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Job Req ID: 37406 Posting Date: 12 Nov 2024 Function: Legal and Governance Unit: Networks Location: 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom Salary: Competitive Salary & Great Benefits Recruiter: Natilla Turner Location: London or Bristol, Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 wherever Why this job matters Innovation has driven BT's long heritage, and is crucial to the transformational technological development required to fulfil our purpose to connect for good in the modern world.
Protecting the IP rights generated underpins significant value to BT, and our patent attorneys play key strategic roles in maximising benefit from innovation commercialisation.
What you'll be doing Working closely with BT's world-class researchers, developers, and commercialisation specialists to identify inventions, determine suitability for patent protection, and draft patent applications.
Taking responsibility for prosecuting and maintaining a portion of BT's patent portfolio in a timely, cost-effective, and commercially strategic manner.
Influencing BT's patent strategy and procedures for obtaining, maintaining, and commercialising its global patent portfolio.
Contributing to knowledge sharing and peer review activities for continuous development of excellence across our close-knit Patents Team.
Supporting IP commercialisation activities, litigation, IP disputes, and negotiations.
Advising BT colleagues on IP-related issues impacting business decisions.
Raising awareness of the commercial impact of IP within BT.
The skills you will need Qualified European Patent Attorney and UK Chartered Patent Attorney, with at least 3 years' post-qualification experience.
Rights of Representation before the UK, European, and Unified Patent Court authorities.
Extensive patent drafting and prosecution experience, preferably focussed on computer-implemented inventions.
Ability to understand the work of BT's research, development, engineering, and technical teams, e.g.
in areas such as cybersecurity, machine learning, and telecommunications networks.
Experience in one or more of: litigation, post-grant legal procedures, IP disputes, and negotiations.
Key decisions: Compliance with all BT policies is mandatory, including the Standards of Behaviour Policy & Procedure and the Being Trusted: Our Code.
Benefits 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays, and additional days for length of service.
15% on target bonus.
Car/Cash allowance - £5,500.
Private Medical Insurance.
Life Assurance.
Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%.
Discounts on EE mobile, and EE TV as well as other products and services including broadband, cyber and home security.
Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks.
3 volunteering days per year.
Competitive friends and family discount on EE Mobile.
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