Job Description

Group Company: TVS Motor Company

Designation: Functional Leader IPR Search Analysis

Required Total Experience: 10 to 12 yrs

Details of certification courses/trainings:

TRIZ, DFSS, WON, WIPO DL101, DL301, DL320, Patent Agent

Position description:

1) Review NPD designs and identify potential areas for IP legal risk, plan IP check and carry out risk mitigation and strengthen culture of technology / NPD through IP

2) Develop search strategies & carry out search analysis for invalidation, opposotion, litigation etc.

3) Achieve FTO for TVS-M designs, overcome IP hurdles in collaboration with technical teams using advanced tools like TRIZ

4) Perform advanced technology / LRP related search & analysis including competitive intelligence analysis, Design & Trademark IP protection of transportation design & engineering across clusters.

5) Conduct all types of IP Search analytics tasks towards meeting business challenges from time to time."

Primary Responsibilities:

1) Be passionate to review & initiate actions to de-risk IPR of TVS-M designs / products (current & future)

2) Perform advanced patent / competitor portfolio analysis for patent literature as well as non-patent literature, Leverage tools like IT, Data analytics for effective search & analysis of IP

3) Perform state-of-art analysis as required, work closely with IP attorney and provide IP legal opinion report in timely manner

4) Plan & conduct BOM FTO reviews for NPD at product level across automotive technology domains, implement best-in-class practices, standardise processes and enhance productivity through digitilisation.

5) Release periodic IP alerts - review & dispose concerns from stakeholders, effectively built conviction with stakeholders and manage projects / business clusters independently

6) Plan, conduct FTO (Freedom to Operate), state-of-art search analysis on LRP / advanced technology & trigger timely protection all forms of IP across major global jurisdictions

7) Be well versed with industry best practices, state-of-art tools for IP searches and perform searches across multiple jurisdictions. Plan & carry out search for litigation & invalidation / opposition search in liason with legal associates

8) Review & resolve claim interpretation issues in FTO with stakeholders, liason with legal team for effective disposal

9) Review designs / drawings & trigger IP protection across clusters, prioritise customer requirements and meet project timelines, prepare ECM reports, dashboards, develop best-in-class practices and standardise

10) Understand basic engineering drawings / designs, review and approve same from IP perspecctive, Co-ordinate with all stakeholders for design & trademark protection as essential

11) Be a strong team player as well as a positive individual contributor to work with technical teams and overcome patent hurdles, resolve claim interpretation issues

Educational Qualification:

Graduate / PG / PhD qualification in Engineering (Mechanical / Electronics / Automotive / Material Science), WON certified

Qualification in IP Law will be an advantage

Additional Qualification:

WIPO DL101, DFSS and TRIZ CL3 or higher certification,

Qualified Patent Agent Exam willl be an advantage

Functional competency:

1) Product and engineering knowledge

2) Information search analytics and analytical tools

3) Standardisation & Problem solving

4) IP legal

Behavioral competency:

1) Peresonal effectiveness

2) Team effectiveness and leadership

3) Customer centricity

4) Rigor in execution

TVS Motor Company