands on a daily basis
* A very high attention to detail
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare documentation relating to patents, designs and/or trade marks, and manage formalities for UK, European, International and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.
* Type, edit and amend Word documents containing technical content.
* Prepare forms and correspondence from templates using case-specific information.
* Maintain formalities records for fee earners’ cases, including managing US IDS records for patent families.
* Assist fee earners in obtaining information from the EPO, UKIPO, EUIPO, WIPO and other IP-related databases and websites.
* Dealing with incoming and outgoing communications, sending reminders/acknowledgements and preparing and/or sending emails on behalf of Attorneys
* Preparation and handling of all ancillary documentation as necessary (e.g. file management, photocopying, scanning, etc.)
* Maintaining Attorneys diary.