Intellectual Property Role For Biotech

Intellectual Property Role For Biotech, Mol Bio, Life Sciences at Dr Reddy’s Labs!

Associate – IPM (Intellectual Property Management)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

About the Job

Company Description

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000-plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

Job Summary

We are looking for a dynamic associate to join the IPM (Intellectual Property Management) Team, focusing on identifying potential blocking IPs for products, processes, and formulations. The ideal candidate will prepare non-infringement opinions, facilitate development of alternate formulations, and drive the filing and prosecution of patent applications, aiming to alert the organization to potential 3rd party IP threats and enable early product launches in regulated and key emerging markets.

  • You will be responsible for designing and implementing a search strategy to identify the patents relevant to a product/process.
  • You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining a database of all 3rd party patents that might block the launch of products in countries of interest.
  • You will prepare detailed landscape and freedom to operate reports on pipeline products/processes.
  • You will interact closely with the R&D (Research and Development) team in developing an alternate process to work around the blocking patents.
  • You will be responsible for identifying patentable inventions from in-house R&D process development, performing a patentability search, and drafting patent applications.
  • Your role includes prosecuting the patent application in various patent offices.
  • Your responsibilities include performing prior art searches and providing other inputs required for preparation of invalidation grounds for blocking patents.
  • Your responsibilities include tracking patent application prosecution and patent litigation in various jurisdictions, changes in patent/regulatory laws, and evaluating their impact on the launch plans of pipeline products.
  • Your responsibilities include keeping abreast of evolving patent jurisprudence and actively participating in continued learning initiatives in the team.

Qualifications

Educational qualification:

  • A Master’s or Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or Life Sciences

Minimum work experience:

  • 5-6 years (with Master’s) or 2-3 years (with a Ph.D.) of experience in handling biopharmaceutical IP issues

Skills & Attributes

Technical Skills

  • Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the biotechnology industry, including its processes, technologies, and market dynamics.
  • In-depth understanding of intellectual property (IP) laws in key markets worldwide, encompassing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
  • Proficiency in interpreting IP laws, especially as they pertain to decisions delivered by patent litigations.

Behavioural Skills

  • Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail.
  • Good writing skills and potential to work independently.
  • Good interpersonal skills.

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