Senior Patent Analyst
Sagacious IP is the world’s largest IP research firm, that provides reliable support to the worldwide IP community, including large corporations, small and mid-size corporations, IP law firms, licensing firms, and universities. The company offers patent information and searching services, patent licensing and monetization, patent analytics, patent drafting support, trademark search and watch, and patent paralegal support. Sagacious IP has over 500 full-time employees, and serves over 5,000 clients, from 60+ countries. The company finds pride in attracting and nurturing the industry’s finest talent, across the globe.
We are seeking a dynamic and passionate individual, to join the Life Sciences and Chemistry team at Sagacious IP. This is an excellent opportunity to collaborate with some of the most innovative researchers in the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) industry. If you are enthusiastic about making meaningful contributions in this field, we encourage you to seize this opportunity and apply.
- Patent searching and analysis in Life Sciences and Chemistry (Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Polymer Science, Material Science, Food Science, Biochemistry, Physical/Organic Chemistry), including using paid databases like Questel Orbit, Derwent Innovation and MS Office (especially MS Excel).
- Working on Landscape searches, including identifying trends and preparing graphical insights from raw data; FTO/Clearance search and providing technical opinion; Patentability/Novelty/State of Art searches and Invalidity/Validity searches, including providing comments and summarising the search conclusion.
- Identifying key concepts/key features from client input, identifying relevant keywords/term sets, classes and closest patent/non-patent references in initial quick searches.
- Ability to modify and improvise searching, according to the lead/project manager’s input.
- Performing quick searches to learn about the technology, exploring company websites, closest patents and products, to develop better understanding, and developing technology taxonomy or categorisation.
- Screening patents smartly and efficiently from a large dataset, on the basis of Claims, Title, Abstract.
- Performing key-feature level or category-level analysis of patents, from a large dataset, by analysing the document properly.
- Performing end-to-end searches, while working with a lead/project manager. This includes self-reviewing and quality checks of deliverables, while completing the project within the defined deadlines.
- Proactively raising flags with the project manager, to communicate ideas, challenges and conveying queries/updates to the client.
- Identifying self-training areas and proactively working with project managers, to improve expertise.
- Assisting project managers/managers in pre-sales, proposals and ad-hoc requests, while handling regular projects.
1.5 to 3 years
Professionals with B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc.
Biochemistry
