Associate Patent Examiner Patent Search, Examination and Analytics Posted on 19 Dec 2025

Patent Search, Examination and Analytics

You will join a team of highly skilled and talented professionals to help enterprises innovate and grow by ensuring the grant of high-quality patents.

This position requires you to apply scientific and technical knowledge to patent law concepts. You will be required to assess whether an invention is new and judge whether the invention has a technical and legal basis to be granted a patent in Singapore.

Core Responsibilities

• Analyse patent applications and identify technical concepts relating to an invention
• Conduct searches of the state-of-the-art using specialised databases to investigate whether an invention is new
• Conduct substantive examination to ensure an invention complies with patentability criteria required for a patent to be granted
• Communicate with applicants or their patent agents through written opinions to present examination outcomes
• Consider submissions filed in response to written opinions to advance the prosecution, conducting interviews with applicants or their patent agents to clarify positions where necessary

General Responsibilities

• Interpret patent law and apply guidelines in the examination of patent applications
• Assess patent applications within the area of technical expertise and areas at the periphery
• Formulate search strategies for uncovering prior art documents in a cost-efficient manner
• Communicate, in writing and verbally, technical and legal arguments, to facilitate prosecution
• Discuss and offer technical expertise to peers for inventions that cut across technological domains
• Keep pace with technological developments.

• A strong foundation in science or engineering
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills
• Strong ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English
• Driven to excel and meet challenges
• Constantly curious, enjoy learning and applying new skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, leadership qualities and a team player who can be part of a network of technical experts

In particular, we are looking for someone to join our team with

• At least a good class Honours degree in Science or Engineering
• Familiarity in one of the following specialised fields will be a plus:
  • Immunology or in biotechnology with a focus on protein engineering
  • Wireless communication and audio video coding standards such as 3GPP, IEEE
  • Organic chemistry or polymers
  • Semiconductor memory devices, Mechanical or Civil Engineering
• Experience in patent prosecution or completion of the Specialist Certificate in Intangible Asset Management/Master of IP and Innovation Management would be an advantage

The role will be based in Singapore. Successful candidates will go through a structured training programme in patent law and patent search and examination. You will have opportunities to attend professional training courses and seminars to keep pace with the latest developments in your technical field.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.