Patent Attorney

Job Description

For our Corporate Legal Department in Leidschendam (the Netherlands) we are currently looking for a Patent Attorney.

In this role you advise the business on commercial legal and Intellectual Property matters. You are responsible for partnering with R&D and Innovation in invention scouting as well as drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the Marine and Land portfolios, in both engineering and software related topics. You report to the Global Head of IP. Although this role is located in Leidschendam, you are expected to work globally.

Your role

• You draft, prosecute and defend patent applications/patents;

• You assist, support and advise the company in patent and other IP-related matters such as patent strength and validity options, risk assessments and IP strategies;

• You are responsible for IP awareness sessions, IP education and presentation of complex patent situations in a simplified manner among internal stakeholders;

• You assist in identifying business risk and in developing policies, procedures and trainings;

• You represent Fugro in Oral Proceedings before the EPO (examination/post-grant proceedings).

What you bring along

• You have a University degree in (any type of) Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Technology, Software engineering, Software development or any related discipline.

• You are a certified attorney and in the possession of either an EQE (candidates of the EQE 2024 or 2025 may be considered as well) or a national patent attorney education e.g. CPA, Dutch patent attorney, US patent agent. Holding both EQE and national patent attorney qualifications is an advantage;

• You preferably have knowledge and Copyright and/or copyleft experience;

• You have experience as an in-house Patent Attorney or in a private practice;

• You have experience in drafting/prosecuting EP patent applications in software-related topics;

• You have excellent communication and language skills in English (written and spoken).

What Fugro offers

• A competitive salary;

• 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;

• Commuting allowance;

• Modern pension scheme;

• Collective health insurance;

• Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

• Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro.

For further information, please contact Bram van der Ploeg, Recruiter, +31 6 3458 0051.

After you have applied

• You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application.

• When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you;

• After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round.

• If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer, and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**