Patent Associate (Formulation and IP Expert)

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Patent Associate / Patent Consultant (Pharma)

OBJECTIVE OF THE FUNCTION:

Coordinate the necessary Intellectual Property activities within assigned scope to provide optimum support to all Business Units in handling patent matters related to:

• Pharmaceutical patent matters, including products and technologies related to parenteral and enteral nutrition
• Patent landscaping, patent drafting, patent invalidation and freedom to operate analysis
• Conduct comprehensive patent landscape analyses for pharmaceutical products and their therapeutic indications, including enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Supporting strategic market entry decisions for global initiatives
• Retrieve and evaluate patent data from specialized databases
• Perform Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches and prepare detailed evaluation reports to assess potential risks and opportunities
• Manage pharmaceutical patent matters, including parenteral and enteral nutrition portfolios, encompassing filing and prosecution of patent applications arising from scientific innovation
• Prior art searches
• Patent invalidation

Function in the company:

Main tasks:

• Conduct comprehensive prior art searches using various databases (Boolean logic, AI- powered tools), and screen relevant documents
• Prepare detailed patent landscapes
• Provide insights on earliest possible global market launch timelines based on patent evaluations.
• Manage pharmaceutical patent matters, including parenteral and enteral nutrition, encompassing composition, processes, impurities, and other technical aspects.
• Patentability analysis, Patent application drafting, filing, prosecution and maintenance.
• Identify prior art to establish invalidation grounds and drafting and filing oppositions for critical or blocking patents.
• Maintain accurate documentation and organize project-related files for ongoing and completed IP activities.
• Perform Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) searches and deliver comprehensive evaluation reports.
• Advise R&D teams on patent circumvention strategies to enable innovation within legal boundaries.
• Provide IP support to cross-functional teams including Portfolio Management, R&D, Project Management, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Monitor and report on IP updates, competitive intelligence, and relevant regulatory developments.

Secondary tasks:

• Periodic Updates of patent Landscape for new Patents/Applications and patent portfolio
• Communications with the EU and US patent teams and external counsels on various matters
• Any additional responsibility as deemed necessary

Business Contacts:

• Internal Patent Attorneys, Scientists, Global Alliance Management
• Extern Outside counsels from various countries

Qualification and work experience:

• Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Intellectual Property (IP) in pharmaceutical industry
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.
• Hands-on experience in preparing reports using MS Excel and creating PowerPoint
• Patent Agent and/or Patent Attorney qualification is preferred.
• Experience in AI is beneficial

Requirements / Knowledge to fulfil the position:

• Knowledge of patent law including the concepts of novelty and inventive step in several jurisdictions.
• Skilled in infringement/invalidity analysis, FTO, filing & prosecution, market launch analysis
• Exposure to work with IT tools