Associate - Anand and Anand - Noida
(2016-11)
Working in the Patent & Design department with comprehensive responsibilities in patent searches, strategy, drafting, filing, and prosecution analysis.
- Conduct various types of patent searches including prior art, patentability, FTO analysis, invalidity assessment, infringement analysis, patent landscape, and non-patent literature searches
- Drafted informative reports that clarified and summarized search results
- Interacted effectively with clients in determining the scope of searches
- Collaborated with clients and internal teams to formulate patentability, freedom-to-operate (FTO), and infringement opinions
- Conducted in-depth evaluations of patent specifications, prior art, and claim scope to support strategic IP decisions
- Assess the eligibility for patent applications, in terms of innovation and uniqueness of the process or product to be patented
- Interpreted complex patent documentation to prepare concise and actionable IP assessments and reports
- Conduct long-term patent landscape studies to identify trends in a technology field, deliver competitive intelligence and identify potential research reports
- Conducted qualitative analysis of patents and patent portfolios
- Regular interaction with clients regarding IPR strategies
- Perform patent validity checks for existing and new applications
- Draft Provisional Patent Applications
- Draft Complete Patent Applications
- Submit applications for consideration to concerned authority
- Report First Examination Report (FER) to the client
- Respond to First Examination Report (FER)
- Interact with the officials of Indian Patent Office
- Report on the issuance of Patent Grant/Decisions to the client
- Patent portfolio management
- Update the system with status of progress in patent application
- Coordinate with applicants for ensuring reliability and ownership of patent
- Check and scrutinize the details submitted in the patent application against the actual process or product in coordination with the test and evaluation department
- Handle and manage R & D activities, Patent tracking & updating of data
- Maintain proficiency with commercial patent databases and other proprietary databases that disclose technical publications
- Conduct Market Research & Data Mining
Trainee - Anand and Anand - Noida
(2016-07 - 2016-10)
Pharma Patent Analyst - Banana IP Counsels - Bengaluru
(2016-04 - 2016-06)
Intern - Anand and Anand - Noida
(2015-09 - 2015-11)
