UK Regional Patent Formalities Manager

Title: UK Regional Patent Support Manager

Location: UK Any

The Position

As the UK Regional Patent Support Manager, you will be responsible for managing the client administration function (Patents) across defined UK areas. Your primary focus will be on ensuring the delivery of excellent client service by implementing consistent, efficient, and effective processes across the firm\’s UK-based locations. You will work closely with key stakeholders, including Group Heads, Office Heads, IT, Learning, and other business support functions, to align processes, optimize efficiency, and enhance service quality. This role involves managing and developing a team, promoting a culture that reflects HGF’s values of People, Excellence, Teamwork, and Progressive, and ensuring effective talent development and continuous professional development for both yourself and your team members.

About You

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a leadership role, with an in-depth understanding of patent support processes and procedures. Strong leadership and team management skills are essential, along with a track record of fostering a positive and productive work environment. Excellent organizational and time management abilities, as well as exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, are also required.

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution.

With 24 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.
• We’re a firm with a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion), with a staff led DEI Focus Group, affinity networks and a DEI Board sponsor
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team focused on career long development of your skills along with a digital learning platform covering a wide range of content
• Benefits including our award winning enhanced parental leave policy, 27 days holiday, bonus scheme and flexible working

HGF Values

People – People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work-life balance. Progression is based on merit.

Excellence – We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.

Teamwork – We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Progressive – We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out-of-date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.