Patent Engineer
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 5-10+ years of relevant patent, IP, engineering, or technology experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Analyze patent claims and prepare claim charts.
- Conduct freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, and patentability assessments.
- Perform prior-art searches and identify patentable innovations.
- Draft patent applications and support prosecution strategies.
- Collaborate with Engineering on design-around solutions.
- Evaluate patent portfolios for licensing, acquisitions, and strategic opportunities.
- Monitor competitor patent activity and contribute to IP strategy.
- Communicate IP risks and recommendations to technical and business teams.
- 5-10+ years of relevant patent, IP, engineering, or technology experience.
- Strong patent claim interpretation and claim chart preparation skills.
- Experience with patentability, prior-art, FTO, infringement, or validity analysis.
- Ability to understand mechanical systems, electrical schematics, and electronics.
- Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills.
- Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field preferred.
- Canadian Patent Agent registration, patent drafting and prosecution, and licensing or acquisition due diligence experience are strong assets.
- Bilingualism is an asset.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Analyze patent claims and conduct patentability, prior-art, freedom-to-operate, infringement, and validity assessments; draft patent applications and support prosecution strategies. Collaborate with engineering on design-around solutions, evaluate patent portfolios for strategic opportunities, monitor competitor activity, and communicate intellectual property risks and recommendations.
Requirements
Requires 5–10+ years of relevant patent, intellectual property, engineering, or technology experience, with strong claim interpretation, claim charting, and patent analysis skills. An engineering degree in a related field is preferred; Canadian Patent Agent registration, drafting and prosecution experience, licensing or acquisition due diligence, and bilingualism are assets.
Skills
- Patent Claim Interpretation
- Claim Chart Preparation
- Freedom-To-Operate Analysis
- Infringement Analysis
- Patent Validity Analysis
- Patentability Assessment
- Prior-Art Searches
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Prosecution
- Mechanical Systems
- Electrical Schematics
- Electronics
- Technical Writing
- Portfolio Evaluation
- Licensing Due Diligence
- Intellectual Property Strategy
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Categories
- Engineering
- Legal
- Technology
Keywords
- Patent Engineering
- Patent Claims
- Claim Charts
- Freedom-To-Operate
- Patent Infringement
- Patent Validity
- Patentability
- Prior-Art Searches
- Patent Applications
- Patent Drafting
- Patent Prosecution
- Design-Around Solutions
- Patent Portfolios
- Licensing
- Acquisition Due Diligence
- Competitor Patent Monitoring
- Intellectual Property Strategy
- Mechanical Systems
- Electrical Schematics
- Electronics
- Engineering
- Technical Writing
- Bilingualism