Responsibilities: 

    * Advise the Group for any Pudong matters in connection with patent protection, right to market and defense of our patented territories from third parties.

    * Help lab people dig out inventions to protect the innovation for assigned Pudong labs, in particular design strategic patent filing plans for the core technologies.

    * Draft patent applications with high quality, and coordinate with outside counsels to draft patent applications with high quality.

    * Respond to office actions independently or review the opinions from outside agent to ensure all the patent prosecution matters are handled properly.

    * Manage and contribute to the portfolio management for inventions from China.

    * Analyze Right-to-Market independently and provide legal opinion.

    * Provide patent related educations to lab people.

    * Coordinate with other members of worldwide IP team (DIPI) in other Hubs, working on related projects of the Domain. 

    * Ensure the implementation of Group’s IP strategy in China.

Requirements:

    * BS in Chemistry, Material Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or similar degree with 3-7 years’ experience in patent counseling, including drafting patent applications and prosecution applications in the Patent Office. Advanced degrees preferred.

    * Experienced in providing legal opinions (patentability and right to market)

    * Experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications. 

    * Experience in working across teams (science, legal, business)

    * Bar exam is a plus. 

    * Practice before the Patent Office is preferred.

    * Good written and oral communication skills

    * Good language skills in English 

    * Good analytical skills

    * Ability to take decisions and implement strategies.

    * High team-spirit

    * Background in consumer products, packs, and devices a plus

    * Background as in-house patent attorney for consumer products, packs and devices is a plus.