Showing posts with label patent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patent. Show all posts
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Patent Examiners in the field of Medical Technology
Engineers and Scientists in the role of Patent Examiner
The UK's official graduate careers website
Apply directly (Log in to keep track of your applications)SalaryOver £37,001ContractPermanentWorking hoursFull-timeNumber of vacancies200Closing dateContinuous recruitment LocationNetherlands, GermanyFull location detailsMunich (Germany) and The Hague (The Netherlands)Patent examiners work at the forefront of technology and deal every day with the latest and most challenging technical innovations.
Their daily work combines scientific expertise with analytical research and an eye for the legal aspects of intellectual property.
The main tasks of an examiner are to search and examine patent applications received by the EPO. Patent applications are texts and drawings describing an invention and submitted by individuals or companies seeking legal protection.
The purpose of the search is to find the most relevant previously published technical disclosures ("prior art") against which the patentability of the application can be assessed.Substantive examination enables the applicant (or authorised representative such as a patent attorney) to be informed of any objections to the grant of a patent, with a view to resolving these through correspondence and, where necessary, oral proceedings.Examiners may also be involved in opposition proceedings if the patent is contested.Citizenship of one of the member states of the European Patent OrganisationExcellent knowledge of one official language (English, French and German) and the ability to understand the other twoScientific expertiseAnalytical thinkingInterest in intellectual property lawGenuine interest in technologyAn eye for detail and an analytical mindApplicants must also be willing to relocate to Munich, The Hague or Berlin, the EPO sites at which patents are examined. You can apply direct to your preferred locationWork experience in industry is not essential, but would be an advantage.
The European Patent Office (EPO) is the second-largest intergovernmental organisation inEurope, employing almost 7 000 staff from over 30 countries. The EPO strives to support innovation and promote a knowledge-based society inEurope. Its mission is to secure the highest quality standards in patenting.
A career at the EPO provides a unique opportunity for engineers and scientists to work with tomorrow's technologies today, in a multinational and intellectually stimulating environment. Our examiners deal on a daily basis with the latest and most challenging technical innovations.
Full university degree in physics, chemistry, engineering or natural sciences.
The degree should be relevant to the technical field in which you would like to work
Patent Examiners in the field of Mechanical Engineering
Patent Examiners in the field of Computers
Apply directly (Log in to keep track of your applications)SalaryOver £37,001Additional salary info4,200-8,000 EUR/ month net, depending on experience + benefits ContractPermanentWorking hoursFull-timeClosing dateContinuous recruitment LocationEuropeThe European Patent Office is currently recruiting engineers and scientists to work as patent examiners in the field of Computers.
In particular in:
Details of data-processing equipment
i.e. clock signal generation and distribution; constructional details of computers, including portable devices; cooling means; power supply means, including power saving. Candidates should be able to read and understand mechanical drawings, possess basic knowledge in electronics, and understand the functioning of Operating Systems and drivers.
Input/output arrangements
i.e. human-computer interfaces and interactions, such as head/eye tracking; gestures; tactile feedback; keyboards; mice; joysticks; touch screens and pens (their electronics and use, e.g. virtual keyboards, gestures); Graphical User Interfaces and interaction techniques (icons, menus, 3D, object selection, manipulation, scrolling). Candidates should be able to read and understand mechanical drawings, possess basic knowledge in electronics and related physics, and understand the functioning of Operating Systems, drivers, application programs and human-computer interaction techniques.
Patent examiners work at the forefront of technology and deal every day with the latest and most challenging technical innovations.
Their daily work combines scientific expertise with analytical research and an eye for the legal aspects of intellectual property.
The main tasks of an examiner are to search and examine patent applications received by the EPO. Patent applications are texts and drawings describing an invention and submitted by individuals or companies seeking legal protection.
The purpose of the search is to find the most relevant previously published technical disclosures ("prior art") against which the patentability of the application can be assessed.Substantive examination enables the applicant (or authorised representative such as a patent attorney) to be informed of any objections to the grant of a patent, with a view to resolving these through correspondence and, where necessary, oral proceedings.Examiners may also be involved in opposition proceedings if the patent is contested.Citizenship of one of the member states of the European Patent OrganisationGood working knowledge of at least two of our official languages (English, French and German) and the willingness to learn the thirdScientific expertiseAnalytical thinkingInterest in intellectual property lawGenuine interest in technologyAn eye for detail and an analytical mindApplicants must also be willing to relocate to Munich, The Hague or Berlin, the EPO sites at which patents are examined. You can apply direct to your preferred locationWork experience in industry is not essential, but would be an advantage.
The European Patent Office (EPO) is the second-largest intergovernmental organisation in Europe, employing almost 7 000 staff from over 30 countries. The EPO strives to support innovation and promote a knowledge-based society inEurope. Its mission is to secure the highest quality standards in patenting.
A career at the EPO provides a unique opportunity for engineers and scientists to work with tomorrow's technologies today, in a multinational and intellectually stimulating environment. Our examiners deal on a daily basis with the latest and most challenging technical innovations.
Full university degree in physics, chemistry, engineering or natural sciences.
The degree should be relevant to the technical field in which you would like to work.
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
First tests of old patent medicine remedies from a museum collection
What was in Dr. F. G. Johnson's French Female Pills and other scientifically untested elixirs, nostrums and other quack cures that were the only medicines available to sick people during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries? 
Scientists provided a glimpse today based on an analysis of a museum collection of patent medicines used in turn-of-the-century America. It was part of the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, which is being held here this week.
Mark Benvenuto, Ph.D, who headed the study, explained that hundreds of untested products were sold in stores, by mail order or in traveling medicine shows during the patent medicine era. The products were called "patent medicines" not because they had been granted a government patent, but from an unrelated term that originated in 17th century England.
"This was an era long before the controlled clinical trials and federal regulations that ensure the safety and effectiveness of the medicines we take today," Benvenuto explained. "Many patent medicines had dangerous ingredients, not just potentially toxic substances like arsenic, mercury and lead, but cocaine, heroin and high concentrations of alcohol."
The samples came from the collection of the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn, Mich. The museum houses artifacts celebrating American inventors of various items, including planes, cars, trains, machines, furniture and more. The 50 patent medicines in the analysis were among hundreds in the museum's Health Aids collection. The results of Benvenuto's study are on display at the museum.
Undergraduate students working under Benvenuto's supervision performed the bulk of the research. Andrew Diefenbach, a senior and mechanical engineering major at the university, presented the group's research in a talk here today. He got involved in the project as a freshman in Benvenuto's general chemistry course. "I'm interested to see what other comments people have, and what kind of things they may have thought of that we haven't thought of so far that we can use to further the research," Diefenbach said.
Some of the ingredients in the samples of old patent medicines, including calcium and zinc, actually could have been healthy and are mainstays in modern dietary supplements, said Benvenuto. He is with the University of Detroit Mercy. But others were clearly dangerous. Analysis of Dr. F. G. Johnson's French Female Pills, for instance, revealed iron, calcium and zinc. But the nostrum also contained lead, which is potentially toxic. Others contained mercury, another potentially toxic heavy metal, and arsenic.
Benvenuto explained that the presence of heavy metals may have been due to contamination. On the other hand, there actually was a rationale for including some of them. Arsenic and mercury were mainstays for treatment of syphilis, for instance.
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