Senior Executive - Intellectual Property Rights

Protection of IP assets :

• Ensure protection and defence of intellectual property including Know- How
• Harvest and evaluate invention disclosures, initiate novelty searches and support analysis of data
• Draft patent application and prosecution thereof
• Defend IP rights attack from 3rd parties
• Assist in review of patents
• Identifying IP infringements and enforcing patents

IP Risk Management :

• Conduct patent Landscaping and freedom to operate evaluation pertaining to company product portfolio
• Conduct patentability searches, literature search, IP analysis
• Ensure proper IP risk management to enable product launches Patentability assessment, patent drafting, filing, and online PCT filing.
• Define and take countermeasures vs. competitors IP and intelligence
• Knowledge in FTO analysis, opposition/Invalidation actions, joint development, IP Due Diligence etc.
• Evaluate IP concerns at early-stage product selecting, key blocking patents by innovator, market exclusivity studies (SPC, NCE)

Scientific Information Management, Patent Filing and IP Awareness :

• Support with respect to all search requests including patent information.
• Knowledge in Drafting, filing and prosecution of Patents in different jurisdictions worldwide
• IP Counselling to R&D teams, prior art searches, infringement, white space and patentability analysis.
• Use database to retrieve external information relevant to the Company
• Keep all stakeholders updated of major IP legal developments
• Perform IP awareness training for R and D and technology team
• Understanding of US, EP, PCT, CN, IN Patent Laws and Procedures
• Literature searches using various databases using Data Mining Tools

Educational Qualifications and relevant experience :

Minimum Qualification – M.Sc / B.Tech in Chemistry/ Chemical Technology/ Polymer technology

Preferred Optional Qualification – Any or all

PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights

Patent Agent

Trademark Agent

Degree in Law preferred

At least 3-6 years in the IPR Industry (working exp. With Chemical / pharma industries.) Preference to candidates with background of EV/Hydrogen/Solar/ fluorospeciality/ fluorochemicals/ Polymers Chemistry.