Assisstant Manager IPR

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited seeks an IP specialist to support the in-house IP team in protecting and advancing the company’s IP portfolio. You will conduct searches, draft filings, and advise R&D teams on patentability and freedom-to-operate.

The role requires extensive understanding of patent and trademark processes across jurisdictions and strong drafting skills. Prior experience in chemicals/pharma or related sectors is preferred.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or MSc in Organic Chemistry/Polymer technology is required.
• Experience in IPR, patents and trademarks is preferred.
• Knowledge of US, EP, PCT, CN and IN patent laws and procedures.
• Strong drafting and prosecution skills for patents and trademarks.

Responsibilities

• Protect and defend IP assets including Know-How and trademarks.
• Draft patent applications and prosecute filings across jurisdictions.
• Conduct novelty searches, freedom-to-operate and landscape analyses.
• Provide IP counselling to R&D teams and perform due diligence.

Skills

IPR knowledge

Drafting ability

Communication skills

Literature searches

Analytical reasoning

FTO awareness

Education

Ph.D. Chemistry or M.Sc Organic Chemistry/ Polymer technology

PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Patent Agent

Trademark Agent (Advantage)

Law degree preferred

Tools

Patent searching tools

FTO databases

Data mining tools

Job description

• The position will support the Product development and technology development team to ensure creation, maintenance and defense of a strong IP position, protection of know-how and risk management by understanding infringements and conducting appropriate searches.
• In-house IP team development for GFL and making IPR work more efficient, time saving and more qualitative IP output, for assisting in IPR activities.

Prinicipal job accoutabilities

Accountabilities

Major Activities

Key Performance Indicators

Protection of IP assets

• Ensure protection and defence of intellectual property including Know- How
• Harvest and evaluate invention disclosures, initiate novelty searches and support analysis of data
• Ensure registration, enforcement, maintenance and defence of trademarks
• Draft patent application and prosecution thereof
• Defend IP rights attack from 3rd parties
• Assist in review of patents and trademarks
• Identifying IP infringements and enforcing patents and trademarks Nil reported infringement

IP Risk Management

• Conduct patent Landscaping and freedom – to – operate evaluation pertaining to company product portfolio
• Conduct patentability searches, literature search, IP analysis
• Ensure proper IP risk management to enable product launches – Patentability assessment, patent drafting, filing, and online PCT filing.
• Define and take countermeasures vs. competitors IP and intelligence
• FTO analysis, opposition/Invalidation actions, joint development, IP Due Diligence etc.
• Evaluate IP concerns at early-stage product selecting, key blocking patents by innovator, market exclusivity studies (SPC, NCE) Nil incidence of filing violations and rejections

Scientific Information Management, Patent Filing and IP Awareness Support with respect to all search requests including patent information.

• Drafting, filing and prosecution of Patents in different jurisdictions worldwide
• IP Counselling to R&D teams, prior art searches, infringement, white space and patentability analysis.
• Use database to retrieve external information relevant to the Company
• Keep all stakeholders updated of major IP legal developments
• Perform IP awareness training for R and D and technology team
• Understanding of US, EP, PCT, CN, IN Patent Laws and Procedures
• Literature searches using various databases using Data Mining Tools Quality of search

Skills and academic qualifications

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. Chemistry/M.Sc Organic Chemistry/ Polymer technology

Preferred Qualification -

PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights Patent Agent (Advantage)-Optional Trademark Agent (Advantage)- Optional Degree in Law preferred

Functional Skills

Functional Skills Required -

Intellectually rigorous with the ability to keep oneself up to date with all latest developments in the IP domain Excellent drafting ability and communication skills Thorough understanding of Patent and Trademark in different countries Hands On exper

Technical Skills required -

• Patent searching-Infringement searches, FTO searches, patentability; Prior art searches
• Patent drafting
• Patent prosecution (Drafting response to FER, Attending Hearing till grant)
• Trademark filing, Trademark prosecut

Relevant and total experience

Total Number of experience required -

At least 4 years in the IPR Industry (working exp. With Chemical or Pharma or Agrochemical industries.) Preference to candidates with background of EV/Hydrogen/Solar/ fluorospeciality/ fluorochemicals/ Polymers Chemistry