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Development-oriented and visionary company is looking for a Patent Attorney. Are you experienced within IP and a self-driven person?

📍 Location: JBT Marel Boxmeer

🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

💼 Department: Poultry - Innovation

💥 Lead the Future of Work at JBT Marel

Are you highly motivated by the prospect of playing an influential role in building a strong global IP organisation?

JBT Marel is looking for a Patent Attorney who can work in close cooperation with the innovation teams in order to support the JBT Marel future innovation strategy.

Due to recent growth, we want to strengthen our In-house Patent team with a skilled and strong Patent Attorney. In this position you will have a decisive influence on strengthening the framework of our Global IP organisation. The Patent team is part of our Global Innovation organisation and you will achieve a profound knowledge of and insight into our product range and the R&D organisation.

As Patent Attorney your main responsibility will be to manage a part of the patent portfolio of JBT Marel. Together with internal collaborators and external strategic partners, you will work on developing a global IP strategy. Globally, you will have 10 skilled and dedicated Patent and Trademark colleagues.

Within the innovation group:

• Discussing inventions and processes with inventors and assess their patentability
• Patent surveillance, including monitoring competitor patent portfolio
• Identification of inventions, patent application drafting, patent prosecution, drafting office action responses, managing a global patent portfolio relating to a technology
• Working with patent attorneys worldwide in defending and enforcing patents
• Conducting strategic IP due diligence, including analysing third-party patent portfolios to identify competitors and/or potential collaborators
• Participate in opposition and appeal proceedings at the EPO
• Conducting freedom to operate studies
• Contributing to build up a strong Global IP organisation within our global forum

We encourage each of our 12,000+ employees to bring their unique self to work and aim to make everyone feel recognized, valued and free to explore their potential. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture and welcome new colleagues from all walks of life.

You have gained intellectual property experience, either in industry or in private practice, preferably as a European or nationally qualified patent attorney. It will be an advantage if you have technical competences in the field of engineering or in physics.

• Profound understanding of scientific and technological principles and processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Dutch
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate on all levels and across profession as well as express complex technical ideas in a clear and concise way, and to structure precise, coherent arguments
• Attention to detail and analytically skilled, with instant progress and improvement in mind
• Self-motivated and self-driven, wanting to develop yourself and your surroundings
• You are a team player who enjoys bring a part of an international team, thereby contributing to the overall worldwide success of the company

As a part of our Global IP team, there will be some travelling involved.

There's nothing like the feeling you get when you do something worthwhile for a living. That said, coming home from work knowing you made a difference is just one of the great things you can experience at JBT Marel. You can expect:

• Freedom to form your role and define your added value to the organization
• Freedom to take initiative and make a real impact in a growing global business
• An environment of trust and respect with space to explore and fail
• A collaborative, inclusive team culture with international cooperation
• Continuous learning through our advanced learning platform, with unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning and Busuu language learning
• All the tools you need to succeed: laptop, iPhone, and a fully equipped home office
• Excellent work life balance, including 42 vacation days, flexible working hours, and hybrid working options
• A strong pension plan and collective health insurance options
• An environment built on trust and respect, with room to explore, learn, and even fail
• To get a career instead of a job. We have many opportunities for internal growth; and we encourage it!

We're excited to learn how you can contribute to our mission of smarter, safer food inspection. Apply now and join a team transforming the future of food processing.

📧Questions? Contact:Maarten Krepel-maarten.krepel@jbtmarel.com

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JBT Marel is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Join us - and be the driving force behind smarter, leaner food production.

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