Manager IPR

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited; Gujarat; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited seeks an experienced IP professional to lead the protection, drafting, and prosecution of intellectual property across jurisdictions. The role involves novelty searches, freedom-to-operate assessments, and IP risk management to support product launches.

Responsibilities include IP counselling to R&D teams, reviewing patents and trademarks, and conducting literature and patent landscape analyses to strengthen the company portfolio.

Qualifications

• M.Sci Organic Chemistry required; Ph.D preferred in Organic Chemistry.
• At least 8 years in the IPR industry with chemical/pharma flavor.
• Experience in EV/Hydrogen/Solar/ fluorochemicals / polymers helpful.

Responsibilities

• Protect and defend IP including know-how and trademarks.
• Draft patent applications and prosecute them across jurisdictions.
• Conduct novelty searches, patent landscaping, and freedom-to-operate analyses.
• Assist in IP risk management to enable product launches.
• Provide IP counselling to R&D teams and perform prior art searches.
• Maintain IP databases and share updates on legal developments.
• Lead IP awareness training for R&D and technology teams.

Skills

IPR

Patent Drafting

Patent Prosecution

Novelty Searches

FTO Analysis

IPR Strategy

Data Mining

Education

M.Sci Organic Chemistry

Ph.D Organic Chemistry

Tools

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.

Protection of IP:

• 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
• 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)

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

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 IPR rights attack from 3rd parties
• Draft IP agreements. Assist in review of patents and trademarks
• Identifying IP infringements and enforcing patents and trademarks

Skills and academic qualifications

Educational Qualifications

M.sc Organic Chemistry

Preferred Qualification -

Ph.D Organic Chemsitry

Relevant and total experience

Total Number of experience required -

At least 8 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/ Organic Chemistry