Manager

About Us

Biocon Biologics is a subsidiary of Biocon Ltd, an innovation led global biopharmaceuticals company. Biocon Biologics is engaged in developing high quality, affordable biosimilars that can expand access to a cutting-edge class of therapies to patients globally. It is uniquely positioned as a fully integrated ‘pure play’ biosimilars organization in the world and aspires to transform patient lives through innovative and inclusive healthcare solutions. The Company has a large portfolio of biosimilars under global clinical development with three of these commercialized in at least one of the developed markets of EU, U.S. and Japan. Biocon Biologics has a product pipeline of 28 molecules, including 11 with Mylan, several with Sandoz and is developing many independently. Biocon Biologics believes that strong partnerships offer enormous opportunities to co-create the future of healthcare, building a patient ecosystem beyond the product, which can transform millions of lives.

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Job Objective :

To lead the patent prosecution team and handle patent prosecution and related matters seamlessly. To manage the patent team and effectively maintain BBL’s patent portfolio

Roles & Responsibilities

Managing Patent Filing, Drafting, Prosecution and Maintenance

Maintaining patent portfolio and regular interaction with R&D team for IPR strategies

Providing IP clearances to R&D / Commercial / Non-commercial teams

Reviewing patent – non-patent literature searches, amino acid / nucleotide sequence based patent and non-patent literature searches in various databases

Reviewing and analysing patent claims to prepare IP opinion and report for freedom-to-operate, infringement, validity, and prior art studies

Reviewing and drafting of patent applications and filing the same in various jurisdictions.

Reviewing the patent examination report or office actions and preparing response of the same

Support to IP due diligence effort for product in- licensing opportunities

Handling pre-grant / post-grant patent opposition and patent litigation in various jurisdictions

Interaction with external attorneys for Patent Filing, Drafting, Prosecution and Maintenance in different jurisdictions.

Responding to stakeholders on Patent Filing, Prosecution, and IP related queries

IP Review of biological drug products / process and identification of potential launch timelines.

Periodically strategizing and planning IP budgets

Assist cross- functional teams and other stakeholders in understanding relevant third-party IP rights

Effectively handling the patent prosecution team

Skills Required : Organizational

Understanding

Organization Strategy & Performance

Organization Operating Model & Internal Processes / Systems

Industry & Competitive Awareness

Pharma & Biologics / Biopharma sector awareness

Competitive Awareness

Product Knowledge

Product Portfolio & Specifications

Patent Landscape Awareness & Navigation

Patent research Methodology

IPR Tools / Software Expertise

Competition Evaluation & Landscaping

Prosecution & Litigation

Patent Prosecution / Filing

Data Management & Reporting

Insightful Reporting

Data Management

Partnerships & Advisory

Strategic Partner Management

Patentability Advisory

Project Management

Project Planning

Delivery Excellence

Required Qualifications and Experience

Highly Preferred :

Worked with BananaIP counsels current / past

Qualifications

Education Description : PhD (Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry) with LLB from a reputed educational institution.

Experience

15-22 years

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

13-15 years’ experience, majority working in the patent prosecution team of in-house IPR department or in a patent law firm.

Certifications

Certification or Diploma in Patent Law preferred

Qualification as an Indian patent agent is preferred.