Company Description
Brainiac IP Solutions specializes in helping Domestic and Multi-national Companies with invalidating, protecting, and enforcing IPR (patent/inventions) rights globally to increase revenues. The company offers training and assistance in developing R&D strategies and patent analytics to validate inventions effectively. Brainiac works with multinational companies, SMEs, individual entrepreneurs, universities, and colleges in various technology domains ranging from Automobiles and Industrial Technology to Biotechnology and Life Science.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Paralegal Assistant (IPR) at Brainiac IP Solutions in Pune. The role involves tasks related to law, legal document preparation, notary services, communication, and research in the field of Intellectual Property Rights.
Responsibilities:
● Handling filings of Patents and Designs.
● Handling all the activities related to Patents and Designs.
● Sending as file documents, Sending mail to clients, checking publication. (update publication date in excel sheet and docketing.
Sending reminders regarding request for examination, FER, Hearing, renewals, form 27 and updating dates related to all the above activities in excel and docketing.
● Managing Docketing system of Patents and Designs also Monitoring Deadlines. Filing all kinds of Patent applications- Provisional, Complete, Divisional application, Conventional application, PCT National phase filing.
● Filing response to FER (First Examination report), Hearing responses and attending the renewals
● Filing of Design application along with response to FER issued from Design office.
● Filing of all kinds of forms (Form 1,3,5,26, 27-Working statements, Form 18-RFE, 18A, Form 25-FFL etc
● Filing PCT applications, submission of DAS codes, Preparing GPOA with WIPO
● Filing DAS CODE, Certified copies, Assignments with IPO
● Preparing forms for filing patent application in other countries.
● Tracking deadlines of patent related matters on a daily basis, weekly and monthly.
● Preparing and filing requests for NBA approval.
● Reporting publication notices, ISR issued from WIPO, or any other communication received from any patent office.
● Monitoring patent portfolio of all clients, seeking approval from clients for renewals and working statements.
● Cross check with the person concerned to see if the activities are getting overlapped and also review all the documents before filing.
● Whenever required, getting quotations from the foreign countries and maintaining our excel sheets accordingly.
● Preparing FER/Hearing responses for Designs.
● Checking design received documents and sending queries to the client whenever required.
● In absence of a concerned person , take direct calls to the clients in case any deadlines are there.
Qualification:
● Patent Law, Patent Preparation, and Patent Applications knowledge.
● Experience with Legal Document Preparation and patent Prosecution.
● Excellent organizational, time management, communication, and attention to detail skills.
● Ability to handle multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy and to work well independently.
● Basic knowledge of computers and software tools including Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat is essential.
● Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in paralegal studies or IP law.
Experience :
More than 6 months experience is required.
Role: Legal & Regulatory - Other
Industry Type: Legal
Department: Legal & Regulatory
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Legal & Regulatory - Other