Patent Formalities Assistant

Recruiter
SSQ
Location
England, London
Salary
Competitive
Posted
07 Mar 2018
Closes
04 Apr 2018
Ref
JV44674
Contact
Valentina Dunn
Job Title
Administration
Practice Area
Compliance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

We are recruiting for a Patent Formalities Assistant on a permanent basis for a top tier UK law firm. As this is a new practice within the firm, the role will be working closely with partners, having input into building a Formalities process and team.

The successful candidate will have ideally have passed the CIPA qualification. As you will be responsible for managing a later number of deadlines, you should be accustomed to working to tight timescales. An ability to take an initiative and manage multiple workloads is essential.

An example of the duties you will undertake in this role are

  • Preparing EPOline instructions
  • Monitoring of 71(3) communications
  • Reviewing incoming and outgoing correspondence
  • Monitoring deadlines and inputting onto the system
  • Liaising with fee earners, agents and clients
  • Other ad-hoc duties

Experience in patent formalities is essential.