Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market. The company's applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers in the consumer packaging, graphical display, logistics, apparel, industrial and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company reported sales of $6.1 billion in 2016. Learn more at www.averydennison.com

We have a new opening for professionals in the field of Patent Law and Practice with technical background in: 

Electronics, Physics, or Engineering (Master’s/Engineering degree), with knowledge of RF emitting technologies including transponders and receivers with particular focus on UHF, HF/NFC, and related sensor systems. Understanding and knowledge of digital technologies such as Blockchain, AI, ML, IOT, Cognitive Computing, Digital Twins etc.

to join our IP Team at Avery Dennison’s Patent Center of Excellence in Pune, India. 

We are seeking candidates with a strong academic background and at least 4 years of work experience from a reputable consulting firm, or in-house department. The candidate needs to be enthusiastic and keen on learning niche domains and cutting-edge technologies, product portfolios and landscapes to assist in patent/IP insight related matters. Candidates must be detail oriented and have strong written and verbal English-language skills.

Candidates must have strong experience in IP Data Analysis and Insight extraction, Data Presentation, Counseling inventors for identification of inventions and appropriate scoping of whitespaces, Technology and IP Portfolio Analysis, Benchmarking, assessing technology development roadmap and mega trends. Candidates need to work proactively and in close collaboration with in-house team/stakeholders across the IP group function and R&D and business communities to draw alignment on business strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate will carry out the following typical tasks:

• Review invention disclosures; conduct novelty evaluation . Product/technology clearance and freedom to operate evaluation (RTM);.

• Analyze competitive patent and non-patent literature to provide insight in a given field of product/technology and landscape research, state-of-the-art research.

• Patent Portfolio Analysis and SWOT. Industry and competition benchmarking on technology and IP

• Create innovation and strategy insights through patent research involving IP holdings in the industry and relevant product/solution activities of players.

• Periodic Publication of insights for business and R&D community.

• Prepare IP/Patent Due diligence studies for given business scenarios.

SKILLS

• Possess excellent research and analytical skills

• Understanding of drivers of digital technologies and businesses. Strong grip on business strategies and knowledge about competitive advantages is desirable. 

• Able to exercise judgment and to form effective legal/technical plan aligned with business strategy

• Ability to critically analyze complex information and think laterally and data visualization for clear and concise articulation of the insight.

• Solidly understand the substantive and procedural patent laws in major jurisdictions

• Have an excellent command of the English language and the ability to clearly and concisely communicate orally and in writing.

• Able to drive efficiencies within the role and to be a trusted member within the function and among peers.

• Enhance industry-specific understanding, monitoring news, publications and assist in establishing links with  market dynamics. .

• Able to collaborate and engage with team members and any other relevant stakeholders.

ATTRIBUTES AND BEHAVIOR

• Possess sound organizational and interpersonal skills and be a team player.

• Be both process oriented and solution oriented

• Agile and open to everyday-learning.

• Demonstrate trustworthiness and punctuality.

• Demonstrate the highest ethical standards and values

Required:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant Engineering/Technology discipline or Master’s in related Science as mentioned above from a reputed institute/ university.

• At least 4 years of substantive experience in handling IP intelligence and insight creation in a reputed consulting firm or in-house department.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The objective of a Job Description is to clearly define job qualifications and advertise our open positions in a manner that is inviting to qualified professionals in the industry. The job description is drafted by the Hiring Manager & shared along with the TA partner. Mentioned below are a few guidelines of drafting an impactful job description. Pls keep the word count between 300 - 700.

Job Title: What is the job position?

Consider a job title that is true to the role and/or that is widely understood by the technology industry.  Think about how the search engines and bots may or may not pick up on the keywords on job sites and job boards.  

Job Summary: Job Purpose as part of overall function:  Why is this role important to the organization? 

Describe the purpose of the role and how it fits within the broader organization.  Who does the role report to? What is the scope of the role - global, regional? etc. Is it highly collaborative or is it highly independent?  What type of team will the person be a part of?  Who or what group will this person be servicing? Will this person interact with senior leadership and/or executives? Will this person interact with service providers and vendors?  What are the key relationships to be built and leveraged in this role?

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