Job Description
SENIOR PATENT EXAMINER – GRADE KP ‘5’ (REF. NO. KIPI/ADM/HR/PA/2023/10)
TWO (2) POSITIONS
Terms of service : Permanent and Pensionable
Basic Salary : Ksh. 84,500/= – Ksh. 173,800/= p.m
House Allowance : Ksh. 45,000/= p.m
Commuter Allowance : Ksh. 12,000/= p.m
Medical Cover : As per KIPI’s medical policy
Leave Allowance : As per KIPI Human Resource Manual
Annual Leave : 30 working days per financial year
(a) Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Patent, the Senior Patent Examiner will be responsible
for:
(i) Substantive examination of patents and utility models or industrial designs
applications to determine whether they meet the requirement of the Industrial
Property Act;
(ii) Processing regional and international applications for transmittal to respective
regional and international offices;
(iii) Classification of applications according to International Patent Classification System
(IPC) and Locarno Classification System;
(iv) Conducting patent, utility model, and industrial design searches and providing
technical information to the public;
(v) Responding to enquiries and correspondences from applicants of patents, utility
models and industrial designs; and
(vi) Participating in outreach activities, seminars trainings to create intellectual
property awareness; and
(vii) Any other duty that may be assigned.
(b) Requirements for Appointment
i. Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent qualifications from a
recognised institution;
ii. Satisfactorily served as Patent Examiner in the Institute or a comparable position
with similar responsibilities for a minimum period of three (3) years;
iii. Certificate in intellectual property;
iv. Membership to relevant professional body;
v. Demonstrated competence in patent examination;
vi. Computer competency; and
vii. Must meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.