About Us

We are a European intellectual property firm helping businesses protect their ideas through patents, trade marks and designs. Our teams work with everyone from start ups to global organisations, combining technical expertise with a supportive, collaborative culture. We value high quality work, flexibility and giving people the space to grow in their careers.

This Role is available in London and Manchester.

Job and Person Specification

• Minimum of 6 months experience as a Patent Administrator or Paralegal.
• Ability to work independently to a high standard and use own initiative.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Efficient, able to prioritise to meet deadlines and multi-task.
• Must be able and willing to learn new systems and procedures.
• Must be a team player, personable and approachable.
• Able to work under pressure and respond to changing demands on a daily basis
• A very high attention to detail

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare documentation relating to patents, designs and/or trade marks, and manage formalities for UK, European, International and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.
• Type, edit and amend Word documents containing technical content.
• Prepare forms and correspondence from templates using case-specific information.
• Maintain formalities records for fee earners’ cases, including managing US IDS records for patent families.
• Assist fee earners in obtaining information from the EPO, UKIPO, EUIPO, WIPO and other IP-related databases and websites.
• Dealing with incoming and outgoing communications, sending reminders/acknowledgements and preparing and/or sending emails on behalf of Attorneys
• Preparation and handling of all ancillary documentation as necessary (e.g. file management, photocopying, scanning, etc.)
• Maintaining Attorneys diary.