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Associate General Counsel, Patent Prosecution - India

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-04 → 2026-09-26

Core

In-house Associate General Counsel developing and implementing intellectual property strategies for AbbVie's pharmaceutical products, with a specific emphasis on protecting the Indian market.

Role type

Associate General Counsel (Patent Prosecution)

Builds

Patent applications and strategies for pharmaceutical products

Domain

Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals / Intellectual Property

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Patent prosecution, prior art search, due diligence, IPR/opposition defense, Indian patent law expertise, pharmaceutical technical knowledge

Preferred skills

Experience with small molecule or biological pharmaceutical discovery, technical degree in life sciences

Technologies

USPTO systems, Indian patent office systems

Responsibilities

Provide legal advice to R&D and business teams on IP matters, draft and file patent applications worldwide, challenge and defend patents in post-grant proceedings, conduct prior art searches and due diligence

Seniority

Mid-Senior Level, hands-on IC

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