About Us: Exide Energy Solutions Limited is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited, leading battery manufacturing and distribution company in India with annual revenues of $1.8+ Bn. Exide Energy Solutions Limited is investing $500+ Mn dollars to setup India's first Giga plant to manufacture Lithium-Ion Cells at Devanahalli Industrial Area in Bengaluru. Exide Energy designs, develops, and manufactures Lithium Ion Cells and Battery Pack solutions for various energy storage. Exide Energy is a leading player in the market with OEM customers across key market applications – 2W, 3W, 4W, CV and industrial applications. Exide is also deeply invested in further developing li-ion technology with significant R&D; investments including setup of in-house team as well as necessary lab infrastructure to support development activities.

An Intellectual Property (IP) Specialist is responsible for protecting, managing, and maximizing the value of an organization's intellectual assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and technology innovations. The role involves coordinating invention disclosures, conducting patent and prior-art searches, supporting patent filing and prosecution activities, monitoring IP portfolios, and ensuring compliance with intellectual property laws and regulations.

IP Portfolio Management: Oversee filings, renewals, maintenance, and recordals for patents and trademarks.
Search & Analysis: Conduct Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) searches, patentability assessments, prior-art analysis, and competitive landscape studies.
Assist in drafting patent applications, handling office actions, and coordinating with patent/trademark offices or external counsel.
Risk & Infringement Monitoring: Identify potential IP infringements, support litigation preparation,



and build risk mitigation or design-around strategies.
Support IP licensing agreements, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (M&A;), and technology-transfer discussions.
Technical and Legal Knowledge
IP Law: In-depth understanding of statutory frameworks for patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and copyrights.
Technical/Scientific Acumen: Ability to comprehend complex engineering, software, or scientific innovations to draft or review patent claims.
Skill in conducting comprehensive prior art searches, patent landscaping, and freedom-to-operate analyses.
Evaluating the strength, validity, and risks of an IP portfolio during mergers, acquisitions, or investments.
Monitoring markets, competitor output, and online spaces to spot unauthorized use or counterfeiting.
Assisting in calculating infringement damages and understanding the commercial/financial valuation of IP assets.
Experience writing and reviewing licensing agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), technology transfer contracts, and assignment deeds.
Skill in distilling dense legal or technical language into clear, actionable advice for business leaders and inventors.
Creative and Technical Writing: Precision in drafting formal objections, responses to examination reports, and educational content.
Portfolio Management: Aligning an organization's IP assets with its long-term business and branding goals.
Dispute Resolution Support: Assisting legal counsel with litigation prep, gathering evidence, handling oppositions, or negotiating settlements and coexistence agreements.

Ability to work in a rapid-paced R&D; and manufacturing environment.
Strong focus on quality.

Bachelor's or advanced degree in a specialized technical domain (Engineering, IT/Software) or Law (LLB /LL.Experience: 5+Years

📌 Intellectual Property & Technology Associate (Devanahalli)
🏢 Exide Energy Solutions
📍 Devanahalli