Intellectual Property Administrator Placement

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About ASM Assembly Systems

With our SIPLACE SMT placement machines and DEK stencil printers we support electronics manufacturers all over the world on their path to the Smart #1 SMT Factory as we successfully implement Industry 4.0 concepts. As the industry’s innovation and technology leader, our product portfolio stands for top quality, process integration and flexible best-in-class solutions. Our vision: We enable the digital world!

Intellectual Property Administrator Placement

This exciting opportunity based in the Intellectual Property department at ASM Assembly Systems, is available on a 13 month work placement for undergraduate students seeking sandwich placements as part of their studies. The anticipated start date for this placement would be July 2018.

The main purpose of this role is to gain an understanding of ASM’s Intellectual Property and support, progress and record Intellectual Property Applications (cradle to grave), Infringement claims (both directions), NDA’s and all other IP transactions.

Your duties and responsibilities:

• Chronicle Intellectual Property transactions using text manipulation tools as appropriate. Intellectual Property Transactions will include events reported by the patent attorneys, e.g. filing, examination reports, and grants in respect of patent, design, and trade mark applications.
• Act as a source of contact for day to day operational IP and technology transfer issues including assisting in preparation and recording of confidentiality (non- disclosure) agreements to ensuring the protection of ASM’s intellectual property
• Support any objection or otherwise infringement of our rights by others and ensure that the necessary evidence to support our case is obtained and presented to the patent attorneys. Similarly, act as necessary to ensure we do not infringe on others.
• Liaise with patent attorneys, monitoring their progress and reporting IP activities as required with ASM Manager’s.

Your profile:

• Qualified or currently studying for a degree in Law or an Engineering field, with a view to progressing to an Intellectual Property related discipline.
• Able to describe, both written and orally, systems, machines, and their operation or ability to learn.
• Able to communicate effectively face to face and in writing with people at all levels in an organisation.
• A strong sense of order, efficiency, and completeness, and able to create systems to achieve this
• Able to apply a logical and systematic approach when solving relatively complex problems.
• Approachable and responsive to new ideas.
• Able to organise own time and workload to deliver against tasks set by others, with a medium to short term horizon.

Additional Information

• Start Date: July 2018
• Placement Duration: 13 Months

How to apply

Please send your Cover Letter and CV into careers@asmpt.com.

Please ensure that you refer to the unique vacancy number (ATR-462) when submitting your application.