Trainee Patent Attorney Summer Intern - Digital - Bath

EIP

Apr 20

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Legal
Science
Bath

Requirements

We are seeking individuals who are curious about intellectual property and have a keen interest in patents. You will be in the process of undertaking a bachelors and/or masters degree with a physics, electronics engineering, computer science or similar technical background.
Successful candidates will also be able to demonstrate the following:
An appropriate professional attitude (personable, well prepared, flexible and enthusiastic)
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to deal with a variety of people at different levels
Ability to work under pressure
Excellent research and presentation skills
Self-motivation, and the ability to manage own workload
Meticulous attention to detail, and an analytical mind
Initiative and the ability to act independently

Responsibilities

Join informative induction sessions into life at our firm
Attend training sessions designed to provide further insight into topics such as, but not limited to, the basics of patent protection, the role of a patent attorney, working as a trainee and key IP rights and laws
Shadow your mentor and assist with various tasks designed to provide a representative insight into the typical work of a patent attorney
Our interns are assigned a mentor and supervisor for the duration of the internship. The mentor will typically be either a current patent scientist, associate or senior associate and the supervisor will typically be one of our partners. Both will have a specialism in the technical area that best aligns with your interest and academic background.
In addition, those who are successful in receiving an offer of an internship will be considered for a permanent patent scientist/trainee patent attorney opportunity during the internship.

EIP

We specialise in high-value and complex patent matters.

Law

Industry

51-200

Employees

2000

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

We specialise in high-value and complex patent matters. Our multidisciplinary team combines patent attorneys, litigators and commercial IP lawyers in three of the world’s main patent markets - Germany, UK and USA and now also in the Nordics through our recent expansion into Sweden. Our patent drafting, prosecution and challenges practice obtains and defends high-value and complex patents for clients, and invalidates patents held by others during post-grant proceedings including oppositions at the European Patent Office (EPO). EIP’s litigation practice has built a strong reputation for quality and success amongst its competitors and clients, with a strong track record including success in a landmark ruling on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) from the UK Supreme Court. Increasingly our patent attorneys work closely with the litigation team in the UK and Germany providing additional technical expertise on large scale international patent litigation matters. We have represented clients in hundreds of oppositions before the EPO. We counsel clients on strategic patent portfolio development, and have implemented high-level IP strategies for some of the world’s largest companies. We also offer commercial advice on the exploitation and use of the full range of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) including patents, trademarks, design rights, copyright and other ancillary issues arising in relation to data protection and rights of privacy.