Role and responsibilities - Conduct patentability searches, validity/invalidity, state of the art, freedom to operate searches, claim mapping and detailed landscape analysis, independently, using free and subscription-based patent databases - Conduct non-patent literature searches, independently, to obtain product specific and research related prior arts - Provide patentability opinions to the inventors based on the identified prior art references - Provide technical suggestions to improve the inventions in case of non-patentability of the inventions - Draft non-provisional and provisional specifications per USPTO guidelines - Draft response to office actions and respond to JPO, USPTO, EPO communications - Work with foreign counsels in preparing the patent applications - Involve in discussion with foreign counsel and present extensive knowledge about the to-be-filed inventions to the counsels - Support in drafting organization newsletters about various advancements - Portfolio assessments and administration - To handle incoming validation instructions received from clients and foreign attorneys - To prepare proper and accurate documents required for filing US, JP, European and other foreign patent applications - To obtain case status information from various country IP offices to ensure that records are correct - To report on IPO decisions to grant and expiry of the opposition period - To provide secretarial and administrative support to Directors/Fee Earners - To maintain patent portfolio of the organization - To arranging attorney, inventors and client meetings, internal meetings, and telephone calls - Any other paralegal support Required Skills - Knowledge of patent and trademark processes in patent prosecution - Knowledge of various country patent laws (US, EP, JP, CN) - Patent search, drafting, prosecution of US Patent applications - Experience in working in an IP/legal firm Desired Skills - Knowledge of any patent docketing system (eg. Computer packages, Inc.) Job Segment Administrative Assistant, Administrative