Patent specialist; patent lawyer; patent attorney.

Industrial property is a set of exclusive rights that protect both innovative activity, related to new products, procedures or designs, and commercial activity, which is derived from their marketing. The protection of industrial property in the field of biotechnology gives rise to an ongoing debate on what can be patented and what cannot. There are also other valuable manners and models of protection, which are different from patents. The person responsible for industrial property is the person who defines the entity's industrial protection strategy, in accordance with management's criteria. They are in charge of preparing and coordinating all the processes of application, maintenance and monitoring of patents, together with the researchers and/or inventors. Professionalism is essential for the companies and entities, since the future use of an invention depends to a great extent on the quality, rigour and robustness with which the patent has been described.

• Define the entity's industrial protection strategy in accordance with management's criteria.
• Conduct a preliminary analysis of the state-of-the-art or existence of inventions of other entities that could interfere with the application for and maintenance of their own patents.
• Carry out an analysis of the patentability and define the inventive novelty of the idea or product that is to be protected.
• Supervise the writing of the report, which describes the product, its use or the method for its obtainment and includes the claims that are to be protected.
• Supervise the procedures of the Spanish and international applications and extensions to other countries according to the chosen strategy.
• Oversee international surveillance to protect the inventions and carry out defence procedures when faced with opposition.
• At many companies, also review what is to be published in order to avoid data from being leaked in magazines or congresses prior to the application for patents, which could make these difficult to obtain.
  
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Farmàcia
• Grau: Biologia
• Grau: Biotecnologia
• Grau: Química
• Grau: Bioquímica
• Grau: Medicina
• Grau: Ciències biomèdiques
• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials
• Grau: Enginyeria de disseny industrial i desenvolupament del producte
• Grau: Administració d'empreses i gestió de la innovació
• Grau: Administració i direcció d'empreses
• Grau: Ciències empresarials-management
• Grau: Dret

Complementary training

Master's degree in intellectual or industrial property.
The industrial property agent (European Patent Attorney) qualification is recommended.

Broad experience (three years) in patent search, equivalent to a master's degree or PhD.
Familiarity with online scientific publication and patent databases.

Analytical thought: Level 2

Creativity: Level 3

Initiative: Level 3

Customer orientation: Level 3

Conceptual thought: Level 1

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Legal

People who are interested in the legal field like occupations related to legislation and the law. This field of interest includes advising people and institutions in legal matters, representing them in judicial processes and managing the documentation and procedures necessary for these processes. Carrying out these activities entails the study and knowledge of legal regulations and matters in their various scopes of application.

Logistics

The planning, organisation, control and carrying out of logistics and administrative tasks are the focus of people who work in the field of logistics. Activities in the field of logistics include the organisation and planning of supply, storage, production and distribution systems, taking inventories, controlling stock and estimating production, as well as the organisation and/or carrying out of the administrative tasks necessary for the implementation of these activities. Knowledge of organisation, control and management techniques is essential for carrying out these activities.

Pharmaceutical product manager

Person in charge of regulatory affairs

Pharmaceutical regulation technician

Medical writer

Biotechnology project manager

• Work hours

  The work day may be part or full time, either intensive or split shift.

• Salary

  The gross remuneration varies based on the experience of each person. Between 30,000 and 40,000 euros a year for people with three to five years of experience, and between 40,000 and 75,000 euros a year for those with five to ten years of experience.

• Professional category

  Technician