Working at

Nederlandsch Octrooibureau is one of the largest full-service European IP firms specialising in Intellectual Property and boasting over 120 years of experience. Our purpose is to develop and maintain long-term business relationships by combining top-notch expertise with an efficient and client-serving approach. To this purpose we continue to invest in innovative and sustainable solutions and systems to serve our clients worldwide. Our patent attorneys, trademark and design attorneys and lawyers operate from three offices located in The Hague, Ede and Eindhoven. Nederlandsch Octrooibureau, including its supporting departments, counts more than 130 members of staff.

The profession

Working for Nederlandsch Octrooibureau means working at the frontline of innovative industrial Netherlands and using your specialist background to advise companies and inventors on the protection of their technical inventions, knowledge and ideas. The size of our organisation offers much diversity and provides for sufficient opportunities for further development. You will be carefully coached by several seniors, offering you the chance to quickly reach a higher level.

Attorneys in training can count on intensive coaching. During the first years you will follow an external course to become a patent or trademark and design attorney. Having successfully completed the course you will sign up in the register and continue to develop into a highly valued International IP expert.

Position requirements

To become a patent attorney (in training) you must be a university graduate in (Technical) Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Bio Sciences. Modest experience in the manufacturing industry and/or holding a doctoral degree has the preference. For the position of trademark and design attorney (in training) you will need a successfully completed university Law programme, specialising in Intellectual Property Right.

Bearing in mind the strong international character of our activities, active command of the English language is required; (passive) knowledge of Dutch, French and German is preferred. We offer Dutch language training to our non-native speakers. Also, you are expected to have commercial insight, a strong analytical mind, spirit of enterprise and excellent verbal and writing skills.

Terms of employment

Nederlandsch Octrooibureau provides excellent and competitive benefits including an interesting bonus scheme. As a patent attorney or trademark and design attorney you will have every opportunity to become an associate partner and if proven suitable you may even join the partnership. Typical of our company is the no-nonsense attitude and the open and informal corporate culture. By mutual agreement, you will be positioned at one of our offices in The Hague, Ede or Eindhoven.

Reaction/contact

If you are interested in one of the patent attorney positions you may, provided you meet the position requirements, send us your letter and curriculum vitae to sollicitatie@octrooibureau.nl to the attention of Ms C.M.C. van der Heijden (HR manager). For more information, please feel free to contact our HR department 070-3312500.