Officer / Senior Executive / AM - IPR

Apothecon; Vadodara; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Apothecon seeks a skilled professional to manage Intellectual Property Rights for APIs in a fast-paced setting, handling patent analyses and landscape reports across multiple markets.

You will coordinate with API vendors and clients, assess risks, and support litigation activities as needed. A Master’s in Organic Chemistry is required, with demonstrated IP experience in the pharmaceutical API space.

Qualifications

• Experience in Intellectual Property Rights management for APIs.
• Master's degree in Organic Chemistry or similar field.

Responsibilities

• Perform FTO analyses across countries and draft patent applications.
• Collate information from patent and non-patent literature for APIs for designated markets.
• Prepare landscape reports for APIs and evaluate vendor routes against patents/applications.
• Coordinate with API/KSM vendors to resolve IP-related queries.
• Provide risk assessment to the Manager and support FRD on API vendor use decisions.
• Monitor patents, update reports, and inform Manager of required actions.
• Support litigation matters including invalidity searches and document reviews.
• Search and summarize relevant case laws for team presentations.
• Keep updated with current IP laws and regulations across countries.
• Coordinate with client/BD to resolve API IP-related queries.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and values.
• Deliver insights to stakeholders to mitigate IP risks.

Skills

IPR management

Patent analysis

Litigation support

Education

Master's degree in Organic Chemistry

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

• FTO Analysis of various countries / Drafting patent applications.
• Collates information from patent/non-patent literature for designated API for the specified markets
• Prepares landscape reports for API and evaluates the API vendors route of synthesis against the patents/applications for applicable markets
• Coordination with API / KSM vendors to resolve IP related queries
• Provides the risk assessment to the Manager for required action. Gives go-ahead to FRD team for use of certain API vendor
• Periodically monitors patents, updates report and apprises Manager for required action
• Providing support in litigation matters including conducting invalidity searches, support in discovery and review of related documents
• Searches and reviews relevant case laws and provides summary / presentation to the team
• Keeps updated with the current IPR laws and Regulations of the various countries
• Coordination with client/BD to resolve API IP related queries
• Ensures compliance to Company policies and values

Desired Candidate Profile

• Experience in Intellectual Property Rights management for APIs
• Master's degree in Organic Chemistry or Similar field