Legal Counsel - Intellectual Property
- Hiring Organisation
- Waters
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
- Employment Type
- Full-time
innovation pipelines and ensure development of strong, high‐quality patent rights. Operating with appropriate guidance, the role develops foundational expertise in Waters' technologies and business strategy while providing timely, practical, and well‐reasoned IP support across assigned portfolios. Responsibilities Key ResponsibilitiesInvention Harvesting & Portfolio SupportPartner with R&D teams … identify inventive concepts across assigned technologies. Conduct inventor interviews, prepare invention disclosure materials, and contribute to portfolio‐building strategies. Assist in mapping inventions to business priorities, technology roadmaps, and competitive landscapes. Patent Drafting & ProsecutionPrepare invention disclosures, manage outside counsel on drafting and prosecution, draft applications and prosecution responses ...