IP Paralegal

Role: IP Paralegal

Location: IBC Knowledge Park, Bangalore

Reporting to: Chief IP Counsel

Team name: Corporate Legal

About The Team And The Role

The Corporate Legal team at Ather is responsible for safeguarding and managing the company’s extensive Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio, which serves as a critical driver for the future of mobility.This role is for an autonomous, highly organised, and proactive IP Paralegal and Operations Specialist (Mid-Level) who will independently lead our IP operations and administrative machinery. You will serve as the central anchor for the IP team, managing complex financial workflows, statutory compliance, vendor ecosystems, and cross-functional collaborations to bring structure to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Statutory Compliance & Docketing: Independently monitor domestic and international statutory timelines (office actions, renewals, filings) and execute formal documentation like Form-1 with inventors.
• IP Repository & Bookkeeping: Establish, maintain, and audit physical and digital IP repositories for all Indian IP Offices documents to ensure constant audit-readiness.
• Financial & Budgetary Ownership: Drive financial tracking, expenditure monitoring, quarterly provisioning/forecasting, and independently validate and process complex global and domestic attorney invoices.
• Audit Leadership: Prepare, manage, and own data delivery for quarterly, annual, statutory, and finance audits within the IP department.
• Infrastructure & Platform Governance: Lead regular data validation, cleanup, and tool management inside core IP management software, including handling vendor platform onboarding and renewals.
• Brand Compliance & MIS Reporting: Ensure alignment between internal Trademark trackers and public-facing assets while designing monthly/quarterly MIS reports for leadership insights.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Serve as the primary contact for external vendors, manage IT/Admin setup, drive vendor IT audits, and coordinate organizational updates and employee exit checks.
• Engagement & Event Execution: Manage IP awards data, procure inventor certificates/trophies, and independently plan, market, and execute internal IP events and annual Ideathons.

Experience And Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Law (LL.B/B.A. LL.B), Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3 to 7 years of solid experience as an IP Paralegal, IP Operations Specialist, or Legal Administrator (experience within an automotive/tech company or a top-tier IP law firm is highly preferred).

Must Have Competencies

• Comprehensive execution of Indian IP filing processes, legal documentation workflows, and critical statutory timelines across Patents, Trademarks, and Designs.
• Advanced utilization of MS Excel for budget forecasting, complex data modeling, and high-level MIS reporting.
• Mastery of professional IP management software and advanced legal docketing tools.
• Strategic corporate financial tracking, expenditure monitoring, procurement workflows, and quarterly budget provisioning.

Good to Have Competencies

• Seamless coordination of operational risk tracking and employee asset/exit clearance workflows.
• Management of public-facing brand compliance assets and digital trademark tracking alignment.
• Execution of corporate event management, stakeholder marketing, and engagement drive planning.
• Administration of corporate legalities including document stamping, notarization, and enforcement paperwork support.

Want to know more?

At Ather, we’ve built India’s first intelligent scooter, from scratch. Based on the philosophy of clean design and smart technology, we are transforming the urban commute experience. We are expanding in India, and in the coming years, we look forward to scaling up and launching more products globally. Today, our product offerings include the Ather 450X, 450S, 450 Apex, and Rizta. Beyond the product, we are also setting up an extensive charging network and re-imagining end-to-end ownership experience. To know more, check out our Careers site and our Substack.

Be You, With Us

The Ather story doesn't write itself - our people do. We believe everyone is equal, but not the same. Diversity is our strength, and building an inclusive and equitable workplace begins with acknowledging and embracing our differences. We are an equal opportunity employer, and our team reflects a wide range of identities, experiences, and perspectives - all united by a shared passion to shape the Ather journey.