Intellectual Property Manager

DESIGNATION: DEPUTY MANAGER

INDUSTRY: PHARMACEUTICALS

SALARY: UP TO 16 LPA

LOCATION: CHANDIGARH VICINITY

Product Selection and Portfolio management support

·      Identification of potential products with early launch opportunity with Invalidation/NI strategy.

·      Identification and evaluation of key patents of Innovator for compound of interest and their expiry with possible extensions in country of interest.

·      Identification of data exclusivity/ market exclusivities of reference products.

·      Determining possible generic entry in country of interest.

·      Defining polymorph selection and NI formulation requirement for earliest entry.

2.

·      Literature search and patent search of selected molecule in various free or paid databases.

·      Identification of relevant reference and landscaping.

·      Patent report preparation with claimed subject matter of relevant references, family members in countries of interest, expiry and current legal status.

·      Raising request for ADL/ F&D support for data generation to evaluate IP

·      Non-infringement analysis of strategies/polymorphs- literally and under DoE for all identified patents/ applications

·      Patentability analysis of pending applications of concern

·      Preparation of basis of clearance for development strategies

·      IP clearance/ Freedom to operate opinion for polymorph and formulation strategies.

·      Regular monitoring of legal status critical patents/ application

·      Reply to customer queries

·      Patent challenge and litigation support

3.

·      Patent search for process of preparation of molecules of interest and intermediates used in RoS from scifinder/ orbit molecule search.

·      Report preparation with patent family equivalents, expiry, claimed subject matter and current legal status.

·      IP evaluation of RoS of Vendor in country of interest and country of manufacturing and IP evaluation of intermediates used in RoS in country of manufacturing

·      Raising queries to vendors for specific patents of concern, requesting characterization data from vendor, and regular follow ups

·      IP evaluation of response, requested data, and providing IP clearance to purchase team/ formulation team for API procurement for country of interest

4.

·      Identifying inventions during development

·      Patent drafting and filing support in various countries

·      Timely preparation of response to examination report issued by patent offices

·      Managing patent renewals/ Patent curation 

5. Regulatory support

·      Identifying and reporting patents relevant for Method of use, dosage form, drug interactions.

·      Support in label/indication carve outs, if any relevant patent exists in country of interest

·      Patent/ exclusivity certification

·      Handling IP queries from Regulatory authorities/ customers

6: Miscellaneous

·      IP trainings to cross functional team/ subordinate development

·      Monitoring and reporting of Litigation update/ IP law changes in country of interest 

·      SoP preparation for IP functioning

·      CDA/ Legal contracts review from IP perspective