Patent Agent (Associate Level)

Fox Mandal & Associates; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Mandal & Associates seeks a qualified patent professional to draft specifications, amendments, and responses, and to manage filing and prosecution before the Indian Patent Office and international offices. The role requires strong technical acumen in electronics or computer science and 3–5 years post-qualification experience.

You will coordinate with inventors and R&D teams, monitor deadlines, and support portfolio management and due diligence.

Qualifications

• Registered Patent Agent with the Indian Patent Office (mandatory).
• M.E./B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics or Computer Science.
• 3–5 years of post-qualification experience handling patent drafting and prosecution work.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to dissect and understand complex engineering innovations.

Responsibilities

• Draft patent specifications, amendments, technical descriptions, and responses to examination reports.
• Conduct patentability searches, FTO analysis, prior art searches, and landscape reports.
• Manage filing and prosecution of patent applications before the Indian Patent Office and international jurisdictions (USPTO, EPO, PCT).
• Coordinate with inventors, in-house counsel, R&D teams, and senior attorneys to develop IP strategies.
• Handle office actions, FER responses, oppositions, and hearings.
• Monitor deadlines, docketing schedules, and compliance requirements throughout the patent lifecycle.
• Assist in patent portfolio management, competitive intelligence, claim charting, and invalidity analysis.
• Support senior lawyers in research, client advisory notes, and due diligence assignments.

Skills

Patent drafting

Prosecution work

Technical comprehension

Education

M.E./B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics or Computer Science

Job description

Responsibilities

• Draft patent specifications, amendments, technical descriptions, and responses to examination reports.
• Conduct patentability searches, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analysis, prior art searches, and landscape reports.
• Manage filing and prosecution of patent applications before the Indian Patent Office and international jurisdictions (USPTO, EPO, PCT).
• Coordinate with inventors, in-house counsel, R&D teams, and senior attorneys to develop IP strategies.
• Handle office actions, FER responses, oppositions, and hearings.
• Monitor deadlines, docketing schedules, and compliance requirements throughout the patent lifecycle.
• Assist in patent portfolio management, competitive intelligence, claim charting, and invalidity analysis.
• Support senior lawyers in research, client advisory notes, and due diligence assignments.

Qualification & Experience

• Registered Patent Agent with the Indian Patent Office (mandatory).
• M.E./B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics or Computer Science.
• 3–5 years of post-qualification experience handling patent drafting and prosecution work.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to dissect and understand complex engineering innovations.