 Drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications; carry out prior art searches especially structure searches; analyze patents and rendering patentability/non-infringement/ freedom to operate opinions; coordinating with Indian and foreign attorneys; IP due diligence for licensing or M&A; competitor portfolio tracking and analysis. Responsible for managing the patent portfolio for the companies, worked with engineering and marketing departments to elicit and prioritize innovations for patenting. Drafting patent applications; manage work of outside counsel; conduct patent-ability and infringement studies, and assist divisions with strategic patent portfolio management.  Liaising with the inventors in connection with their inventions. Draft Provisional Specification & complete specification for Indian clients only. Draft & file Basic Applications, Convention Applications, PCT Applications and National Phase Applications. Preparing various responses to the objections raised in Examination Reports of patent matters based on Chemical, Mechanical, Electronics and Electrical & Parma etc.  Attending the hearings before the examiners & controllers of Patents and argued on formal & technical objections, novelty of claims, specification, and other issues raised in the Examination Report.

Significant Attainments Drafted, filed and prosecuted patent applications; carry out prior art searches especially structure searches; analyze patents and rendering patentability/non-infringement/ freedom to operate opinions; coordinating with Indian and foreign attorneys; IP due diligence for licensing or M&A; competitor portfolio tracking and analysis. Responsible for managing the patent portfolio for the companies, worked with engineering and marketing departments to elicit and prioritize innovations for patenting. Drafted patent applications; manage work of outside counsel; conduct patent-ability and infringement studies, and assist divisions with strategic patent portfolio management.  Liaised with the inventors in connection with their inventions. Draft Provisional Specification & complete specification for Indian clients only. Draft & file Basic Applications, Convention Applications, PCT Applicationsand National Phase Applications. Prepared various responses to the objections raised in Examination Reports of patent matters based on Chemical, Mechanical, Electronics and Electrical & Parma etc.  Attended the hearings before the examiners & controllers of Patents and argued on formal & technical objections, novelty of claims, specification, and other issues raised in the Examination Report.

Significant Attainments Analyzed state-of-art for API and Formulation for Indian, US, European and other jurisdictions; Performed Patent Infringement Analysis for APIs and Formulations &oversee, handled Patent Specification Drafting, Claim Drafting. Developed technical strategies for Prior Art Searching & Patent Litigation Support and undertaken Patent Landscape Mapping Analysis & Citation Analysis. Analyzed patent scenario for arriving at Freedom-to-Operate.