Trainee Patent Attorney

Closing date for applications: 14 June 2024

The Position and the Firm

Potter Clarkson, one of Europe’s largest and most accredited full-service intellectual property practices, is welcoming applications from highly qualified candidates with a graduate or post-graduate degree level qualification in Chemistry or a related discipline, to train and qualify as a patent attorney based in our Copenhagen office.

The role of a patent attorney is varied and at Potter Clarkson we work with a vast range of clients to secure patent protection, locally and globally, which involves regular client interaction, scoping inventions and determining how they can be best used to gain a strategic advantage.

The team in Copenhagen works closely with a number of the firm’s clients in the region, as well as international clients in the US. The focus of the growing team is to support companies developing new therapeutics, those manufacturing high value chemicals/materials and companies manufacturing food ingredients, often working directly with R&D scientists to help them understand the IP landscape.

Training and qualifying as a patent attorney requires hard work and dedication. To excel you need many talents, including a strong scientific understanding, excellent language skills and commercial acumen.

Working at the forefront of technology, patent attorneys work with clients to secure protection for technologies at the forefront of scientific innovation.

The Firm and What We Offer

Potter Clarkson is one of the leading pan-European Intellectual Property law firms, with seven offices across the UK, Denmark and Sweden.

We offer clients a full IP service to support them in achieving their commercial objectives. We pride ourselves in the exceptional level of client care offered by our approachable and engaged team.

We have over 90 patent and trade mark professionals and 10 IP solicitors, who are expertly assisted by over 130 support staff and excellent IT infrastructure.

The firm is consistently ranked in the top tier of major legal guides, such as Legal 500 and MIP. We also hold three independent ISO accreditations which evidence our high level of environmental awareness, service provision and information security.

From day one you will be assigned a supervisor and mentor to guide you through the extensive training programme, and you will immediately work assisting clients with protecting their innovation under the supervision of qualified attorneys across the entire Chemistry team.

Candidates will be expected to work towards qualification as a Certified Danish Patent Agent and European patent attorney. Typically, it takes at least four years to qualify as a patent attorney, so we are looking for candidates who are ready to dedicate time to personal development. Candidates are provided all the support they need during their formative years and the firm invests heavily in their training and personal development to produce outstanding patent professionals.

Candidates will receive a competitive benefits package including 30 days of annual leave per annum, an annual wellness allowance, pension, life assurance, Euro accident insurance, birthday leave, discretionary bonus scheme and long service awards.

Benefits

We can offer:

A work environment that provides a unique combination of British and Scandinavian values Opportunities for short and longer-term secondments to our other European offices The benefits of a small office paired with the security and infrastructure of a larger firm An exciting range of clients and complex patent cases Focus on direct client work and building long-term relationships, including opportunities for networking and business development Flexible working policy / remote working options tailored to meet our employees’ needs A structured training program based on an in-house Training Academy and a helpful peer network across the firm to help you succeed A comprehensive rolling programme of internal professional training seminars, to fully support you not just through your exams but also well beyond A fast-paced learning environment paired with increased responsibility as you progress Excellent career development opportunities A chance to define your own career goals and needs, with plenty of support along the way – we will do everything we can to keep you developing even post qualification

We are committed to providing a highly supportive, inclusive and stimulating workplace for all our people.

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