Opportunity Expired
The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under Section 26 of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Directions 2022. This vacancy is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
The Patents Examination Group (PEG) is responsible for examining Australian and International patent applications. PEG includes over 350 scientists and engineers who work as Patent Examiners to review patent applications and determine whether a patent can be granted for the invention.
As a Patent Examiner, you will use your technical expertise in combination with the legal training we provide (see training section below), to assess whether patent applications comply with the requirements set out in patent legislation. This includes searching patent and scientific databases to ensure the invention is new and inventive. This means Patent Examiners are amongst the first to see new developments across a wide range of emerging technologies!
The role also has a customer service element as you will correspond with patent attorneys, or directly with applicants/inventors, to resolve issues within their applications.
In addition to technology-specific skills, we’re looking for people with strong time management skills, clear, concise, and logical written and oral communication skills, and a high capability to make evidence-based decisions. Examiners work independently and as part of a small team to contribute to the goals of their technical section of up to 30 people.
Several full-time positions are being offered within various sections and disciplines. For detailed information on each discipline, including contact officers to discuss the roles in more detail, please refer to Table A in the candidate kit.
We have developed a suite of videos to help you understand what it’s like to work as a Patent Examiner at IP Australia, links to these videos can be found in the candidate kit.
Position Duties
Specific duties of a Patent Examiner include:
Looking for more information?
Our candidate kit contains details including the capabilities required, the contact officer, please refer to the Candidate Kit available by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Applications close at 11:55pm AEDT on Sunday, 24 March 2024.
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
Australia
Australian Citizen