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Working at Airbus

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Join Airbus Operations Limited as a Patent Attorney on a permanent, full-time basis located in Filton. The role features a 35-hour week with Friday afternoons off, hybrid working with 80% office presence, and a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits.

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).
  • Subject to a BPSS check including a criminal record check.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Patent Prosecution: Advise inventors, cross-examine, and handle the drafting, filing, and prosecution of patent applications.
  • Portfolio Management: Take responsibility for technology portfolio segments, adapting content to technical and commercial strategy.
  • Risk Management: Advise on freedom to operate risks and conduct pre-dispute work.
  • Counsel Management: Manage external patent counsel to deliver on time, quality, and cost.
  • Potential transition routes: People from IP legal counsel or patent specialist roles may bring relevant advisory and prosecution skills, alongside meeting the formal qualification requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional

LOCATION: Filton (80% of your working week must be office based)

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more

  • Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday

  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities

  • Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance, wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation

  • Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight ( #ZEROe ) to cleaning up space , sustainability is at the heart of our purpose . So what's your next change?

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

  • Provide advice to inventors on patentability, cross-examination of inventors, drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications.
  • Take responsibility for one or more technology portfolio segments and be capable of autonomously adapting the content of the portfolio to the technical and commercial strategy of the company including prioritisation of inventions and geographical extent of patent protection in view of the competitive and commercial landscape.
  • Advise on freedom to operate risks and pre-dispute work.
  • Management of external patent counsel to deliver on time, quality and cost.

ABOUT YOU:

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

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

#LI-MC1

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Legal

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Apply now
Airbus

Patent Attorney

Filton
On-site, Hybrid
Competitive salary with profit share and pension

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