Manager IPR

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.)