Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd looking for IPR Manager

GFL operates through a completely integrated value chain in Fluorine chemistry comprising Fluorine containing building blocks across the value chain. The company holds close to three decades of dominant position in Fluorochemicals in India owing to its expertise in wide range of process chemistries with commercial scale plants. These strengths enable us to respond quickly to growing needs of Automotive, Modern Architecture, Food Processing, Chemical Processing, Agrochemical and Pharmaceutical Industry as a reliable supplier of high quality Fluoropolymers, Chemicals, Fluorospeciality and Refrigerants.

Post : Manager IPR

Job Description
Job Purpose
The position will support the Product development and technology development team to ensure creation, maintenance and defense of a strong IP position, protection of know-how and risk management by understanding infringements and conducting appropriate searches. In-house IP team development for GFL and making IPR work more efficient, time saving and more qualitative IP output, for assisting in IPR activities.

Protection of IP :
• Ensure protection and defence of intellectual property including Know- How
• Harvest and evaluate invention disclosures, initiate novelty searches and support
analysis of data
• Ensure registration, enforcement, maintenance and defence of trademarks
• Draft patent application and prosecution thereof
• Defend IP rights attack from 3rd parties
• Assist in review of patents and trademarks
• Identifying IP infringements and enforcing patents and trademarks

IP Risk Management
• Conduct patent Landscaping and freedom – to – operate evaluation pertaining to company product portfolio. Conduct patentability searches, literature search, IP analysis
• Ensure proper IP risk management to enable product launches – Patentability assessment, patent drafting, filing, and online PCT filing.
• Define and take countermeasures vs. competitors IP and intelligence
• FTO analysis, opposition/Invalidation actions, joint development, IP Due Diligence etc.
• Evaluate IP concerns at early-stage product selecting, key blocking patents by innovator, market exclusivity studies (SPC, NCE)

Scientific Information Management, Patent Filing and IP Awareness
• Support with respect to all search requests including patent information.
• Drafting, filing and prosecution of Patents in different jurisdictions worldwide
• IP Counselling to R&D teams, prior art searches, infringement, white space and patentability analysis.
• Use database to retrieve external information relevant to the Company
• Keep all stakeholders updated of major IP legal developments
• Perform IP awareness training for R and D and technology team
• Understanding of US, EP, PCT, CN, IN Patent Laws and Procedures
• Literature searches using various databases using Data Mining Tools

Protection of IP Assets
• Ensure protection and defence of intellectual property including Know- How
• Harvest and evaluate invention disclosures, initiate novelty searches and support analysis of data
• Ensure registration, enforcement, maintenance and defence of trademarks
• Draft patent application and prosecution thereof. Defend IPR rights attack from 3rd parties
• Draft IP agreements. Assist in review of patents and trademarks
• Identifying IP infringements and enforcing patents and trademarks

Candidate Profile
Minimum Qualification : M.sc Organic Chemistry
Preferred Qualification : Ph.D Organic Chemsitry
Total Number of experience required : At least 8 years in the IPR Industry (working exp. With Chemical or Pharma or Agrochemical industries.) Preference to candidates with background of EV/Hydrogen/Solar/ fluorospeciality/ fluorochemicals/ Polymers Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry
Relevant experience required in : 4 Years+

Additional Information
Experience : 4+ years
Qualification : MSc, Ph.D
Location : Gujarat
Industry Type : Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
End Date : 30th June 2025