Patent Engineer

Patent Engineer**法務**

**勤務開始日**

2024-10-31**勤務地**

Grenoble, フランス.**勤務形態**

正社員**WORKED TIME**

Full time**応募する**

ARaymondは、世界を動かす機械や製品のための、最先端のファスニングシステムとアセンブリシステムを生産しています。

1865年にグルノーブルで創業し、現在もこの土地に本社を置く当社は、家族経営の企業です。プレススタッドの発明をはじめ、さまざまな技術革新を生み出してきた歴史を誇りとしています。

158年以上にわたって当社の業績を支えてきたものは、社員に力を与え、社員の幸福を第一に考える、サーバント・リーダーシップに基づく経営モデルです。

当社では現在、世界25か国以上で8500人以上の社員が働いています。ARaymondはこれからも、世界のファスニング＆アセンブリ市場の持続可能性を牽引すべく取り組んでまいります。

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- ABOUT THE JOB- Interfacing with our numerous internal clients the Patent Engineer provides Intellectual Property support on the business processes of the company and its affiliates. Within the Legal Department (IP team) the Patent Engineer will be collaborating with R&D engineers and business operatives, studying the IP related requests and providing initial counsel on the technical elements of the new developments’ exploitation, validity, IP matters and protection strategy etc. This position reports to the Patent Manager, based in Grenoble.- ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES1. Advise and assist internal clients in the matters of new developments and their exploitation:
- Conduct regular and transverse prior art studies and analysis during or after product conception,
- Study and analyse competitors patents and patent portfolios,
- Participate actively in the IP studies of the different R&D projects and report on the follow-up of such projects to the IP Manager,
- Assist R&D teams with work around advise to bypass foreign IP rights,
- Evaluate and analyse technical documents (drawings etc.),
- Conduct IP trainings on regular basis and provide additional training due to special wishes.

2. Advise the clients on patentability matters and invention matters:

- Initial evaluation of inventions,
- Invention analysis and initial technical analysis for potential patentability,
- Support Inventors to improve the quality of invention disclosures with added illustrations, pictures, improved disclosure descriptions and/or improved concept development,
- Participate in the brainstorming sessions on new concepts, give feedback to the IP team on these sessions and on the results expected,
- Communicate matters with local teams on IP strategic matters like filing, extension or maintenance decisions, according to internal company procedures and exchanges with the IP team.

3. Support internal projects and developments, support and participate in IP strategy matters:

- Assist the IP network to increase the awareness of the R&D teams of IP strategic questions and IP risk management,
- Provide technical surveillance of competitors and active patents related to the activity of the company,
- Evaluate counterfeits and infringements for potential litigation matters (defence/offense) related to IP, involve IP Manager for final decision,
- Prepare 3rd party submission / opposition /invalidity actions to IP rights and the related organizations, preservation of evidence, coordination of external searches, definition of strategy,
- Provide risk analyse due to potential infringement cases,
- Support local Global Legal Counsel and sales teams during agreement/contract drafting proceedings, involve IP Manager for final decision,
- B2B coordination/negotiation referring IP related topics (co-ownership, infringement ), involve IP Manager for final decision,
- Selection of countries for nationalization and validation for additional protection after the priority filing,
- Observe the dedicated IP portfolio referring business relevance, determination to pursue patent families including decisions for payments for annual fees,
- Analyse inventor remuneration systems, advice giving of legal constraints due to local legislation,
- Counsel IP referents,
- Educate new team members according to to AR internal procedures,

4. Day to day tasks:

- Complete, maintain, analyse and use databases - internal and external,
- Participate in the IP network exchanges, committees and activities etc.
- EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES- Studies : Engineer - Bachelor of Science - Engineering background with a comfort with technical products
- Experience