Associate / Sr. Associate - Patent Search & Analytics

1 day ago


Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Hourglass Research Full time

Company Description:

Hourglass Research is a leading Intellectual Property services firm with offices in San Jose, California and Bangalore, India. The company provides US Patent Drafting & Prosecution, Patent Analytics & Licensing services to multinational companies and startups. Over the past 14 years, Hourglass Research has been consistently chosen by Fortune 500 firms for their US patent drafting and analytics assignments.

Role Overview:

As an
Associate / Senior Associate
, you will:

  • Work with some of the leading technology corporations and technology experts, assisting them in their i
    nnovation roadmap and MnA decisions
  • Work on some of the
    cutting-edge technologies
    and hand-in-hand with technologists
  • Get an opportunity to
    identify problems
    and strive to resolve the same by
    independent thinking
  • Assist clients worldwide by delivering high quality competitive intelligence and strategic services

Job description:

  • Individual contributor for providing search & analytics support
  • Must have experience of delivering
    client ready reports
    across patentability / invalidity searches, FTOs, landscapes, technology scouting projects, etc.
  • Develop different search strategies based on the business needs of clients.
    Emphasis on smart searching
  • Willingness to tinker around (introduce automation, build macros, dashboards, improvise reports, explore AI/ML, etc.)
  • Essentially, contribute in revamping the searching vertical at Hourglass

Desired Skillset:

  • Hands-on experience across different patent and non-patent databases
  • Ability to frame patentability opinions
  • Ability to quickly understand and grasp complex/ cutting-edge technologies within Electronics, Computer Science, Mechanical, etc.)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
    [an absolute must]
  • Ability to think independently and in a team to understand problems & suggest solutions

Education/Professional Qualification and Work Experience:

  • Bachelors/Master's degree in
    Electrical, Electronics, Communication, and Computer Science
  • IP Experience:
    1-3 years

Hourglass provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by central, state, or local laws.


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