Title

Patent and Contract Administrator

Posting Date

September 13, 2008

Department

Administration

Closing Date

October 6.2008

EnerDel, Inc. is an Indianapolis-based energy storage solutions company that is developing and commercializing advanced, high-performance safe lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in HEVs and electric vehicles.  We combine the unsurpassed experience of experts from the world's largest battery companies with new proprietary technology. Our automated approach to production is designed to assure cost-competitive US manufacturing - which will be essential to this emerging market.  We are a rapidly growing company hiring highly motivated, organized self-starters with a can-do attitude.

EnerDel is majority owned by Ener1, Inc. (AMEX symbol HEV).

MAJOR FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES

The Patent and Contract Administrator is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Company’s intellectual property and contracts. 

PRIMARY DUTIES

·         Maintaining a contract docket and a patent and trademark docket, including United States and Foreign patent and trademark applications

·         Liaising with inventors, engineers, the general counsel’s office and outside patent attorneys to maintain work flow and ensure that deadlines are met - this will include invention disclosures, patent applications and correspondence with the various government patent offices as well as correspondence with outside counsel.

·         Writing reports on the status of patent and trademark prosecution files and other projects

·         Maintaining patent and trademark files and all company contracts

·         Patent and trademark searching and reporting of search results

·         Technical research including literature searches, patent and trademark searches

·         Arranging meetings and telephone conferences; attendance at such meetings and telephone conferences

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

·         Good organizational skills and attention to detail essential.

·         Superior writing skills required.

·         Excellent MicroSoft Office skills required.

·         Patent and trademark searching skills required.

·         Contract administration experience required.

·         Must be able to work independently, exercise sound judgment and exhibit a strong understanding of the corporate business objectives when setting priorities while under time pressures and deadlines.

·         Must possess critical thinking, analytical and communication skills, both written and oral and be detail oriented. 

·         Strong interpersonal skills required.

·         Must have the ability to maintain high degree of professionalism at all times.

·         The ability to prepare clear, accurate and concise reports is required.

·         Must be able to establish and maintain efficient data collection/record keeping systems.

·         Must be able to establish and maintain efficient data collection/record keeping systems.

·         Must be able to easily adapt to changing situations.

EDUCATION / TRAINING / EXPERIENCE

·         Minimum 3 years previous related experience is required.

·         BA/BS in related field preferred.

·         Patent paralegal experience is preferred.

·         Paralegal certificate is preferred buy not essential.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Persons qualified and interested in applying for this position should submit a Word format resume and cover letter to
                •Cover letter must include salary requirements.
                •We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position.

EnerDel is an Equal Opportunity Employer