The UK Patent Office is in Newport, Gwent. European Patent Office work is in Munich, Berlin and Rijswijk in the Netherlands. The dress code is formal. Part- time work and career breaks are possible but rare because of gender imbalance. For work in the European Patent Office cultural adjustment is needed.
Gender is no bar to progress within the profession.
A good honours degree is required. This is not possible or unlikely A good honours degree in science or engineering is essential. Experience Pre-entry experience is not needed The European Patent Office welcomes relevant experience although it need not be in patents and documentation. A basic knowledge of French and German is required. The European Patent Office requires fluency in at least one of these languages.