As a patent engineer within Barco’s Intellectual Property Group , you coordinate patent application processes for different Barco products together with the help of the involved internal R&D teams and our external patent firms across the globe (Belgium, US, Canada, ...).
Your key responsibilities :
You help to capture innovation from our R&D teams
You prepare input to office actions
You draft patent applications
You communicate with external patent firms in Belgium, the US and Canada, and elsewhere.
Your profile
You have a master in engineering or science
You have a minimum of 3 years of drafting patent applications
You are familiar with an industrial R&D context
Having experience with / knowledge of the following domains is a nice to have : Experience with technology development in the fields of optics, display technology and visualization techniques in entertainment, enterprise and health-care settings Knowledge of colorimetry and color science, image processing concepts Knowledge of collaboration technology, networking, electronics and machine learning
You have good communication skills (oral and written, in English) and are able to communicate with different audiences (technical vs business staff, internal stakeholders vs external patent lawyers)
You do your job with integrity
You are a team player with a can do attitude