Jobs Available at Companies & Intellectual Property Commission

Key performance areas:     

• To develop, implement and maintain external and internal stakeholder communication programmes and campaigns.
• To manage external and internal stakeholder communication channels.
• To manage and coordinate media relations.
• To make input into the strategic and business planning and budgeting for the Business Unit.
• To perform all administrative and reporting requirements and identify and escalate performance constraints and any risks.

Requirements

Required Minimum Education/training

• Bachelor’s degree in communication / public relations / marketing or related field. 

Minimum work experience required:

• Minimum of 5 years’ practical experience in the communications environment.

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Key performance areas

• To contribute towards the objectives of the examination division.
• To perform patent searches to establish state of- the- art, novelty, inventive step, infringement, eligibility or patentability of inventions.
• Perform preliminary examination based on the search results.
• To provide opinion on patentability.
• To provide search reports and preliminary examination reports.
• To receive and resolve customer queries.
• To correspond with applicants concerning their applications.
• To report on performance and to identify and escalate performance constraints.
• To perform functions related to the functions of the examination division on request by the division head.
• To perform peer review of other examiner’s works in accordance with the applicable checklist.
• To communicate the outcomes of the search and or examination to the applicant.
• To grant/refuse applications that meet/do not meet the requirements for grant for a patent or a utility model.
• Conduct proceedings relating to substantive search and examination.
• Any other task as provided for in terms of the relevant legislation. 

Requirements

Required Minimum Education / Training

• B. Degree in Science or Engineering in the following fields: Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biochemistry / Mining / Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Metallurgy / ICT / Physics / Pharmacy / Thermodynamics / Nanomaterial / Global Change / Petroleum / Molecular and Cell Biology / Proteomics / Genetics / Agricultural Sciences / Robotics / Electric Vehicle Technology / AI technology / Electrochemistry / Mathematics.
• Post Graduate Qualifications, i.e. Honours / Master or PhD qualifications will be advantageous. 

Required Minimum Experience

• At least three years’ experience in the relevant technical industry or R&D Institution will be advantageous.
• Completion of Group 1 PEB Examinations as an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant working experience and training in substantive search and examination of patents or the prosecution thereof as an added advantage.