Patent Paralegal

Role: Patent Paralegal

Industry: Intellectual Property

Salary: £ Competitive

Location: West Lancashire, UK

The Company:

Our client is a global leading manufacturing company based in the UK. A vacancy has arisen for an IP Administrator/Paralegal (according to experience) within the Intellectual Property team based in the UK.

The role is primarily concerned with executing the legal formalities associated with patents, designs and trademarks & supporting the team.

The Role:

Key responsibilities will be but are not limited to:

• Preparation and arranging execution of legal and official documents necessary for IP prosecution overseeing of legal action.
• Instructing and coordinating the filing of foreign patent applications and the validation of European Patents via the EPO or UPC
• Attending to payments for patent office fees and processing foreign attorney invoices.
• Filing/registration of new trademarks and designs.
• Managing and updating records for renewal fees.
• Administering IP Agreements, preparing extensions and maintaining the agreements database.

The Candidate:

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Have or be willing to acquire detailed knowledge relating to all aspects of Intellectual Property.
• Ideally have a professional qualification in Patent Administration from the Chartered Institute of Patents Attorneys or be willing to attain this qualification.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Be customer focused and aim to understand customer needs.
• Have good attention to detail and take personal responsibility to achieve results and objectives.

If you feel you are the right person for this exciting opportunity, please send us your CV.

Caselton Clark are an Intellectual Property agency based in London. We work in partnership with the Perry Clayman Employment Agency on vacancies in the UK and across Europe.