Patent Engineer

About Peplink

Peplink helps businesses around the world to make connectivity reliable and simple by developing wired and wireless routers, software and technologies. Peplink is under Plover Bay Technologies Limited, a listed company on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1523.HK).

Responsibilities

• Assist in our global patent prosecution/trademark applications, such as those in the United States (USPTO) and other international offices.
• Collaborate with in-house engineers for patent mining and conduct comprehensive prior art research to determine the patentability of new inventions.
• Perform freedom-to-operate (FTO) searches and analysis to identify potential infringement risks and provide guidance for product development.
• Drafting patent claims, specification documents and preparing documentation for submission at Patent Offices.
• Handling office actions for patent applications.
• Maintain and monitor filing and payment deadlines.
• Assist in ad-hoc assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher degree in Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Intellectual Property or other relevant field. Knowledge in networking is an advantage but not mandatory.

• 3-5 years’ working experience is preferable.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.