Overall Purpose of the JobUpdate and review patent and trademark portfolio with respect to official databases searches worldwide and information retrieved from outside counsel. Update and review legal statuses of patent applications including responses to office actions. Perform prior art searches, FTO, invalidation, infringement analysis, competitor watch and prepare and update reports related to the same.Update and review patent and trademark portfolio with respect to official databases searches worldwide and information retrieved from outside counsel. Update and review legal statuses of patent applications including responses to office actions. Perform prior art searches, FTO, invalidation, infringement analysis, competitor watch and prepare and update reports related to the same.Key Activities and Accountabilities1) Prior art searches and report generation as relates to infringements, invalidations, FTO/ FTM, competitor watch and related activities.2) Novelty searches; Development of patentable and non-infringing strategies for specific fields of inventions.3) Generation of technical arguments to invalidate competitors' patents.4) Prior art distinction during prosecution.5) Management of core patents and trademarks portfolio. Tracking and handling deadlines pertaining to US, PCT and EP prosecutions and other action items w.r.t. due dates.6) Analytical work and patent reviews for select category of inventions.Job Knowledge and Qualifications1) Graduate or Post Graduate degree in Science, Engineering or Technology, preferably B.Tech/ M.Tech in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronic Engineering.2) 3 to 6 years of experience in Intellectual Property.3) Qualifications in IPR would be an added advantage.4) Good written and oral communication in English.
