Partner

WHO ARE POTTER CLARKSON?
Potter Clarkson is an award-winning, top-tier firm of European patent and trade mark attorneys and IP lawyers, and one of the largest full-service intellectual property practices in Europe. They have offices in the UK, Sweden and Denmark.
WHY CHOOSE POTTER CLARKSON?
Advising clients around the globe on intellectual property rights across a variety of industry sectors, Potter Clarkson is well-known for handling some of the most complex and challenging patent and trade mark cases, and is particularly well-regarded for its successful prosecution, opposition and appeal work. Their proven excellence has made it the European firm of choice for several global giants, household names, universities and SMEs, as well as smaller companies and individuals all of whom wish to benefit commercially from their investment into intellectual property.
WHO WORKS THERE?
Founded in 1889, the firm employs over 200 people. Originating in Nottingham, Potter Clarkson also has offices in London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Lund, Aarhus and Munich. The Stockholm office has been twelve months in operation and has already built up a team providing patents, trade mark and IP legal services.
THEIR AWARDS
· Named as a Tier 1 firm in Patent Prosecution in the 2019 Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars and as a Tier 2 firm in Trade Mark Prosecution in the 2019 Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars.
· Ranked Gold in the Financial Times report on Europe's Leading Patent Law Firms 2019.
· Ranked as a leading firm with Chambers UK 2019.
· Identified as one of the leading private practice firms in the IAM Patent 100.
THE ROLE
The firm is now looking to appoint a Partner to its Electronics and Computing team to take part in growing the Stockholm office with responsibility to help build visibility of the firm. You would take a leading role in planning and executing a business plan (not dissimilar to all the attorneys of the firm) to support your client development activities, ongoing client management and case execution. You will also handle a portfolio of cases which will be a combination of direct client work and some agency work as well as playing an important role in being part of the inner-circle in developing the Stockholm office to become a leading provider of IP services within Scandinavia.
YOU WILL BE
A fully qualified European Patent Attorney with at least five years post qualification experience and a first degree in IT, electronics or related technologies.