Bert Labs - Lead - Intellectual Property Rights

Brief about Bert Labs:

Bert Labs is an International Award Winning, one of the fastest growing AI Innovation Companies in the world. Founded in 2017, Bert Labs is growing at 300% year on year to be USD 1 Billion global revenue by 2028-29. And bringing in Business Transformation impact across industries.

Bert Labs is bringing USD 360 million in energy cost savings and 60 million Tonnes of carbon footprint reduction with 100+ clients in India & globally. And USD 460 million in production cost savings. In the next 4 years, our platform will bring in USD 1.6 billion in energy cost savings and 260 million Tonnes of carbon footprint reduction with 600+ clients. And production cost savings of USD 2 billion. This will lead to USD 1 Billion revenues by FY 2028-29 end for an IPO.

At Bert Labs, we are leading ClimateTech as we tackle complex challenges through Bert Geminus First Principles, powered by Deep Neural Network Operational Digital Twins prediction, and Bert Optimus Reinforcement Learning optimization. These are facilitated by Bert Nova Multi-Tenant Distributed Computing, Bert Maximus IoT Devices, and Bert Qrious IoT powered Wireless Sensor Network, all part of the Bert Platform Solution, driving Business Transformation Goals on Sustainability, Energy Efficiency Improvement, Net Zero, and Production.

We consistently innovate, filing 4-5 patents monthly, totalling 50-60 patents annually across various regions. Anticipating accelerated innovation, we aim to file 100 patents per year in FY 2025-26, 150 patents in FY 2026-27, and a remarkable 400 patents in FY 2027-28.

At Bert Labs, we believe in challenging the status quo every day. We do this with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. By connecting different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. Our employee experience includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. At Bert Labs, we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Welcome to Bert Labs- family.

Role:

Bert Labs IPR Leader must combine strong abilities to influence, collaborate, build culture and lead with deep Intellectual Property knowledge and skills so as to advise, inform and execute on behalf of Bert Labs. The IPR Leader is responsible to develop, execute and oversee our intellectual property strategies.

Responsibilities and Duties:

- Processing invention disclosures, including determining an appropriate intellectual property protection strategy and prosecute patent applications that thoroughly and accurately protect all inventions of Bert Labs.

- Conducting study for Internal IPR projects, planning, scoping, estimation, tracking & implementing project plans within deadlines.

- Handling of patent searches, analysing prior art searches, drafting, filing, prosecution, freedom-to-operate opinions and Allied matters.

- Attending to Examination reports and Office Actions and attending hearings at the Indian Patent Office independently.

- Assisting in Patent Oppositions and providing technical support to the litigation team through research and analysis of recent cases etc.

- The IPR Leader will be responsible for shepherding and making all patenting decisions, in coordination with the participating inventor and CEO. Taking decisions on international filing and prosecution, Patent analysis & Claim charting.

- The IPR Leader will coordinate with all outside patent counsel related to patent filings and prosecution, and will oversee all inventor's meetings related to those processes.

- Liaison with government bodies and Industry organizations in India and helping in framing IPR policies and creating IPR awareness.

- The IPR Leader, will be responsible for day-to-day management of the IP portfolio, its maintenance and docketing.

- The IPR Leader will lead development of a robust IP legal services infrastructure.

- Managing Other IP (Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights).

Requirements:

- Experience: 15 -20 years of proven IPR leadership experience

- Proven IPR leadership experience from companies like Bosch, Siemens, Samsung, Honeywell, ABB, Microsoft, Adobe, Broadcom, Qualcomm, IBM, Amazon, Oracle, Google, Apple, Meta, Mitsubishi, Schneider Electric, Johnson Control

- Proven IPR leadership experience from leading IP law firms like Remfry & Sagar, K&S Partners, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB & Partners, Khaitan & Co, Anand and Anand, Laxmikumaran and Sridharan, RK Dewan & Co, Kochhar & Co, Khurana & Khurana

- Engineering/Masters/Doctorate degree from IITs/BITS/NITs/Jadavpur University/DTU/Top Engineering Institutes in USA, Europe, UK/NUS

- Bachelor's degree/Masters degree in law (LLB/LLM) from premium law school in India/USA/EU/UK/Singapore

- Registered Patent Agent.

- Excellent understanding of technologies including, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Embedded Electronics, etc.

- Excellent skills for analyzing prior arts, distinguishing novel and inventive features, drafting arguments, claim amendments, etc.

- Excellent knowledge of Indian patent laws and hands-on experience of interacting with the Examiners/Controllers and conducting hearings.

- Excellent knowledge of patent laws in USA/EU/SG/UK and hands-on experience of interacting with the Examiners/Controllers and conducting hearings.