Senior Manager

Job description-

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.

Education Description :

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

Experience-

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