Legal Ecommerce Product Specialist

At Boomerang, we are looking for an IP Manager to provide intellectual property support to our client, a pharmaceutical company managing new product launches and IP-related matters. The role involves reviewing the regulatory and patent landscape, identifying IP opportunities and risks, conducting IP due diligence for in-licensed products, supporting litigation strategies, preparing and reviewing oppositions, monitoring competitors’ activities, and maintaining the internal patent database and trackers.

Specific Job Responsibilities :

• Provide IP support to the company with new product launches and IP queries.
• Review regulatory and patent landscape of products and identify opportunities.
• Conduct the IP review of new product launches (NPL) to ensure freedom-to-operate.
• Conduct IP due diligence evaluations of in-licensed products.
• Provide support in building and implementing IP strategies. Liaise with external counsels and lawyers in litigation strategies.
• Drafting and filing of oppositions. Liaise with external attorneys for oppositions managed by them.
• Prosecution of the client European patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO).
• Monitor competitors’ launches, dossiers registrations and IP strategies.
• Support the maintenance of internal Patent database and trackers.
• Perform basic IP trainings to new employees and product-specific IP sessions to NPL and Portfolio teams.

Relevant Functional / Technical Skills or Industry Experience :

• Experience in similar position in pharmaceutical company.
• In-depth knowledge of European Patent Law; partially or fully Qualified European Patent Attorney.
• Knowledge of EU regulation on medicinal products.
• Advanced analytical and communication skills.
• Demonstrable business and commercial awareness.
• Experience of working independently and as a part of a team.

Relevant Professional / Educational Background :

• Bachelor’s degree or PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of European Patent Law; partially or fully Qualified European Patent Attorney.

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