AkzoNobel is one of the world’s leading industrial companies and their businesses are active in decorative paints, performance coatings and speciality chemicals. With the acquisition of ICI, in 2008, they consolidated their position as the world’s largest paints and coatings company. Employing some 60,000 personnel in over 80 countries, their 2009 revenue totalled 13,893 billion. AkzoNobel is passionate about introducing new ideas and developing sustainable answers for their customers. They are committed to excellence and delivering ‘tomorrow’s answers today’.
Their Marine & Protective Coatings business is the global market leader in its sector and part of AkzoNobel’s successful Performance Coatings operation. Over recent years they have been investing an ever-increasing portion of their revenue into R&D, successfully filling their product pipeline every year since 2004. They now wish to strengthen their IP resource by recruiting a high-calibre, commercially focused Patent Attorney to manage this important portfolio.
You will play a key role in ensuring competitive advantage worldwide for technical and commercial innovations arising principally from their research centre based in the North East of England. Working closely with scientists, commercial colleagues, and senior management, you will enjoy considerable
responsibility and autonomy and be required to offer advice on the full range of IP issues including; patent strategy, drafting applications, freedom to market opinions, prosecution and opposition at the EPO, licensing contracts, and IP agreements.
Candidates will possess a first degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and be a fully qualified CPA and/or EPA with a proven track record in either private practice or industry. Finals’ standard candidates will also be seriously considered. You should enjoy and respond to working in a culture that is entrepreneurial and fast moving, and have the commercial flair to identify potential opportunities.
This is an exceptional opportunity, with excellent prospects for long-term career development with a world leader where innovation is key to their continuing success.
Their Marine & Protective Coatings business is the global market leader in its sector and part of AkzoNobel’s successful Performance Coatings operation. Over recent years they have been investing an ever-increasing portion of their revenue into R&D, successfully filling their product pipeline every year since 2004. They now wish to strengthen their IP resource by recruiting a high-calibre, commercially focused Patent Attorney to manage this important portfolio.
You will play a key role in ensuring competitive advantage worldwide for technical and commercial innovations arising principally from their research centre based in the North East of England. Working closely with scientists, commercial colleagues, and senior management, you will enjoy considerable
responsibility and autonomy and be required to offer advice on the full range of IP issues including; patent strategy, drafting applications, freedom to market opinions, prosecution and opposition at the EPO, licensing contracts, and IP agreements.
Candidates will possess a first degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Materials Science and be a fully qualified CPA and/or EPA with a proven track record in either private practice or industry. Finals’ standard candidates will also be seriously considered. You should enjoy and respond to working in a culture that is entrepreneurial and fast moving, and have the commercial flair to identify potential opportunities.
This is an exceptional opportunity, with excellent prospects for long-term career development with a world leader where innovation is key to their continuing success.