Patent Attorney - Engineering

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Patent Attorney - Engineering, sheffield, south yorkshire

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Client : Withers & Rogers

Location :

sheffield, south yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category : Other

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Job Views : Posted :

09.07.2025

Expiry Date : 23.08.2025

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Job Description :

Patent Attorney - Engineering

Sheffield, UK

About Us

Withers & Rogers is one of Europes largest dedicated intellectual property law firms, with offices across the UK, Paris, and Munich. Established 140 years ago, we remain as passionate as ever about making intellectual property work to our clients best advantage. Today, our clients include many renowned, innovative organisations from across Europe, North America, and Asia.

We believe that our patent and trade mark attorneys, support and operations staff have a breadth of expertise and a depth of specialist sector knowledge that is second to none.

Our purpose is building trusting relationships, and our vision is to be an independent, responsible, sustainably profitable, and globally focused firm.

The Role

Our Advanced Engineering Group supports a diverse range of highly innovative engineering businesses in the UK and overseas. We currently have two vacancies within our Advanced Engineering Group :

Role 1 We are embracing hybrid working, and therefore you will have the opportunity to mix days in the office and home, as agreed with your line manager, but there is an expectation that you will attend the office as needed for the role. The team are based in Sheffield, and we therefore ask that you be commutable to the Sheffield office. This role requires someone with a more general mechanical engineering background, strong knowledge of engines, and any experience with freedom to operate / clearance would be a bonus (but not a requirement). For this role, you must be at least single-qualified (either UK or European), and we will be happy to accept applications from dual-qualified attorneys.

Role 2 This role will work with teams across our Warwick, London and Sheffield offices, and therefore being commutable to any of these offices is required. However, as mentioned, we are embracing hybrid working, and therefore you will have the opportunity to work from home regularly. This role requires someone with a mechanical engineering background, however, experience in med tech and electromechanics is beneficial. For this role, you must be at least European qualified, and we are happy to accept applications from dual-qualified patent attorneys.

Both roles are for a full-time, permanent position based in one of our UK locations as specified above.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Drafting specifications and responding to office actions for complex inventions efficiently and to a high standard.
• Advising clients on securing appropriate IP protection.
• Assisting with Oral Proceedings at the European Patent Office.
• Corresponding with clients, Patent Offices and overseas Attorneys.
• Analysing prior art and working directly with clients to develop creative and persuasive arguments against patent office objections.
• Thoroughly analysing and amending existing patent specifications where necessary to address patent office objections to patent applications.
• Researching and advising on the status, scope and validity of third-party intellectual property rights.
• Engaging in business development activities including writing articles and, if qualified, supporting junior fee earners in their business development practice.
• Developing relationships with our current clients and building a network of contacts, with a view to converting contacts to clients and bringing in new business.

About You

To join us in this position, we require :

Your Rewards

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early applications are encouraged.

We foster a supportive and inclusive culture where employees are encouraged to broaden their knowledge, challenge themselves and share their ideas.

If you think you have the skills to succeed, we would love to hear from you.

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