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Senior IP Laws SpecialistJob LocationsIN-Mumbai | IN-BangalorePosted Date17 hours ago(06/11/ :04)Job ID # of Openings1CategoryIP ServicesBanding4Job Purpose

The role will be responsible for validating and maintaining of IP Laws/rules, related IP Laws operations for operationalizing various products within Protect Delivery. This role should enable the "Law Engine" that powers our technology-enabled solutions - ensuring that jurisdictional rules, deadlines, fee structures and procedural logic are accurately formalized, validated, codified, maintained and embedded into our platforms.Working closely with the Head of IP laws, product teams, IP Operations, and external agents and authorities, this role contributes to the effective operations and delivery of IP Laws operations.

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Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct in-depth research into Laws, rules and renewal and fees for Patents, design, trademarks, plant variety rights across major global jurisdictions
- Creation of fresh IP Laws rules and renewal and fees for Patents, design, trademarks, plant variety rights across major global jurisdictions as per stakeholder requirements
- Research, analyse and validate IP Laws for accuracy before codifying into software
- Proactive research, monitoring IP office, law firm's newsletter, internal and external resources for identifying timely law changes
- Contribute to process standardisation, efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner effectively with IP Operations teams,



product team to ensure smooth end-to-end IP Laws operations and delivery.
- Regulatory insight across Protect by monitoring, interpreting and communicating changes to IP laws, rules, procedures and fees across all relevant jurisdictions.
- Maintain an authoritative, up-to-date knowledge base of jurisdictional requirements covering filing, prosecution, renewals, recordals and related IP procedures.
- Enable proactive compliance by translating evolving statutory and procedural requirements into clear, actionable guidance for service lines, regional teams and technology platforms.
- Provide early warning of legislative, treaty and procedural change (e.g. new IP offices, fee changes, deadline rule changes), assessing operational and client impact and coordinating response.
- Enable the legal "law engine" that powers our technology-enabled solutions, ensuring jurisdictional rules, deadlines, fee schedules and procedural logic are accurately codified and maintained.
- Partner with Technology, Product and Data, Analytics & Automation teams to embed legal rules and compliance logic into core fulfilment systems and client-facing platforms.
- Validate and govern the legal accuracy of automated laws, rules, calculations and workflows, providing sign-off and ongoing assurance as rules change.
- Define and maintain the framework for capturing,



updating and version-controlling jurisdictional rules so that the law engine remains a single, trusted source of legal truth.
- Own the legal compliance framework for IP processes across Protect Delivery, ensuring enterprise processes meet applicable statutory and procedural obligations.
- Identify, assess and escalate legal and regulatory risks, working with Business IP Service Owners and Regional Service Leaders to implement mitigation and controls.
- Support governance and audit activities, ensuring procedures, controls and records meet qualified, regulatory and client requirements.
- Advise on data protection, confidentiality, conflicts and professional conduct considerations relevant to the delivery of IP services.
- Maintain awareness of relevant treaties, conventions and regional frameworks (e.g. PCT, Madrid, Hague, EPC) and their operational implications.
- Ensure quality-assurance of legal and jurisdictional research in support of service lines, clients and solutions.
- Provide authoritative legal interpretation and advice on complex or non-standard IP procedural matters referred from regional teams or Business IP Service Owners.
- Develop standardised legal research methodologies, templates and knowledge assets to ensure consistency, accuracy and efficiency.
- Develop an internal database for storing all IP laws, rules, fees for all IP types across multiple jurisdictions
- Develop an internal hyperlink or page for easy access to other owners and stakeholders for accessing new law changes.
- Operate as an enabling capability within the IP Ops Hub, partnering with Business IP Service Owners (Filing,

📌 Senior IP Laws Specialist (Mumbai)
🏢 RWS
📍 Mumbai