Patent Counselor

Our partner is now looking for a highly motivated Industrial Patent Champion to join their team and play a vital role in safeguarding the Groups intellectual property (IP).

In this role youll be responsible for:

• Empowering Innovation: Collaborate closely with our technical teams to identify and protect groundbreaking inventions. Youll ensure knowhow is secured and confidentiality measures are in place especially for manufacturing processes.
• Strategic IP Protection: Spearhead the drafting filing and prosecution of key patents (in coordination with our Patent Cluster Lead).
• Competitive Intelligence: Conduct regular patent screenings and analyses to understand the competitive landscape identify potential risks and pinpoint opportunities for white space innovation.
• Risk Mitigation Expertise: Provide expert advice on mitigating patent risks including noninfringement opinions and invalidation analysis of competitor patents in Thailand and China.
• Contractual Savvy: Offer guidance on IP matters within contractual and technical relationships such as collaboration agreements supplier contracts and technology licenses.
• Team Player: Act as a bridge between IP and various departments (R&D Engineering Operations Legal HRetc.) under the guidance of our AsiaPacific Senior IP Counsel.

To thrive in this role youll ideally have:

• Advanced Degrees: A Masters degree or higher in science chemistry or chemical engineering combined with a law degree.
• Technical Expertise: Experience working with organic chemistry material science and chemical engineering inventions and patent landscapes.
• Proven Track Record: At least 5 years of experience in patent law firms or as an inhouse patent counselor in the industry.
• Drafting Prowess: Strong patent drafting skills.
• Communication Champion: Open proactive with excellent communication skills for smooth collaboration across diverse teams.
• Reporting Ace: Ability to create clear concise reports that synthesize complex information.
• Business Acumen: A keen ability to balance legal considerations with business goals understanding the commercial implications of your advice.

Remote Work :

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