Patent Attorney - In any field

at  MARKS CLERK SINGAPORE LLP

ABOUT YOU

• We welcome dynamic and personable candidates to join our friendly and supportive working environment and contribute to the fast growing IP scene in Singapore. The successful candidate is encouraged to qualify as a Singapore patent attorney and the firm will offer assistance in achieving this goal. Depending on your professional qualifications and subject to receiving appropriate exemptions, this may involve passing only the qualifying examination in Knowledge of Patent Law and Patent Practice in Singapore.

ABOUT US

Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP is part of the international Marks & Clerk Group with 20 offices worldwide. We have won the Managing Intellectual Property award for ‘Singapore Prosecution Firm of the Year’ for five out of the past six years, being credited for the quality of our work. We are listed in the top tier for patent and trade mark work in Managing Intellectual Property ’s IP Stars guide and Asia IP ’s annual survey. Our patent practice is also consistently listed in the top tier of the Asia Legal Business IP rankings and IAM Patent 1000 . Most recently, our office obtained the highest number of ranked individuals in the IAM Patent 1000 rankings for Singapore, with 2 of our Partners also listed in the IAM Global Leaders Guide .
We are delighted to be recognised by IAM as the “Singapore Patent Firm of the Year 2019” at its inaugural Global IP Awards, which is a further testament to our leadership position in Singapore. The IAM Patent 1000 2020 guide says we are “a clear market leader in the country’s patent prosecution sphere” and that the Marks & Clerk Singapore team “has come to be known for its high quality, responsiveness and understanding of clients’ needs.”

• Singapore’s market for IP services continues to enjoy significant growth thanks to the country’s status as an IP Hub, changes to the Patents Act and the availability of Government and private funding.
• To meet this demand, we are looking for attorneys qualified in Singapore, UK, Europe, Australia or New Zealand, preferably with at least one year’s post-qualification experience.
• Initially, the successful candidate will be working with the partners and professional staff to manage existing clients. Over time, the candidate will be expected to build their practice which will include participating in the firm’s business development activities to strengthen our domestic and regional client base further.