NEXTCHEM, a company of the MAIRE Group dedicated to Sustainable Technology Solutions, is seeking a dynamic and innovative Patent Counsel to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the development and optimization of cutting-edge technologies aimed at advancing the energy transition agenda. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the realm of sustainable technology. Tutti i potenziali candidati sono invitati a leggere con attenzione i seguenti dettagli prima di inviare la propria candidatura.
The candidate will become part of the NX Engineering District of Catania having the opportunity to work on innovative and novel technologies to fully enable the energy transition.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise colleagues regarding patent or general IP legal issues;
- Create awareness of the importance of IP in the organization;
- Invention harvesting (interaction with inventors): Assist Research & Development/Innovation Department colleagues in identifying potentially patentable inventions;




- Make in depth study of the technology in order to understand the invention;
- Patentability Search: Define scope of search based on preliminary definition of invention in communication with inventors.
- Prepare draft claims and outline of the invention for outside counsel based on definition of invention in light of the prior art;
- Assist inventors (and Innovation Departments) with every aspect of the patent process. Support inventors to prepare invention disclosures. Learn about the invention, then research other similar inventions and discuss the concept with other inventors to determine if there is any similarity to another invention that might prevent a patent from being issued;
- Interact with inventor/outside counsel to review & finalize draft patent application;
- During prosecution of patent application interact with inventors, business and outside counsel to ensure best available protection;
- Coordinate and assist outside counsel in O

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