Total 54 patent attorney job vacancies in Singapore

Job Description

Position Summary:

Illumina is looking for a highly motivated, energetic attorney that is creative and strategic with a drive to deliver results in a fast-paced, innovative environment. The primary responsibility of the attorney is to provide legal and compliance support to Illumina’s manufacturing operations in Singapore and, on an as need basis, to Illumina’s commercial operations across Asia Pacific. The attorney will work collaboratively with the regional legal team as well as colleagues from the global legal organization and external legal counsel as needed. This position will be based in Singapore.

All About You

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Provide actionable and sound legal counsel on matters as designated by the Director, Legal, Asia Pacific & Japan. This includes:

• Advising and supporting specific business divisions/functions within Illumina’s manufacturing operations, e.g., IT, Supply Chain and Procurement in their engagements with third party vendors through contract review, drafting and negotiations.
• Working closely with Illumina’s commercial operations and contracts team to review, draft and negotiate terms and conditions on the sale of Illumina products and services.
• Enabling the businesses to be compliant with applicable laws, corporate policies and procedures, industry codes and guidelines by supporting the development of legal documentation in the areas of privacy, anti-corruption and competition and the preparation of training materials.
• Advising on employee relations matters, preparing and reviewing legal documentation as required.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating routine transactional documents such as real estate leases, non-disclosure agreements, and master services agreements.
• Developing, reviewing, drafting and negotiating compliance documentation such as consulting, grants, research collaborations, sponsorships, and speaker agreements.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to increase operational efficiencies within the Legal and Contracts Administration organization through standardization of legal documentation and establishment of better processes.
• Assisting with the monitoring and assessment of external counsel on assigned projects where applicable, to ensure consistent delivery of prompt, cost effective and quality legal services.
• Supporting on corporate secretarial matters as necessary and instructing and liaising with external corporate secretarial services vendor as appropriate.

All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.

Preferred Education:

• Law degree from a recognized law school
• Legally qualified to practice in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia or the United Kingdom as preference, open to considering candidates qualified in Korea or Japan

Preferred Experience:

• 7 to 8 years of post-admission experience (both in-house and top tier law firm)
• Ability to identify key issues and consistently apply a high standard of integrity, professionalism, legal knowledge, expertise and business ethics
• Track record in providing practical, commercially focused and value-added legal advice with a “can do” attitude.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment
• Very comfortable with changing priorities in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Skilled at dealing with a broad range of people across all levels
• Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt and iterate seamlessly in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Outlook required
• Must be very detail oriented and pro-active

Additional Experience:

• Additional professional or academic legal qualification outside of Singapore
• In-house legal and compliance experience with a multi-national life sciences company
• Private practice experience in advising the healthcare industry
• Private practice experience in providing general commercial, regulatory, including privacy, competition, marketing and/or compliance advice. Some experience in commercial litigation and general employment law would be desirable
• Familiarity with the US Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, U.K. Bribery Act, privacy and regional employment laws would be advantageous
• Experience in representing a company subject to regulations in the United States would be advantageous

We are currently working on an opportunity for a Registered Patent Attorney to join our client, an international firm with a full-service IP and technology practice in Singapore.

Ranked prominently in Chambers and Legal500, the seasoned practitioners within this team offer valuable local perspectives and pragmatic guidance. They also craft innovative, cross-jurisdictional protection strategies as needed.

The ideal candidate will be someone with:

• A degree level in electrical, electronic, ICT and mechanical fields, and would ideally have at least 5 years of experience working with patents
• Able to operate in diverse cultural contexts and various time zones, adeptly handling conflicting priorities.
• A constant willingness to learn, grow, and develop.

Your interest will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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• Preparing official forms for filing of new applications
• Generating file numbers
• Data entry
• Opening physical files
• Monitor deadlines & prepare reminders to clients on upcoming deadlines
• Generate payment vouchers and invoices
• General administrative duties including photocopying, faxing and dispatch
• Any other matters/projects that the management may require assistance with from time to time.

Requirements:

• Diploma in any discipline/ GCE 'A' level/ GCE 'O' level/ GCE ‘N’ level/ Higher Nitec in Office Skills
• Minimum 1 year of clerical or administrative experience
• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office

OTHER POSITIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

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Kindly email us your detailed resume in MS Word format only, stating full details of qualifications, experience, current and expected salaries.

(We thank all applicants for writing in. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence).

Associate Patent Examiner (ICT), Patent Search, Examination and Analytics, IPOS International

Great ideas do not discriminate, and anyone can have them. Given the right protection and support, a great idea can become a powerful brand, a transformative technology, an innovative process or design, or even a song or story that moves one’s soul. Housing Singapore’s largest community of intellectual property (IP) experts, IPOS understands better than anyone how important it is to protect ideas and creations for now and for the future. We leverage our deep technical, legal and business expertise to help innovative enterprises grow, through their intangible assets, including IP, from Singapore, through Singapore. We catalyse the ideas of today, into the assets of tomorrow.

About IPOS International

IPOS International (IPOS Intl) is a private limited company fully owned by IPOS, committed to building Singapore’s future growth as a global hub for intellectual property creation, protection and management. We serve the public sector, investors, private enterprises, not-for-profits, service providers and individuals through patent search and analysis, training and IP management services. Together, we amplify creativity and enable innovation, to realise tangible economic and social value from intangible assets.

How you can contribute

Reporting to the Division Lead, you will join a team of highly skilled and talented professionals to help enterprises innovate and grow by ensuring the grant of high-quality patents.

Role

This position requires you to apply scientific and technical knowledge to the concepts of patent law. You will be required to assess whether an invention is new and judge whether the invention has a technical and legal basis to be granted a patent in Singapore.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Analyse patent applications and identify technical concepts relating to an invention;

• Conduct searches of the state-of-the-art using specialised databases to investigate whether an invention is new;

• Conduct substantive examination to ensure an invention complies with patentability criteria required for a patent to be granted;

• Communicate with applicants or their patent agents through written opinions to present examination outcomes;

• Consider submissions filed in response to written opinions to advance the prosecution, conducting interviews with applicants or their patent agents to clarify positions where necessary.

General Responsibilities

• Interpret patent law and apply guidelines in the examination of patent applications;

• Assess patent applications within area of technical expertise and areas at the periphery;

• Formulate search strategies for uncovering prior art documents in a cost-efficient manner;

• Communicate, in writing and verbally, technical and legal arguments, to facilitate prosecution;

• Discuss and offer technical expertise to peers for inventions that cut across technological domains;

• Keep pace with technological developments.

Are you the one? Please write to us if you have/are:

• A strong foundation in science or engineering;

• Strong analytical and reasoning skills;

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally;

• Driven to excel and meet challenges;

• Constantly curious, enjoy learning and applying new skills;

• Strong interpersonal skills, leadership qualities and a team player who can be part of a network of technical experts.

In particular, we are looking for someone to join our team with:

• At least a good class Honours degree in Science or Engineering;

• Familiarity in wireless communication, or audio/video coding standards such as 3GPP, IEEE would be a plus;

• Experience in patent prosecution or completion of Specialist Certificate in Intangible Asset Management/Master of IP and Innovation Management would be an advantage.

Successful candidates will go through a structured training programme in patent law and patent search and examination. You will have opportunities to attend professional training courses and seminars to keep pace with the latest developments in your technical field.

To apply for this position, please email your CV to [email protected]