Patent Examiner - Biotechnology

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Join us and become a crucial part of Canada’s patent system. Our training program will help you master the world of patents.

If you are an autonomous worker with a capacity for understanding how inventions work, strong technical writing skills, and a willingness to learn about intellectual property regulations, this opportunity is for you!

This is a process to fill upcoming permanent Patent Examiner positions in the Biotechnology Division in early 2027.

Visit the Patent Examiner Recruitment link to learn more . https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=2412012 (Please note: to view this link, copy and paste it into a new browser)

Patent Examiners may work, subject to permissions, as full-time teleworkers, in Canada. Therefore, no matter where you are in Canada, we invite you to apply.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is a special operating agency of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. CIPO is roughly 1000 employees strong and is located in Gatineau, Quebec, within sight of the Parliament buildings.

We are an organization that is focused on our people. To this effect, CIPO supports our staff through competitive salaries and benefits, ongoing training, and a culture of respect and continuous improvement.

While a certain proportion of patent applications that CIPO receives is in French, the language used for the majority of the patent applications, our examination reports, and most of our literature searches, is English, so the ability to understand and communicate in English is essential. Regardless, CIPO is a bilingual organization which fosters the use of both French and English, and as such you can expect to work in a bilingual work environment which includes among other things, bilingual documentation and internal work tools, as well as on-the-job training and interacting with your manager in the official language of your choice. For those who are officially bilingual (as established by language testing), you may have the opportunity to examine a proportion of your workload in French. For those who are not yet officially bilingual, you may choose to access our Official Languages Development Program upon completion of your initial training, under certain conditions.

As a Patent Examiner you will read and analyze inventions described in patent applications. Check out the Canadian Patent Database to have a glimpse of what a patent application looks like. You will search technical databases to ascertain how the invention differs from the state of the art. You will communicate with the applicant, (mainly via written reports) outlining your analysis and whatever defects need to be corrected before approving the patent.

The SG-PAT-03 level is a training level in preparation for advancement to the SG-PAT-04 working level for Patent Examiners after a 2-year period (SG-PAT-04 salary from $101,393 to $124,188). You will learn both the technical and legal aspects of patent examination in a comprehensive training program comprising virtual classroom courses and on-the-job practical training under the guidance of a Senior Patent Examiner who will help you become proficient in the art of patent examination.

While efforts are made to match a patent examiner’s background with applications they examine, patent examiners in Biotechnology may be required to examine a variety of applications from different areas within the field of Biotechnology such as: molecular genetics, immunology, molecular and cellular biology, phytotherapeutics, biochemistry, enzymology, virology, agrobiology, microbiology and proteomics

Please apply now: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=2412012

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Pay: $87,347.00-$107,392.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Work Location: Remote