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About Spruson & Ferguson

Spruson & Ferguson is one of the leading intellectual property (IP) service firms operating in the Asia-Pacific region. We have more than 130 years of experience providing a variety of services in the protection, commercialisation, enforcement and management of IP from our offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney. Our multidisciplinary team of more than 400 people, includes some of the most highly regarded IP professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. The team services a diverse client base of Fortune Global 500 companies, SMEs, public sector research organisations, foreign associates and local clients.

Spruson & Ferguson is a subsidiary of IPH Limited, the first IP services group to list on the ASX.

About the role

Due to the growing demand for technology protection in Singapore and regionally, we are currently looking for Qualified or Partly Qualified Patent Attorneys in the Electrical/Electrical & Electronics Engineering field.

Candidates who have a patent attorney qualification in Singapore, US, Australia, Europe or the UK will be considered for a Patent Attorney position and will have a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or Computer Science.

A PhD or Masters and an equivalent amount of related work experience will be viewed very favorably. More importantly, candidates must exhibit strong English Language communication skills (both written and oral) and the capacity for understanding diverse technologies.

The role will involve all aspects of patent work including the drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications in Singapore and abroad.

Successful candidates who are partly qualified will be considered for a Patent Engineer position and will receive further training and development towards achieving the coveted professional status of a Singapore Registered Patent Attorney with a very attractive remuneration at qualification level.

Accordingly, candidates must continue their commitment to studying outside of typical office hours to pass their remaining examinations to qualify as a Patent Attorney.

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidates.

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements and are keen to take up these challenges, you are invited to send us your detailed resume using the link below. Samples of published patent specifications which were personally drafted should be provided for consideration if available.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You have comprehensive knowledge in interpretation of legal precedents for making a wide variety of decisions involving the subject matter unique to the Technology Center;
• You are functioning as a primary examiner with full signatory authority and
• You are serving as a search and classification expert providing advice and guidance on search strategies, as well as related classification duties that are integral to the patent examination process.

If selected for this position, the incumbent will function as an authoritative resource within a designated art unit, with responsibility for performing a combination of patent examination and patent classification duties which includes participating in formulating, developing, and implementing policies to carry out the goals and objectives of the regional office and the USPTO.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria VA, Dallas TX, Detroit MI, San Jose CA, or Denver CO.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

Major duties for this position include:

• Conducts studies to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of office functions, operations, processes, and associated reporting and control systems.
• Reviews and interprets new and established directives, instructions, regulations, and delegations for potential impact on program objectives and policies.
• Develops findings and recommendations for improving work methods, practices, and procedures in order to better services and support office functions.
• Provides leadership in-depth analyses with supporting visuals and narrative data.

This role is the ideal next career step for you if:

• You can independently initiate, plan, and lead team projects and studies, with the collaboration of other professionals and contractors, to solve complex and far-reaching data management issues and problems for a wide range of systems, applications, and customers.
• You have strong analytical skills to develop, coordinate and promote cooperative efforts in the management, utilization, and operation of data processing and data communication resources.
• You're enthusiastic about maintaining, operating, and improving existing data products to address the needs of the business unit.
• You can conduct complex data analyses using extracted data and compiles results to brief executives and stakeholders on findings and recommendations.

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia

• This position is eligible for fully remote work anywhere within the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. There is no reporting requirement.
• The duty station is the authorized telework location (typically your home address) and locality pay is adjusted appropriately.
• If selected for an interview, applicants are encouraged to discuss telework options and eligibility specific to the position in which they applied with the hiring manager.