Shubhrangshu Sengupta Email & Phone Number

Hickory, Nc

Some of my responsibilities include:- Leading the IP function at US Conec; - Managing patent and trade secrets portfolio; - Communicating internal and third party IP activities to various business units and R&D; - Conducting invention disclosure meetings for patent filings;- Patent Searching and competitive IP monitoring;- Liaising with and advising CEO, VPs, and Managers on nuances of patents and claims strategy;- Generating, maintaining and presenting various… Show more Some of my responsibilities include:- Leading the IP function at US Conec; - Managing patent and trade secrets portfolio; - Communicating internal and third party IP activities to various business units and R&D; - Conducting invention disclosure meetings for patent filings;- Patent Searching and competitive IP monitoring;- Liaising with and advising CEO, VPs, and Managers on nuances of patents and claims strategy;- Generating, maintaining and presenting various statistics related to patent filings; - Managing and/or guiding outside counsel (US and abroad) for various patent matters - prosecution, litigation, post-grant activities;- Assisting in licensing agreements, and enforcement matters; and - Maintaining and developing US Conec's trade secrets program in accordance with applicable laws;- Communicating pertinent case law and procedural updates in various patent jurisdictions to VP of R&D;- Providing budgeting estimates to Accounting, and other administrative IP housekeeping tasks. Show less

Hickory, Nc

Laid procedural groundwork for US Conec's IP program, established internal and external processes and systems for patent portfolio management, trained various business units on IP/Patents, formalized patents and innovations award policy for inventors and innovators, led IP aspects in design meetings, managed outside counsel and provided guidance for patent prosecution and application drafting, carried out various due diligence (FTO, clearance etc.) and claims analysis, served as an IP resource… Show more Laid procedural groundwork for US Conec's IP program, established internal and external processes and systems for patent portfolio management, trained various business units on IP/Patents, formalized patents and innovations award policy for inventors and innovators, led IP aspects in design meetings, managed outside counsel and provided guidance for patent prosecution and application drafting, carried out various due diligence (FTO, clearance etc.) and claims analysis, served as an IP resource and guide for various internal departments, monitored industry patent activity and landscape, established trade secrets procedures and policies. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Handled patent prosecution for various clients, advised clients on patent filing strategy, conducted and analyzed patentability searches for various technologies including video coding, optical communications components, heavy machinery, RF communication systems, consumer products.

Mclean, Va

Responsible for various aspects of patent prosecution in a wide range of technologies. I also assisted in infringement analyses and product clearance studies.

Rochester, New York Area

Handled patent prosecution in various technology areas including computer networks, electronic document processing, medical devices, and piezoelectric motors. Some of my responsibilities at Nixon Peabody included:• Preparing arguments and responses to Office Actions received from the US Patent Office, and preparing Appeal Briefs, as needed. • Independently preparing and filing patent applications for invention disclosures received from various clients and inventors in a wide range of… Show more Handled patent prosecution in various technology areas including computer networks, electronic document processing, medical devices, and piezoelectric motors. Some of my responsibilities at Nixon Peabody included:• Preparing arguments and responses to Office Actions received from the US Patent Office, and preparing Appeal Briefs, as needed. • Independently preparing and filing patent applications for invention disclosures received from various clients and inventors in a wide range of technologies.• Filing various petitions with the Petitions Branch of USPTO.• Conducting client meetings and disclosure interviews with various inventors.• Corresponding with and preparing instruction letters for foreign associates in firms worldwide.• Performing administrative duties including managing a substantially large docket, meeting various client and USPTO deadlines, preparing patent family charts and creating reports of prosecution/litigation history.• Providing litigation support for patent claim interpretation, patent invalidity, and patent infringement. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted patent attorneys with prosecution of patent applications in various technology areas including communication electronics, integrated chips, RFIDs, lithography, optics, and business methods. Attended numerous training seminars on effective patent practice. Conducted Examiner interviews over telephone and in-person at the USPTO.

Led a team of 3 consultants responsible for working of different public computing sites at the university, installation and troubleshooting of PCs, training users for common software applications used in an academic environment, testing of computing sites for different applications like print queue management, Virus/Spam/Spyware removal. Carried out supervisory duties for overnight crew.

New Delhi, India

Involved with testing and troubleshooting PC hardware including motherboards, disk drives, bus interfaces, testing/assembling PC components, installing various operating systems and software, configuration of network servers, monitoring network traffic, line testing, installing open ports for connection, optimize RAID configurations. Involved with sale of annual maintenance contracts of computer hardware to various clients, on site data backup, customer support through appointments and phone… Show more Involved with testing and troubleshooting PC hardware including motherboards, disk drives, bus interfaces, testing/assembling PC components, installing various operating systems and software, configuration of network servers, monitoring network traffic, line testing, installing open ports for connection, optimize RAID configurations. Involved with sale of annual maintenance contracts of computer hardware to various clients, on site data backup, customer support through appointments and phone. Carried out inventory management of hardware and generation of daily call reports. Show less

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Involved with a project for WEP Protocol for WLAN systems. Part of a team of four engineers implementing a modified encryption algorithm in accordance with IEEE 802.11b in the C programming language. The project aimed to reduce the hardware complexity of the MAC layer chipset. Performed detailed study and analysis of PRISM® WLAN ISM Band Chipset provided by Harris Semiconductor Corporation.

M.S., Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Student Member IEEE

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics And Communication Engineering, First Class

Activities and Societies: Student Member IEEE