About Sagar Chandra & Associates
Sagar Chandra & Associates is a boutique Intellectual Property Law firm with the ability to address issues across India and internationally. Founded in 2009, the Partners in the Firm have an experience of over 15 years each in the field of Intellectual Property Rights.
About Legal Job Opportunity at Sagar Chandra & Associates
Sagar Chandra & Associates is inviting individuals to apply for the following position at their office;
- PQE: 4-8 years
- The Candidate will be responsible for managing and supporting client’s global intellectual property portfolio, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, and domain names.
- The role involves handling prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, litigation support, commercial IP agreements, due diligence, and coordination with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage global trademark, copyright, patent, industrial design, and domain name portfolios.
- Coordinate IP clearance searches, filing strategies, prosecution, renewals, recordals, assignments, licences, and maintenance activities.
- Draft and review IP-related agreements, including licences, assignments, coexistence, settlement, franchise, and brand collaboration agreements.
- Support IP litigation by preparing evidence, chronologies, litigation trackers, and coordinating with external counsel.
- Manage global external counsel.
- Monitor statutory deadlines through IP docketing systems and ensure timely filings and renewals.
- Assist in implementation and maintenance of IP docketing software and validate portfolio data.
- Coordinate trademark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting initiatives, customs recordals, cease-and-desist actions, and online brand protection activities.
- Conduct IP due diligence for acquisitions, licensing, and commercial transactions.
- Prepare periodic portfolio reports, management dashboards, expenditure reports, and status updates.
- Maintain complete electronic records and support knowledge transfer and portfolio transition activities.
- Provide strategic and legal support on global intellectual property matters.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates may e-mail their CV to career@scalegal.in with the subject line – ‘Portfolio Management Int’ | PQE
