Patent Information Professional

Job Description

Are you ready to become the linking pin between ‘the world of patents and technology development’ for Canon Production Printing? We are looking for a Patent Information Professional to join our team!

The Intellectual Property team of Canon Production Printing (CPP) is worldwide responsible for the investigation, documentation and protection of CPP’s Intellectual Property, unique technologies, products, applications and design. For relevant fields of application, this team is continuously monitoring other companies in their patents and knowledge development also.

Recently, there also is a growing demand for IP landscaping where the technology of Canon Production Printing is related to our competition to benchmark Canon Production Printings technology development and help in predicting the near future of our competition.

What you’ll do

As a Patent Information Professional, you are supporting the IP generation, prosecution, litigation activities and IP clearance assessment by delivering relevant patent information to the Patent Attorneys. Part of your job is also to contribute to IP landscaping activities of the Patent Information Professionals in the IP team.

To be successful you need to know what your R&D colleagues are working on. You have close contact with product development projects to discover patent issues. Based on this information you search in databases, explore and analyze relevant literature and come up with conclusions. You report your findings to the patent attorneys and/or your colleagues of the product development projects.

You have, in cooperation with the patent attorneys, an active role in portfolio management with respect to your technical areas.

You spot trends and developments in relevant technologies to extend CPP’s knowledge base to protect the Intellectual Property of CPP. Also, you support informed decisions when choosing strategies for the development of new products.

What you bring

We are looking for a pro-active professional with the ability to work independently. You have a customer-friendly mindset and strong interest in legal aspects. Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following job requirements:

• Preferably a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, but we are also open for experienced candidates with a Bachelor degree
• A track record of technical skills and scientific expertise, such as experience in a Research & Development environment
• Strong analytical skills and preferably a strong affinity with software and especially digital image processing
• Capable to identify the core in very detailed information
• Affinity for technical literature searching
• Persistent, enthusiastic, and strong communicator with outstanding English language skills

Experienced patent searchers with an mechanical technical profile or equivalent, holding the Basic Patent Information Course (BPIC) certificate or equivalent are strongly invited to reply to this vacancy.

We are however also open to candidates without previous working experience within the intellectual property field. Candidates get the opportunity to obtain the certificates at the GO Institute: "Patent Information Courses."

What we offer?

As technologies are rapidly changing, we offer you a challenging job in a high-tech environment in an international organization. In this role you are closely following the latest technical developments in printing. You will have great flexibility in the planning of your own work.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

Besides that, you will receive an interesting package of conditions:

• A competitive salary, matching your background and experience
• 38 vacation days
• Extra 13th month pay (8,6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance: the opportunity to work 50% at the office and 50% from home
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities
• A laptop and mobile phone

About Canon Production Printing

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.