IP Associate/Senior Associate – Licensing (SEPs)

Associate/Senior Associate Licensing (SEPs)

Hourglass Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-site)

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 start-ups. We cater to the hi-tech, semiconductor, telecom, software, emerging tech, medical devices, materials, and automotive sectors. Over the past 15 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 Licensing, you will support licensing, litigation, and IP strategy engagements for leading technology companies. You will work closely with Licensing Leads, technologists, and IP professionals to deliver high-quality analysis and client-ready outputs across patent licensing and standards-related projects.

This role offers hands-on exposure to cutting-edge technologies, global standards, and real-world licensing matters, with a strong learning curve and a clear progression.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in analysing, evaluating, and ranking patent portfolios for licensing and monetization potential
• Independently perform patent-to-product mapping, claim charting, infringement/essentiality analysis document, EOUs, and other client-ready licensing deliverables
• Conduct standards and market-based research to identify:
• Relevant standards, technologies, and features
• Potential products, implementers, and markets
• Work on SEP-related projects across standards such as:
• 3GPP, ETSI, IEEE (Wi-Fi), RFCs
• Video codecs, Bluetooth, and related ecosystems
• Follow defined processes while proactively suggesting improvements and efficiencies

Desired Skillset:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Technology, or a related field
• Ability to understand and apply complex hi-tech and telecom concepts, with exposure to or strong interest in telecom and connectivity standards (e.g., 3GPP, ETSI, IEEE Wi-Fi, RFCs, video codecs, Bluetooth).
• Prior experience or internships in IP research, patent analytics, licensing, or litigation support
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail. Ability to produce clear, structured, and accurate work products
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment

Education/Professional Qualification and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's/Masters degree in Electrical, Electronics, Communication, and Computer Science
• IP Experience: 0.5-3 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.

• Seniority Level
• Entry level
• Industry
• Legal Services
• Employment Type
• Full-time
• Job Functions
• Consulting
• Skills
• Infringement Analysis
• Patent Mining
• Patent Valuation
• SEP Analysis