Sagar Chandra & Associates is inviting applications from legal professionals with 4–8 years of post-qualification experience for a role focused on global intellectual property portfolio management and related IP matters.
About Sagar Chandra & Associates
Sagar Chandra & Associates is a boutique Intellectual Property Law firm with the ability to address matters across India and internationally. Founded in 2009, the Partners at the firm have over 15 years of experience each in the field of Intellectual Property Rights.
About the Job
Sagar Chandra & Associates is looking for a legal professional to manage and support clients’ global intellectual property portfolios, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, and domain names.
The role involves prosecution, portfolio management, enforcement, litigation support, commercial IP agreements, due diligence, and coordination with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
Eligibility
Candidates should have 4–8 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
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, and 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 implementing and maintaining IP docketing software and validating 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 email their CV to career@scalegal.in with the subject line “Portfolio Management Int | PQE”.
How to Apply: Email your CV to career@scalegal.in
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