Are you a current Elekta employee? Please click here to apply through our internal career site Find Jobs - Elekta. Want to join a team with a mission to improve and save lives? We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities. We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details! About the job- Patent Attorney – (Hybrid) – UK ( Base location - Crawley ) We don’t just build technology. We build hope. At Elekta we believe patients should have access to – and benefit from – precise, personalised radiation therapy. Elekta’s Precision Radiation Medicine is revolutionizing cancer care. Bringing together science, technology, and clinical intelligence, we’re working towards a future where everyone who needs it can benefit from precise and individually tailored radiotherapy treatments. We’re giving millions of... patients the chance to live more moments that matter. What You’ll Do at Elekta As a Patent Attorney, you will provide expert advice and assistance in all matters relating to patents and other intellectual property rights. With a primary focus on hardware & associated software developments in Europe, US and China in order to identify and protect Elekta’s innovation, develop the IPR strategy, maximising differentiation opportunities and minimising the level of 3rd party IPR risk to the business. The right stuff Provide all aspects of legal support, general commercial and regulatory advice relevant to Elekta’s patent portfolio. Manage IPR and patent awareness within Elekta Assist in the development and implementation of IP strategies and raising awareness of IP Review of the existing portfolio and the IPR portfolio of third parties to maximise Elekta’s IP patent protection and minimise infringement risks Ensure appropriate IPR risk management of Elekta developed products or services Provide project based IPR support to new product research and development Monitor, evaluate and translate the interpretation of new IP legislation to support business strategy and objectives Builds, develops, and maintains relationships with key internal contacts within all Elekta group companies and business functions where IPR/patent issues may arise through innovation or infringement risks Provide IPR support to Elekta legal teams globally Management of workload of international network of external patent support Support of external research and technology transfer programs to manage IPR creation and capture. Support in IPR legal enforcement and litigation Support of IP licensing and license management Develop, implement, and manage internal IP support processes What we believe you have Near or up to 3 years qualified British and/or European Patent Attorney. Expert in IPR legal and formalities requirements in key countries (US, EP, CN) Scientific or engineering degree Expert in IPR database management Electrical/Mechanical/Software technical patent competency Expert in patent and design filing and prosecution Expert knowledge of patent, design, and copyright law mainly in UK and Europe, but also have an awareness of worldwide legislation and relevant impact. Competency in Opposition and other adversarial proceedings against third party patents and/or defending Elekta. Highly experienced in patent formalities globally Computer skills – good IPR database skills, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook skills Process management and development for IPR governance Proficient in English What You’ll Get In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits. Please note that depending on the location the benefits might vary. Group Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Pension Dependants’ Pension Retirement Policy Life Assurance Holiday Purchase Cycle-to-work scheme Flexible working hours Hybrid work environment Long Service Awards Hiring Process We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail. The last day for applying is 30th April 2023. Your Elekta contact For questions, please contact the responsible Global TA Partner Nidhi Sarkar, at [email protected]. We are an equal-opportunity employer We are an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. About Elekta As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. Elekta is a proud innovator and supplier of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders. More than 6,000 hospitals worldwide rely on Elekta technology. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven, and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combines passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a presence in more than 120 countries, and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow @Elekta on Twitter and on LinkedIn. About Elekta As a leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. We openly collaborate with customers to advance sustainable, outcome-driven and cost-efficient solutions to meet evolving patient needs, improve lives and bring hope to everyone dealing with cancer. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in more than 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
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