We’re recruiting a patent administrator for our patent team. The role is based on-site at our head office in Derby. Our firm, Swindell & Pearson, is a legal services firm that advises clients on intellectual property law. Our patent team focuses on obtaining, defending and enforcing patents for our clients. Some of our clients are based locally in the Midlands, but many are based internationally in Europe, the USA and Asia. Our client base is very diverse and includes small businesses, universities and multinational corporations, including some well-known household names. The patent administrator role predominantly involves supporting our patent attorneys in obtaining patents for our clients. You’ll work in close collaboration with two patent attorneys to help them to work as effectively and efficiently as possible. The role will include: Preparing forms for electronically filing patent applications at the UK Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office; Sending instructions, prepared in collaboration with our patent attorneys, to foreign patent firms around the world in connection with foreign patent applications; Entering deadlines into our deadline management system; Dealing with administrative queries from foreign patent firms and patent offices; Processing incoming emails and preparing & sending outgoing emails; Monitoring deadlines and sending reminders to clients; Updating and ...