Patent Paralegal

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen.
Job Summary
Are you ready for a new exciting challenge?
As a Patent Paralegal you will be responsible for delivering high quality services to our Patent Counsel team.
The team of Legal Affairs Intellectual Property Rights consists of members acting as Patent and Trademark Counsel, Patent Research Specialists as well as Patent- and Trademark Paralegals.
The Patent department is now recruiting a new colleague within the team of Patent Paralegals, which is supervised by the Senior Patent Paralegal. In this administrative role you will have the opportunity to contribute individually as well as to support jointly the Patent Counsel. The job will include internal as well as external contacts - you will work in close collaboration with Patent Counsel, our world-wide network of law firms and the development organisation.
This position will be based in Lund, Sweden or Modena, Italy but you will work in a global arena.
What you will do
As Patent Paralegal you will:
Take individual responsibility for the formal tasks related to patent and design applications
Support Patent Counsel in IP portfolio management as well as in creation, handling and enforcement of intellectual property rights
Supervise and handle external communication with external agents
Supervise and handle maintenance fees for the portfolio
Manage information and queries in databases for contracts, patents and designs
Keep record of legal documents to be signed by partners and agents as well as file documents in archive and internal database

We believe you have
To be successful in this role you need to be a professional, experienced and team-oriented individual with high integrity. Furthermore, you are able to work proactively with set targets.
As a person you are accurate, always delivering with high quality, and you take pride in providing timely service and handling multiple tasks simultaneously. You are a team player at the same time as you like and can work independently.
The successful candidate should have completed a secondary education and have at least three years of paralegal experience in working with patents and other IP related administrative tasks. You are familiar with working with IP management software.
Fluency in English is essential, both written and verbal, and any additional language skills are considered a plus.
We Offer You
A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

Apply Now
If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/.
This job posting expires on 2023-09-21
To know more about the position contact Mattias Persson at +46 46 36 6452
Questions about your application contact Valentina Harabagiu at +46 46 36 2369
For trade union information contact Unionen Lisbeth Larsson at +46 46 36 2320 and Akademikerklubben Lars Haraldsson at +46 46 36 2533