Lediga jobb som Patentingenjör/Patentkonsult i Sandviken

Do you want to work with global contacts and expand your knowledge in the world of Intellectual Property (IP)? To Business Area segment Sandvik Machining Solutions (SMS) within Sandvik Group, we’re looking for a Patent Administrator to join us. Patents and other technology-related IP rights are vital and high-priority elements of our business operations.
We are the leading supplier in the global cutting tool industry and our brand portfolio holds some of the strongest brand in the market. Welcome to our exciting world!
About us
Patents and other technology-related Intellectual Property (IP) rights are vital and high-priority elements of SMS business operations. SMS Patent is part of SMS Legal and is responsible for the coordination and integration of Business Area Patent operations, including protecting and enforcing IP rights. We are a diverse and highly skilled team located in Sandviken, Fagersta, Stockholm, Sweden, and Tübingen, Germany, and we work in close collaboration with the rest of the patent organization within Sandvik.
About your job
In this position, you work in a diverse and global team with patent managers, attorneys, engineers and other administrators, gaining insights into all aspects of the global IP administrative work. You ensure that administrative services within the field are provided in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with business needs. You handle administration correspondence and documentation within Sandvik patent organization, towards R&D, other units in our organization, as well as externally towards patent agents and patent authorities in different countries. You also work with in-house patenting operations in Europe, USA, and India.
The job includes a broad range of paralegal and patent administration related tasks where you identify, handle and resolve various formality issues and matters, as well as other IP and legal related matters that may need attention. The tasks of your job are present throughout the whole patenting process, from invention disclosures, patent applications and granted patents world-wide. The role is focused on EP Administration work and hence requires strong knowledge and experience of working with EP filings and prosecution. You work independently and in collaboration with other patent professionals in our organization, as well as with external partners.
Your responsibilities include ensuring that each step in the patent process is registered and maintained in IP databases – reviewing, monitoring and attending deadlines on IP dockets, and maintaining high availability and accuracy of patent portfolio data. You act as the intermediary between external law firms and in-house patent attorneys and engineers, file patent applications and responses at patent offices and manage formal documents. You actively suggest and implement new or improved ways of working for the team.
The location for this position is preferably Sandviken, however, Västberga in Stockholm could also be an option. We offer you a hybrid work solution where you can spend some of your days working from home.
About you
We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in accuracy and attention to details combined with paralegal or equivalent experience from IP or law. You have a strong understanding of patent administration and a background from working in an IP law firm, corporate IP department or national patent authority. Experience from filing and prosecution, communication, and payments in regard of EPO, WIPO, and other IP authorities, as well as skills in Office 365 applications and communication tools is needed. It is important that you are skilled and experienced in independently handling EP administration work, specifically EP filing and prosecution. We see it as a plus if your knowledge is backed by an education within IP paralegal space, or a degree in Law. We operate in an international environment which calls for excellent communication skills in English.
Your personality in combination with your experience is important for this job. You are an independent doer with a meticulous mind who takes initiatives. Being a true team player, you easily collaborate and build strong relationships – always offering a helping hand when needed, with the aim to help the team reach our goals and deliver high quality!
A glimpse of our culture
At Sandvik, we offer a global arena of brilliant minds – we’re technology driven, innovative, entrepreneurial and inclusive! Success is a team effort, and we believe that diversity inspires, so we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact Marie Eklöf, recruiting manager, +46 (0)76-130 56 26.
We’ve already decided on which advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to use, and respectfully decline any additional contacts in that matter.
Union contacts – Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)70 261 04 82
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70 616 43 78
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70 222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Lisbeth Häggström
How to apply
We have an ongoing selection process in this recruitment and ask you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than September 29th, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0070679.
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality test and a logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed.
To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at [email protected].
Sandvik Manufacturing and Machining Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global market-leading manufacturer of tools and tooling systems for advanced industrial metal cutting. The business area also comprises the areas of additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing solutions. In 2023, sales were approximately 49 billion SEK with about 20,300 employees. Visa mindre

Sandvik holds a?world leading position in the manufacturing industry,?and innovation, exceptional collaboration, diversity and inclusion,?and sustainability is in our DNA.?Becoming part of our?world means many exciting?encounters?characterized by?brilliant minds, a?truly?global network and creative environments, but most of all, you’ll?get?great opportunities for developing your own path.??
Patents and other technology-related Intellectual Property (IP) rights are vital and high-priority elements of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s (SMRT) business operations, and we’re experiencing and foreseeing increased activity in this area due to mergers and acquisitions and our own product development. Therefore, to meet this and future IP demands as a result of SMRT’s investments in research and development, within SMRT Patents team we are now hiring a Patent Administrator.
Let’s talk about the job
In this position, you work in a diverse and global team with patent attorneys, patent engineers and other patent administrators, and you ensure that administrative services within the field of patents are provided in an accurate and timely manner - and in accordance with business needs. You handle administration correspondence and documentation within Sandvik patent organization, towards R&D and other units within Sandvik, as well as externally towards patent agents and patent authorities in different countries.
The job includes a broad range of paralegal and patent administrative related tasks where the job is to identify, handle and resolve various formality issues and matters, but also other IP and legal related matters may need attention and handling. The tasks of this job are present throughout the whole patenting process, from invention disclosures, patent applications and granted patents world-wide. The work is performed both independently and in collaboration with other patent professionals in our organization, as well as with external partners.
Examples of responsibilities are: ensuring that each step in the patent process is registered and maintained in IP databases, handling annuities to maintain Sandvik IP rights, and generating of reports from our IP databases. Reviewing, monitoring and attending deadlines on IP/legal dockets are also part of your responsibilities.
The location for this position is Sandviken.
What about you?
A focus of this position, is that you have a genuine interest of accuracy and correctness of details. This follows with paralegal or equivalent experience from IP or law. Your focus may also be found if you are experienced in handling sensitive and confidential information, e.g. hospital patient journals, accountant files or other authority documents with high demand on accuracy and confidentiality.
Beneficial is experience from an IP law firm, corporate IP department or national patent authority; also experience of working with filing, communication, and payments in regard of EPO, WIPO, or other IP authorities. It’s beneficial if you have an education within IP paralegal, or a degree in Law or Finance. Skills in Office 365, especially Word and Excel, is needed. Experience from working with patent management programs is a plus. We operate in an international environment, thus it´s expected you communicate both verbally and in writing in English.
Your personality in combination with your experience is important for this job. You’re an independent doer with a meticulous mind who takes initiative and pays close attention to details. You´re also a team player who can cooperate and make the team reach its goals with the ability to offer a helping hand when needed.
Our Sandvik culture
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group, rapidly developing into new, digital offerings. We believe in a collaborative and inclusive culture, where innovations are part of everyday life. And for us, it’s clear that our diversities form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.?
How to apply
Please send us your application no later than January 20, 2021. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0022189).
Contact us
Do you want more information about this exciting job? Please contact:
Uno Thörnborg, Patent Manager, +46 (0)70 616 14 59

Union contacts - Sweden?
Per Hedman, Unionen, +46 (0)26 265 014
Rickard Andreasson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26?265 183??
Linda Adamsson, Ledarna, +46 (0)26?261 601??
To learn about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26?261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
André Söderholm
We have already decided on what advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to use, and respectfully decline any additional contacts. Visa mindre