Senior Analyst

Role & responsibilities

• Draft high-quality Office Action Responses, including claim amendments, legal arguments, and technical explanations to support patentability and strengthen claim scope.
• Collaborate with inventors, patent attorneys, and clients to develop prosecution strategies aligned with business objectives and patent portfolio goals.
• Review patent specifications, prosecution histories, examiner objections, and cited references to ensure consistency and accuracy in response strategies.
• Prepare responses to restriction requirements, examiner interviews, advisory actions, and other prosecution-related communications.
• Conduct supplementary prior-art searches and patentability assessments, when required, to support prosecution efforts and claim amendment strategies.
• Review and provide quality assurance for Office Action Responses prepared by junior team members, ensuring technical accuracy, legal soundness, and adherence to client-specific guidelines.
• Mentor and guide team members on USPTO examination practices, prosecution strategies, claim drafting principles, and best practices for responding to examiner rejections.
• Track application status, prosecution deadlines, and portfolio developments to ensure timely and effective management of patent prosecution matters.

Preferred candidate profile

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, and willingness to work as part of a team
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to challenge current thinking by implementing new ways of working
• Ability to ensure that tasks within areas of responsibility are completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Ability to identify and adopt proactive ways to contribute to firms goals & mission
• Attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Quick learner with capability to multi-task
• Drive to achieve targets and accomplish challenging tasks efficiently etc.
• 3- 6 years of work experience in the field of Intellectual Property

• Location: Hybrid, Gurgaon
• Masters (B.E/M.Tech.) in Computer Science, Electronics
• Any Diploma in Intellectual Property will be an add on