Job Description

  • Provides patent support services and resolves patent matters for assigned projects or clients under direct supervision from more experienced manager
  • Understands the project requirements and accordingly devise FTO/Patentability/Portfolio search strategies.
  • Performs technical and FTO for APIs (Active Pharmaceutical ingredients)
  • Provides support to identify critical patent hurdles, patent monitoring updates, key prosecution timelines.
  • Performs patent or technology landscape searches and build reports.
  • Keeps abreast of changes in Patent laws/Patent Databases etc. that affect responsibility areas
  • Identifies basic patent issues related to assigned matter
  • Assists more experienced managers in resolving patent issues on cross-functional projects
  • Developing knowledge of Abbott’s business and client areas supported
  • Keeps abreast of changes in laws that affect client areas
  • Assigned matters typically have moderate to significant impact on business activities and operations

    • Skills/Experience Requirements

    Basic qualifications:

  • Post-graduate/Masters in Pharmacy
  • Must have a minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in an Intellectual Property-patent function.

    • Preferred qualifications:

  • Excellent technical knowledge/understanding of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry
  • Excellent understanding and experience in performing substance & reaction searches on STN/SciFinder databases.
  • Excellent understanding and experience in evaluating ROS for APIs
  • Excellent understanding and experience of XRPD, DSC, TGA interpretation
  • Experience in working for developed (US/Europe) as well as emerging markets for API IP assessment in a pharma/API company.
  • Excellent technical knowledge in the Pharma domain
  • Excellent understanding of pharmaceutical dosage forms and API
  • Excellent understanding of patent search databases
  • Patent drafting/prosecution experience.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
  • Self-motivated and detail oriented.
  • Excellent team member

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