Intellectual Property Management Officer – Midlands State University 562 views

Duties and Responsibilities

Managing disclosures, non-disclosures and IP database.

Guiding in the drafting of IP documents and reviewing the documents.

Registering of IPR with relevant bodies.

Using legal and scientific knowledge or working with legal and business development officers to negotiate and draft agreements as well as to ensure that contractual obligations are met.

Works closely with the Technology Transfer Officer (TTO).

Manage the coordination of IP agreements and IP transfer between MSU and its various affiliated projects.

Assisting innovators and TTO in coordinating and managing IP across projects from diverse funding sources.

Conducting IP audit, training and advisory services.

Serve as a point of communication with faculty, staff, students, external attorneys, paralegals, managers, administrators, and researchers at companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations for IPR related issues.

Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Innovation Manager.

Qualifications And Experience

Qualifications and Experience

A relevant Bachelors degree.

A Master’s degree in Intellectual Property or equivalent.

A techno-legal background is an added advantage.

At least three (3) years of working experience and a track record in innovations and Intellectual Property (IP) management.

The candidate must possess good leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills at all levels within and outside the University.

Ability to collaboratively translate the IP management objectives into a set of instruments, and to implement, evaluate, and review the resulting activities.

A thorough understanding and appreciation of the IP issues arising in the context of academic research and particular software development methodologies, open-source licensing strategy, and software patentability among others.