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.