Evalueserve - Senior Research Analyst - Patent Drafting & Patent Prosecution

Job description

Client Management :

- Client engagement and mining: Responsible for overall quality and delivery of project reports.

People management :

- Career management : Responsible for mentoring and coaching Research Associates. Responsible for their career management and performance evaluation

Patent Research Projects :

- Patent Application Drafting (for filing in US and India)

- Understanding invention disclosures related to various technical domains (electronics, communication, software, medical devices), determining novelty of invention based on comparison with known prior art, conducting inventor interviews, drafting patent application (including claims, detailed description, drawings), reviewing patent application drafted by team members, and mentoring team members for drafting patent application.

- Drafting response to Office Action (for US applications)

- Analyzing patent application and references cited in office action, determining differences between the patent application and cited references, formalizing strategies to respond on various objections/rejections (101, 102, 103, 112) in office action, amending claims and/or writing arguments to differentiate patent application from the cited references, reviewing office action responses prepared by other team members, and mentoring team members for drafting office action response.

Skill Set Required :

- Strong analytical skills with thorough understanding of the technology domain

- Excellent written and verbal communication (in English) with particular ability in creative and persuasive writing

- Excellent comprehension and presentation skills

- Responsible attitude and ability to complete tasks in a timely manner

- Well developed interpersonal and active listening skills

- Prior experience of drafting patent applications and/or office action responses and independent client management is preferred.

- Delivery of training sessions and content preparation for knowledge management

- Experience of independently managing a team and a process (end-to-end)

- Excellent knowledge of IP laws of various countries, various patent databases, technical domains with respect to educational background

- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word,

- Any certifications of additional courses or trainings (in Intellectual Property or otherwise) would be a plus

Education and Experience :

- Professionals with M.Tech/ B.Tech (Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Signal Processing, Semiconductor Manufacturing/Fabrication, VLSI, Instrumentation) with 3 months to 5 years of relevant/ industry experience are eligible