Specialist, Patent Search & Dispute Management

Company Description

Santenは、眼科医療に特化した130年の歴史を持つ製薬企業です。日本発のグローバル企業として60カ国以上に拠点を持ち、目の健康のために様々な革新的な治療法とデジタルソリューションを提供し、世界中の人々の視覚に関わる社会問題に取り組んでいます。

Job Description

It is important to confirm Santen’s product will not infringe any third party’s patents so that Santen can do business without IP risk that third party may sue Santen. For this purpose, the job needs to make search strategy, to conduct patent search and ultimately to secure Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) of Santen’s developing/commercial products.

• Patent search

Job of this position is to make search strategy and to conduct patent search solely or, if necessary, supported by Manager and/or Head of Patent Search & Dispute Management according to approved strategy and ultimately to secure FTO of Santen’s developing/commercial products. The result of the job contributes to identification of potential IP risk in R&D activity. Job of this position includes patent search to support IP transaction, the result of which contributes determination of value of the target product/asset and identification of potential IP risk relating to such product/asset. Errors in the job cause misjudgment of R&D activity’s go/no go or IP transaction’s evaluation.

• Provision of patent information

Job of this position is to collect information about patents of competitive products for assessment of their Loss-of-Exclusivity (LOE) solely or, if necessary, supported by Manager and/or Head of Patent Search & Dispute Management. Such information contributes to projection of competitive products as well as determination of in-house generic product development plan. Job of this position includes collecting technical information to help R&D activity, the result of which contributes to determination of research field.

• Acquisition of patent rights

Job of this position is to conduct patentability search of invention created in R&D activity and to file and prosecute patent applications and ultimately to acquire patent right for the invention solely or, if necessary, supported by Manager and/or Head of Patent Prosecution & Management. The result of the job contributes to building a longer exclusivity of Santen’s developing/commercial products.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IP/Legal sufficient to discuss external patent counsels

More than three year experience as patent practitioner/searcher or equivalent experience/knowledge

• Experience of patent prosecution, search and/or dispute

More than three year experience as patent practitioner/searcher or equivalent experience/knowledge

• Experience and knowledge of research/science

More than five year experience as researcher or equivalent experience/knowledge

Language skills sufficient to communicate with Santen affiliates’ colleagues, external business partners and external patent counsels in English

Additional Information

Santenにおけるキャリア構築

Santenでのキャリアは、あなたにとって変化をもたらす機会となります。Santenは、「Santen2030」に示されている長期的ビジョンを通じて、視覚障がい者の社会的・経済的ニーズに応える社会イノベーターとなることを目指しています。そのために私たちは、世界中のチームメンバーと多様な才能を発揮し合い、柔軟な働き方とインクルーシブな職場環境を提供しております。その結果、新たなソリューションを発見し、患者様への理解、治療の革新を推進しています。
Santenグループは、Equal Opportunity Employerです。 私たちは、多様なチームを構築し、チームメンバー一人ひとりにとって安全でインクルーシブな物理的・仮想的職場を提供することを約束します。すべての雇用は、人種、肌の色、民族、出身/祖先、宗教、性的指向、性別、性同一性/表現、年齢、障がい、病状、配偶者の有無、退役軍人の有無、または法律で保護されているその他の特性に関係なく、ビジネスニーズ、役割要件、個人のスキルセットに基づいて行われます。