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Job Description: |
Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is a global leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, and complementary products such as capacitive touch sensing ICs, ASICs, non-volatile memory and radio frequency components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete microcontroller-based system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, automotive, security, communications computing markets. By providing tools and support Atmel enables those customers to lead the markets they serve with electronic products that are smaller, smarter, more cost effective and versatile than ever before.
The Company’s continued growth and development of complex technologies depends on the strength of its Intellectual Property portfolio, which is an integral component in its long-term strategic planning. To ensure continuity of its commercial success, the Company is seeking to appoint a European IP Counsel to be based in Hamble, Hampshire, who will support all Intellectual Property activities in Europe.
The Role:
· Oversee all Intellectual Property issues arising from company activity in design centres throughout Europe. · Provide strategic IP opinions, legal advice and education to European IP staff to ensure compliance with U.S. and European patent law requirements and best practices. · Promote the generation of patentable inventions, including forging the necessary close working relationships with both inventors and management. · Assess the impact of new developments in the fields of U.S. and European IP law on Atmel’s business, and advising internal clients accordingly. Candidates should possess the following profile:
· Qualified European Patent Attorney. · Degree educated in Physics, Electrical Engineering or other relevant subject matter. · Significant practical exposure to U.S. patent law, preferably through work experience in the U.S. or through working in the foreign office of a U.S. law firm or corporate legal department. · Fluency in English. This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious patent professional, who wishes to join a global organisation, operating at the forefront of pioneering technology.
Job Number: 13140
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