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1.9 KiB

Competences — patent engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e047b8f5-9491-4da2-8816-7aa37ad2370d).

Essential

  • advise on patents (skill/competence)
  • analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
  • create patent draft (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • ensure law application (skill/competence)
  • financial analysis (knowledge)
  • intellectual property law (knowledge)
  • legal terminology (knowledge)
  • market analysis (knowledge)
  • market research (knowledge)
  • patents (knowledge)
  • present arguments persuasively (skill/competence)
  • provide legal advice (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • apply for patents (skill/competence)
  • apply technical communication skills (skill/competence)
  • characteristics of products (knowledge)
  • civil engineering (knowledge)
  • collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
  • communication (knowledge)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • coordinate engineering teams (skill/competence)
  • design principles (knowledge)
  • legal research (knowledge)
  • mechanical engineering (knowledge)
  • present legal arguments (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • project management principles (knowledge)
  • provide advice on trademarks (skill/competence)
  • provide technical expertise (skill/competence)
  • represent the company (skill/competence)
  • scientific literature (knowledge)
  • trademarks (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 43 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • patent prosecution — 79 %
  • patent preparation — 23 %
  • patent application drafting — 19 %
  • patent drafting — 19 %