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counseling inventors, innoenablers, and the bu management with regard to patent related topics
2.
read and understand invention disclosures from various technical fields.
3.
carve out the inventive concept.
4.
search for state of the art to ensure novelty in view of the inventive concept, discussing results with the inventor.
5.
organize operative patent committees and discuss and evaluate the economical and technical effect of the invention disclosures for continental.
6.
responsible for ip risk analysis (freedom to operate)
7.
in charge for identifying, with bu, possible design arounds to avoid ip infringements.
8. Review, analyze, and prepare draft responses to office actions from us and mexican patent offices.