Patent agent or patent agent in training (chemical engineering)

Do you enjoy helping local and international companies protect their innovations around the world? Would you like to join a caring employer that values the professional development of its team members? We want to meet you!

Founded in 1892, ROBIC is an internationally renowned firm of professionals with a wide range of skills including lawyers, scientists and engineers specialized in intellectual property and business law.

To continue our growth, we are looking for Registered Patent Agents to join our dynamic team. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to grow within one of the most nationally recognized firms, especially for its work in intellectual property. They will also play a key role in obtaining patents for our local and international clients.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM?

• To join a team of over thirty-five of Canada’s most respected Patent Agents and Patent Technical Advisors, where law, business and science come together
• Reach new challenges, while enjoying a good work-life balance
• Collaborate with dynamic, competent and positive people in an environment where everyone can be themselves
• Have the flexibility to work from home a few days a week
• Access to a variety of benefits: avant-garde incentive compensation system, group insurance, telemedicine system for you and your family, employee assistance program, financial support for business development, cellphone, etc
• Join the team of an employer focused on your professional development and in helping you create a career tailored to your needs
• To surpass yourself and develop your knowledge, in an environment that encourages continuous learning
• Work in a new, bright, completely renovated workspace that is easily accessible by public transportation and where coffee is always free
• To evolve in an environment where intellectual property is the core of our operations, and not an add-on service
• To interact with your colleagues at various social events.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet with inventors to discuss cutting-edge technologies
• Ensuring the preparation, drafting and prosecution of patent applications in Canada and around the world
• Prepare patentability, infringement, validity and freedom to manufacture opinions
• Use knowledge on a daily basis in a creative and innovative business environment within a legal framework
• Meet tight deadlines and manage time effectively
• Communicate with clients to meet their requests.

REQUIREMENTS

• Have a Bachelors degree in chemical engineering
• Have a masters degree or PhD in chemical engineering (an asset)
• Be a Canadian patent agent registered with CPATA or in the process of becoming one (an asset)
• Excellent communication skills in French and English.

COMPETENCIES

• Business acumen
• Professionalism
• Intellectual curiosity
• Autonomy, initiative and resourcefulness
• Ability to see the big picture
• Team spirit