The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IP touches everything that makes life more enjoyable, easier, safer, and more prosperous. Our work gives researchers, inventors, creators and businesses the confidence to invest their time, energy and money in doing something new.
As an Associate Patent Examiner, you will combine scientific and technical analysis with legal reasoning.
We are seeking scientists, engineers and mathematicians with enthusiasm and energy for furthering their technical expertise to join our development programme.
Our personalised training programme will build on your existing STEM knowledge and enable you to specialise in innovation hot-spots, such as artificial intelligence, cyber security, telecommunications and quantum computing.
For the first two months of employment, you will be required to work onsite in Newport full-time five days a week. For the following four months of employment, you will be required to work onsite in Newport for four days each week. This will give you a great introduction to the IPO and help you build contacts and relationships to support your future career.
Once this six-month period has passed, attendance will be in line with IPO hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite in Newport.
The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
You will be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:1 degree classification or above; or a post-graduate qualification, in science, engineering, maths, computing, telecommunications or a related field.
Alternatively, you may demonstrate equivalent technical proficiency through substantial industrial experience in a technical role related to one of the above listed fields. This experience may or may not be in combination with a degree or other qualifications.
Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by providing the following:
If you require job-specific information, please contact Kathryn Orme. E-mail: Kathryn.Orme@ipo.gov.uk
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £37,215, Intellectual Property Office contributes £10,781 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Please note that benefits may be subject to change.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
