Directly working with inventors at our research centres and group companies to protect inventions
Participating in growing our patent offering for standardization projects, including drafting, prosecution, filing strategies and claim charting.
Coordinating the worldwide prosecution of inventions originating in Europe such as those directed to digital standards. Relevant technologies include video coding (HEVC/VVC), video streaming (MPEG-DASH), wireless communications (5G/6G and Wi-Fi 802.11), Wireless Power Transfer, and connected vehicles (V2X/V2V).
Filing and prosecuting patent applications in UK and Europe protecting inventions originating from CINC R&D centres in Japan. This may include filing appeals at the EPO.
Working with patent engineers at CINC's IP HQ in Japan to coordinate prosecution strategies in the UK And Europe
Opportunities to support our group companies e.g. Milestone (network video software solutions), NT-ware (cloud print solutions), IRIS (OCR technologies).

Minimum of a university degree in a technical subject.
Fully qualified or Finals Standard European and UK patent attorney
Relevant working experience as a patent engineer or attorney, for example in a private practice or an in-house patent department
Experience or interest in digital standards and/or standard essential patents work would be advantageous
Knowledge of AI technologies and patent law would also be an advantage but not essential
Experience of foreign (non-UK/EP) patent prosecution preferred e.g. US, China, Japan etc.
Drive for results
Focus on the Customer
Take ownership and accountability
Act as a team player
Shows courage and conviction
People orientated
Caring for self and others

Canon is one of the world's most innovative companies and a global IP superpower. While Canon is rightly renowned as a world leader in camera and printer technologies, it is also so much more. Did you know Canon is a contributor to digital technology standards (including video coding, and telecoms); has a thriving network video systems business, innovates in the field of connected vehicles; and is pioneering the use of AI applied to imaging technologies?

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