Patent Attorney

**INTRO**:
Unilin Group is a global reference for interior design and building. We engineer, manufacture and market laminate flooring, luxury vinyl tiles, sheet vinyl, engineered parquet, carpet tiles, broadloom carpet, raw and decorative panels, industrial floors, wall and roof systems and insulation boards. We employ 8100 people at 105 locations all over the globe, 30 of which are production sites. Together we achieved a turnover of € 2.7 billion in 2021.

Our customers and partners know us as Unilin, IVC or Godfrey Hirst, or through one of our brands such as Quick-Step, Moduleo, Utherm, Pergo, Evola, Xtratherm or ClicWall. Investing in our passionate people, innovative brands and sustainable technology comes natural to us.

Unilin Group is proudly part of Mohawk Industries, the world's largest flooring company with a turnover of $ 10 billion and 41.600 employees.

**YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:
JOB
- As a Patent Engineer you will be responsible for the registration process of patents and figure out how innovative ideas can be protected.
- You will actively participate in new development projects of our R&D team and inform them of possible new developments within the sector. In order to do so, you will keep up-to-date with the patent registration of competitors.
- Furthermore, you will be identifying patent infringements and you will help setting up creative ‘design-around’ solutions.
- You will be actively involved in the valuation and commercialization of the intellectual properties of the Unilin Group.
- You will be working in an international context and support Unilin’s subsidiaries in Europe and the US.

PROFILE
- You have a Master degree or Ph.D. Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Sciences,and you have obtained your degree as (European) Patent Attorney.
- You have a sincere interest in patents.
- You are a fluent communicator in Dutch, English. German is a nice to have.
- You are creative and willing to think “out of the box”.
- You are enthusiastic, you are entrepreneurial and you take initiative. You are a good networker.
- You have strong analytical skills. Your punctuality and accuracy are strong assets.
- Occasionally, you are willing to travel to the foreign subsidiaries.

**OFFER**:
Unilin Group is a fast-growing, profitable and bustling group that is active internationally. Innovation is our driving force. Investing in people, technology and sustainable entrepreneurship is characteristic of our culture.

Unilin Group thrives thanks to a team of colleagues that pride themselves on professionalism and entrepreneurship.

In exchange for your expertise, creativity and dynamism, Unilin Group offers an attractive salary supplemented with fringe benefits, career opportunities, challenges abroad and a wide range of training options.