Belgium Job Openings
Kirkpatrick Intellectual Property
HEAD OF PATENT DEPARTMENT
La Hulpe
October 10, 2024
Who’s Kirkpatrick ?
Kirkpatrick is a leading Intellectual Property firm, established in Belgium since 1852. Our multilingual patent attorneys, engineers and lawyers provide advice on issues related to patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, licenses, domain names and other IP aspects.
Your key activities:
- Develop the Patent department, in alignment with the company's overall business goals.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of patent attorneys, engineers and paralegals. Ensure continuous professional development and training within the team.
- Analyse client needs and propose innovation and protection strategies
- Carry out patentability and freedom to operate analyses
- Draft and prosecute patent applications, including portfolio management
- Advice and represent clients in relation to IP Disputes
- Develop partnerships with professional associations, incubators, foreign associates…
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Participate to scientific and training activities – represent our firm at professional events.
- A qualified European Patent Attorney and preferably a national European patent qualification
- Specialized in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, Physics or Computer Science, although candidates with a different technical background will also be considered
- Experience in an intellectual property firm and/or an in-house patent attorney role
- Experience in patent portfolio management
- Experience in leadership and team management
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluent in English, French and/or Dutch (written and spoken), German is a plus
- Proactive
- Service minded; precise
- A team player but having the ability to take the lead and set direction
- An analytical mind
- Strategic vision
- Ability to adapt
We offer:
- A challenging role in a well-established IP Firm with international outlook
- Responsibility, autonomy
- International client portfolio
- To be part of a great, young professional team
- Competitive remuneration package
Lidy-Anne Jeswiet – la.jeswiet@kirkpatrick.eu - +32 2 652 16 00 - www.kirkpatrick.eu
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