Chartered Patent Attorneys

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EIP is a young, forward-thinking, fast-growing partnership that enjoys an excellent reputation for providing IP services primarily in niche specialisms. EIP has a leading electronics and software practice and is currently bolstering its life sciences, medical devices and pharmaceuticals practices.

With offices in London (near Chancery Lane), Bath (near the Royal Crescent), Cardiff (opposite Cardiff Castle) and Leeds (on The Headrow), the impressive client base includes some of the UK’s major software developers, banks, supermarkets, biotech companies, medical device manufacturers and electronics design consultancies, as well as several large multinationals headquartered in the United States and Japan. The practice is currently organised in six groups to reflect the various expertise of the attorneys and the services offered. These are: EIP Digital, EIP Brands, EIP Life, EIP Green, EIP Strategy and EIP Search.

EIP offers trainees the opportunity to interact and liaise directly with clients. The training programme is focused on direct supervision by the partners, who are leaders in their field. One of the partners is a world-renowned author on the European Patent Convention and all of the trainees benefit from high levels of tuition during qualification. EIP has established an ethos of developing trainees and has a good record of retaining qualified attorneys to advance their careers to partner level.

The firm’s patent attorneys and trainees include experts in a range of technical fields. A significant proportion have industrial experience built up in research posts prior to joining the profession, others join direct from academic studies. EIP will typically recruit candidates having an excellent first degree and optionally a PhD. The best candidates enjoy the challenge of working at a high intellectual level and dealing with complex issues. Because of the client-facing nature of the work, good social and communication skills are a definite plus. The firm has a friendly, progressive and mutually supportive working environment along with a casual dress policy and open-plan offices.

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No. of employees
50
No. of partners
9
No. of qualified chartered patent agents
20
No. of qualified trade mark agents
2
No. of trainee chartered patent agents
7
No. of trainee trade mark agents
0
Locations
Bath, Cardiff, Leeds and London
International opportunities
Yes
Work experience offered
Yes
No. of graduate vacancies
2–3
Disciplines recruited from
Biotechnology, computing, electronics, engineering, mechanics, pharmaceuticals and physics

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