Patent Agent Or Patent Attorney, Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography (Woodbridge, ON)
On-siteWoodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Manage specific patent portfolios for mass spectrometry and chromatography instrument lines, including patent filing and prosecution strategy to support PerkinElmer's competitive position in analytical instrumentation markets. Draft, file, and prosecute high-quality patent applications before CIPO, USPTO, and international offices while conducting product clearance reviews and freedom-to-operate analyses. Work directly with R&D engineers and scientists to identify, evaluate, and protect novel innovations, manage outside counsel relationships, and support patent due diligence for M&A transactions. Provide strategic patent guidance, conduct landscape assessments, and deliver training to promote invention capture across the Woodbridge site.
Required Qualifications
- Registered to practice in Canada as a Patent Agent or Patent Attorney, in good standing—either registered with the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) as a patent agent, or admitted to a Canadian provincial bar with authority to practice as a patent attorney—with 2–7 years of post-registration experience in patent prosecution and IP practice
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as a patent agent or patent attorney, in good standing
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, or other scientific/engineering field related to analytical instrumentation
- Demonstrated technical knowledge of mass spectrometry and chromatography instrumentation
- Skilled in drafting and prosecuting patent applications, conducting patent searches, performing patentability, freedom-to-operate, and competitive landscape assessments, and determining inventorship
- Ability to independently manage patent portfolios, external patent counsel relationships and budgets, and internal IP database and docketing system
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Must be able to work on-site at the Woodbridge, Ontario facility on a full-time basis; complete required site safety training; and work regularly in active analytical chemistry and instrumentation laboratories
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) or equivalent technical experience in mass spectrometry, ion physics, separations science, or a related discipline
- Experience with patent portfolio strategy for analytical instrumentation, scientific instruments, or a related hardware/hardware-software integrated technology domain
- Familiarity with PCT procedures, EPO practice, and international IP strategy
- Experience supporting patent due diligence for M&A transactions, licensing, and other transactional matters
- Working knowledge of IP management and docketing software
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