Patent Attorney

**About the Company**
Coesia is a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy, and fully owned by Isabella Seràgnoli.
Coesia's companies are leaders in automation solutions for multiple industries, ranging from automated processing and packaging machinery, testing and vision systems, to digital printing technologies, factory flow solutions and precision gears.
Our customers include leading players in Consumer Goods, Healthcare & Pharma, Tobacco, Ceramic Tiles, Luxury Goods, Aerospace, Racing & Automotive, Electronics.
Coesia has operating units in 36 countries, a turnover of 2,015 million euros in 2022 and over 8,000 employees.
**About the Role**
We are looking for a Patent Attorney to join our team in Bologna (Smart Working applicable).
He/She will strongly interact with R&D, Legal Department and external IP firms to undertake and manage actions and strategies to properly protect the intellectual property of Coesia Companies.
Major accountabilities will include:
- Prior art research
- Freedom to Operate (FTO) analysis
**What You Need to Be Successful**
- Proven experience (3-5 years) in the role
- Master's Degree in Engineering (preferably Electronical or Automation), Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or another equivalent technical degree, PhD as a plus
- Fluent both in Italian and in English
- European or at least a National qualification. (EQE trainees, or partly qualified European Attorneys, will be also considered).
- Knowledge of energy storage devices as a plus.
**Join the Team!**:
- Coesia has a strong IP tradition and ranked first Italian Applicant in the 2022 European Patent Office Index._
Job Reference: CGS11249