Executive – Intellectual Property & Trademarks Management

ePlane Company; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The ePlane Company in Chennai, IIT Madras‑inspired deep‑tech startup, seeks an Executive – Intellectual Property & Trademarks Management to steward patents, trademarks, and related assets. You will conduct searches, review office actions, coordinate with external counsel, and draft filings across technical domains to protect innovative aerospace technology.

You will work with engineers and researchers to review invention disclosures, manage dockets, and ensure timely filings in India and abroad.

Qualifications

• 2 years hands-on patent search, analysis, and draft preparation in corporate IP
• Understanding of domestic and international patent procedures (PCT)
• Proficiency in reading and analyzing complex technical literature and patent claims
• Strong analytical reasoning and technical drafting abilities
• Excellent written English and articulation of technical nuances
• Attention to deadline tracking and multi-project docket management

Responsibilities

• Conduct novelty and patentability searches, prior art studies, and invalidity searches
• Assist in freedom-to-operate analysis and patent clearance for new technologies
• Prepare technology landscape reports and competitor patent tracking summaries
• Interact with engineers and inventors to review IDFs and evaluate patentability
• Assist in drafting provisional and complete patent specifications across engineering domains
• Review Examination Reports and Office Actions from Indian and global patent offices
• Draft technical responses and counter-arguments to objections
• Coordinate with registered patent agents and law firms for Controller hearings and submissions

Skills

Patent search and analysis

Patent drafting

Docket management

Technical drafting

English writing

Job description

Executive – Intellectual Property & Trademarks Management

The ePlane Company is at the forefront of India's urban air mobility revolution. Incubated at IIT Madras, we are a deep-tech startup dedicated to designing and building the world's most compact electric flying taxi. Our mission is to make door-to-door flying a reality, drastically reducing commute times and decongesting our cities for a cleaner, greener future. We're a passionate team of engineers, designers, and visionaries working on cutting-edge technology, and we're looking for brilliant minds to help us take flight.

Chart the Course for the Future of Flight

We are seeking a person who can help the legal team in managing ePlane’s patents and trademark portfolios alongside general intellectual property assets. The successful candidate will assist in managing searches, drafting patents, lifecycle filings, docket management, and external counsel coordination to protect company assets.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct novelty/patentability searches, prior art searches, state-of-the-art studies, and invalidity searches
• Assist in performing Freedom-to-Operate analysis and patent clearance for new technologies and innovations used in our products.
• Prepare technology landscape reports and competitor patent tracking summaries to support R&D decision-making.
• Interact with internal engineers, researchers, and inventors to review Invention Disclosure Forms (IDFs) and evaluate patentability.
• Assist in drafting provisional and complete patent specifications (including detailed technical descriptions, drawings, and claims) across relevant engineering or scientific domains
• Review Examination Reports and Office Actions from the Indian Patent Office and global patent offices.
• Draft technical responses and counter-arguments to overcome objections
• Coordinate with registered patent agents and law firms to prepare for Controller hearings and official submissions

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• ~2 years of hands-on experience in patent search, analysis, and draft preparation in a corporate IP cell, law firm setting.
• Sound understanding of domestic and international patent procedures (PCT system).
• Proficiency in reading and analyzing complex technical literature and patent claims.
• Strong analytical reasoning and technical drafting abilities.
• Excellent written English and articulation skills for communicating technical nuances clearly.
• Attention to deadline tracking and multi-project docket management