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The European Patent Office is currently recruiting
engineers and scientists
to work as patent examiners at its offices in
Munich, Berlin (DE) and The Hague (NL)
Your profile: Our offer:
National member of an
EPO state
Full university degree
Good working knowledge
of at least two of the EPO
official languages (English,
French and German) and
willingness to learn the third
before starting work as an
examiner
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Long-term employment
in an international
environment at the
forefront of technology
Intensive initial training
in all aspects of patent
examination, follow-up
courses
Attractive salary, social
security package and
working conditions
generally
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The European Patent Office –
the patent granting authority in Europe
– is a self-financing intergovernmental
organisaton with over 6000 staff at four
different locations.
It currently has 31 member states and
operates the fastest-growing regional
patent system worldwide.
Working for the EPO means supporting
innovation, competitiveness and
economic growth for the benefit of
European citizens.
Your job will be to examine patent applications in the three official languages and take decisions on the gran-
ting of patents valid in up to 36 European countries.
For more details (including the technical fields in which we have vacancies) and to apply online, please visit
our web site:
www.epo.org/epo/patexam.htm