DysonPatent Attorney
Dyson is hiring a Patent Attorney. Level rates it ; you can apply on Dyson.
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- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include patent law, ip strategy and freedom to operate.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 475 other open roles at Dyson.
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Patent Attorney needed at Dyson to manage IP risks, prosecute global patent applications, and support litigation.
About Us
Dyson is a global technology company with a unique philosophy - to solve problems that others ignore. It transforms every category it enters with radical and iconic re-inventions that work, perform and look very different. Today, Dyson offers products across a wide range of areas, including audio, floorcare, air purification, robotics, haircare (including formulations), lighting and hand drying. But it doesn’t stop there; Dyson continues to expand into new areas.
IP is vital to Dyson as it underpins the company’s commitment to innovation and competitive advantage. By protecting Dyson’s innovation and product design, IP ensures that Dyson’s significant investment in research and development is safeguarded from imitation and misuse. This protection enables Dyson to maintain its leadership in cutting-edge products, supports market growth, and fosters consumer trust in the originality and quality of Dyson products.
About The Role
We have new roles within the IP department. Working closely with Research, Design and Development (RDD), you’ll be responsible for managing IP risks and opportunities, and for delivering strategic value and legal advice. You’ll be heavily involved in supporting exciting new technologies and products, which span a diverse range of categories.
Advising the business on a wide range of IP issues, your key responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and managing IP risks and opportunities associated with new projects and technologies.
- Advising the business on potential IP risks through analysing freedom-to-operate searches and challenging the validity of third-party rights.
- Engaging with outside counsel to support patent drafting activities.
- Prosecuting patent applications globally, to deliver strategically relevant patents in a cost-effective manner.
- Supporting the Litigation team with IP disputes and enforcement, including reviewing competitor products.
This role will be based at our state-of-the-art technology campus in Malmesbury.
About You
- You’ll be a qualified or part-qualified UK and/or European Patent Attorney.
- Ideally, you’ll have a mechanical, electrical or chemical background. However, we welcome applications from all candidates irrespective of background.
- You’ll be comfortable working collaboratively, with the ability to communicate IP matters to non-IP people in a clear and concise manner.
- You’ll also be proactive, demonstrating a willingness to own and develop areas of responsibility and be able to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
Benefits
Financial Benefits
- Pension
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Bonus or commission depending on role
Lifestyle Benefits
- 27 days of holiday (Buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave)
- Free lunch, hot drinks and fruit on-site
- Free on-site gym (Malmesbury)
- Free on-site hair salon (Malmesbury)
- Dyson discount codes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Free Dyson bus from Bristol, Bath, Chippenham and Swindon
- GymFlex and My Active discounts
Health Benefits
- Private medical insurance for all employees
- Private dental insurance (level dependant)
- Optical plan
- Free on-site GP, physiotherapists and mental health professionals (Malmesbury)
- Digital GP and prescription service
- Assisted fertility support
- Peppy app: fertility, birth and menopause support
- Employee Assistance Programme
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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
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