Patent Attorney

Overview

In this role you will provide expert IP guidance to inventors, supporting patentability assessments, drafting, filing and prosecution of applications within Airbus. You will manage technology portfolio segments and align invention protection with corporate strategy, prioritising filings by technical and commercial impact. You will assess freedom to operate risks and coordinate external patent counsel to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. You will work in a cross-functional setting that shapes Airbus’s IP landscape and contributes to its innovation-driven mission.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual profit share
• Contributory pension
• Share options
• Car leasing scheme
• On-site parking

Responsibilities

• Advise inventors on patentability, cross-examination, drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications
• Take responsibility for one or more technology portfolio segments and adapt content to strategy, including prioritisation and geographic scope
• Advise on freedom to operate risks and pre-dispute work
• Manage external patent counsel to deliver on time, quality, and cost

Key requirements

• Fully qualified and registered UK Chartered Patent Attorney and/or fully qualified and registered European Patent Attorney
• Proven experience of providing advice in the field of Intellectual Property (IP)

• Intellectual Property (IP)
• Patent drafting and prosecution
• Freedom to operate analysis

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