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Manager IPR

Manager IPR

ConfidentialVadodara
20 days ago
Job description

Objective :

Support the Product and Technology Development team by establishing, maintaining, and defending a robust Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio, protecting know-how, and managing IP-related risks. Enhance in-house IP capabilities to streamline IPR activities.

Key Responsibilities

Protection of Intellectual Property

  • Ensure protection and defense of intellectual property, including company know-how.
  • Harvest and evaluate invention disclosures.
  • Initiate novelty searches and analyze resulting data.
  • Draft and prosecute patent applications.
  • Enforce, register, and maintain trademarks.
  • Defend against third-party IP rights attacks.
  • Review patents and trademarks.
  • Identify IP infringements and enforce IP rights.
  • Draft and negotiate IP-related agreements.

IP Risk Management

  • Conduct patent landscaping and freedom-to-operate (FTO) evaluations.
  • Perform patentability, infringement, and literature searches.
  • Manage IP risks to enable compliant product launches.
  • Handle online PCT filing and other patent submissions.
  • Execute competitor IP countermeasures (e.g., opposition, invalidation).
  • Conduct IP due diligence for joint developments or partnerships.
  • Analyze IP issues at early-stage product selection.
  • Study market exclusivity and blocking patents (e.g., SPC, NCE).

    • Scientific Information Management & Awareness

  • Respond to internal search requests (patents, literature, prior art).
  • File and prosecute patents across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Counsel R&D teams on patentability, infringement, and innovation strategy.
  • Retrieve and analyze external IP-related data using advanced databases.
  • Conduct IP awareness and training programs for technical teams.
  • Stay updated with global patent laws (US, EP, PCT, CN, IN).
  • Use data mining tools for prior art and legal landscape analysis.

    • Educational Qualifications

  • Minimum : M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry
  • Preferred : Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry

    • Experience

  • Total : Minimum 8 years in the IPR industry.
  • Relevant : At least 4 years of experience specifically in the Chemical, Pharma, or Agrochemical industries.
  • Industry Preference : Experience in EV, Hydrogen, Solar, Fluorospeciality, Fluorochemicals, Polymers, or Organic Chemistry sectors.

    • Key Skills

  • Patent drafting, prosecution, and strategy
  • Trademark management
  • Infringement analysis and FTO searches
  • Prior art and novelty searches
  • Data mining and scientific database usage
  • Excellent communication and legal documentation skills
  • Strong understanding of international IP laws and compliance (US, EU, India, China, etc.)

    • Skills Required

    Intellectual Property, Information Management, Risk Management, Data Mining, Analytics

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