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Patent Attorney

Employer
Taylor Root
Location
England, London, City of London
Closing date
12 Feb 2025
Reference
JN -012025-281221
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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, In-House
Experience Level
Senior Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Pharmaceuticals/Biotechnology

Job Details


A global leader in the pharmaceutical sector is looking for a Patent Attorney to join their legal team.

About the role:

As Patent Attorney, you will be responsible for handling general patent-related intellectual property matters including intellectual property due diligence, general IP consulting, management of IP litigation and other proceedings, IP prosecution and maintenance and patent strategy matters across Europe. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting the global Patent Team.

Key responsibilities for the role will include patent strategy and prosecution, including develop and implement patent strategies to protect intellectual property assets in Europe. In addition to managing patent applications, prosecutions, SPC, oppositions and litigations in Europe in collaboration with external counsel or business partner. You will assist with general legal matters for the business as well as ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and policies.

About you:

The successful candidate will be a European Patent Attorney and have a minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience, including having worked in-house in the pharmaceutical industry. Ideally you have experience of working in a commercial in-house environment. Substantive knowledge and experience of European patent searches, patent prosecution and patent litigation in the pharmaceuticals sector is essential. Additionally, deep knowledge of European patent laws, regulations, and procedures is key. Experience of working on multi-jurisdictional matters with a geographically dispersed teams would be positive; specifically prior experience working with Japanese companies or familiarity with Japanese business culture and language is desirable. This role would suit someone who is commercially astute and who thrives in a fast-paced, complex and high performing environment.

The company is expanding, and this is a fantastic role for someone looking to make on an immediate impact. If you thrive on the opportunity to work with and build effectively working relationships with senior stakeholders, then this could be a great fit for you. To explore this exciting role further, please apply

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Company

Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.

We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .

In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.

Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.

Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.

For more information please contact your nearest office:

5 Fleet Place

London

EC4M 7RD
T: +44 (0)20 7415 2828

Suite 614, Liberty House
DIFC
P.O. Box 506739
Dubai, UAE
T: +9714 448 7770

1918 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2973 6333

Level 15, Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
Singapore 049712

T: +65 6420 0500

Level 12, 25 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000

Level 4
520 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000
T: +61 (0)3 8610 8400

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