EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEY OR SEASONED PATENT PROFESSIONAL

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AGC Glass Europe offers challenging, and highly rewarding career opportunities. Join a leading international glass company, share a global stage of incredible opportunity with more than 50.000 employees world-wide. Work and grow alongside some of the brightest people in your field.

Our passion is glass. Glass creates emotion by connecting people with their environment. Could it connect us with you ?

The Company : AGC Glass Europe

- European branch of the AGC group, based in Belgium.

- Produces, processes and distributes flat glass for the construction industry, the automotive industry and various high-tech applications.

- 14.000 employees.

- 18 float glass lines, 10 automotive glass processing centers and more than 100 distribution-processing units in Europe.

You at AGC’s Technovation Centre – Intellectual Property – your mission

• You will be based at the Technovation Centre close to Brussels (Belgium) where research & development, engineering and IP activities are centralized under one roof with 280 members of personnel
• More specifically you will join our IP Department - a team of approximately 20 people (including 5 European patent attorneys) passionate about managing the intellectual property of the group in Europe (patents, TM, copyright,…) as well as R&D’s legal affairs.
• You will be responsible for the provision of IP services in an assigned field of competence. You will enjoy full autonomy in this role. You will engage with technical, legal and commercial teams across various levels within the business ie
• Management of all patent actions relating to each project, including drafting, filing and prosecution of applications in agreed jurisdictions around the world, either directly or through liaising with international agents;
• Defense of IP rights;
• Drafting of contractual legal documents including, but not confined to, IP clauses.
• Advising the innovation community and internal stakeholders on best positioning of innovation to optimize its protection;
• Participation in research steering committees, advising on patent issues affecting the direction of innovation.

Your scientific and IP profile

• Your technical background is in mechanics, electromechanics or physics. A PhD is a distinct advantage, but is not strictly necessary. Ideally, you also enjoy a solid knowledge of glass.
• Preferably, you are a qualified European Patent Attorney. Seasoned IP professionals with at least 5 years of experience will also be considered.
• You have significant experience in drafting priority patent applications, preparing substantive office action responses, and drafting oppositions.
• Ideally, you have worked in an in-house environment. Candidates with sufficient exposure to patent-related subject matters gained within a reputable private practice will also be considered.

Your general skills

You are an allrounder and recognize yourself in the following:

• Team-player who enjoys working as part of a global team.
• Analytical mindset conducive to the delivery of both strategic and conceptual overviews.
• Multitasker, curious with a bias for action, perseverant and autonomous,
• Hungry for learning and growth
• Efficient communicator in multicultural environments with professionals at different levels: presentations, reports, discussions, negotiations with engineers, project managers, sales, marketeers etc
• Fluent in French and English (essential). Knowledge of Chinese is a strong plus.

Why You Should Apply

• You’ll be part of a committed, smart, dynamic team respectful for diversity
• You’ll get wide-ranging exposure to different aspects of glass and technology.
• We offer competitive compensation with 40 days holiday, a casual office environment, training opportunities and respect for autonomy