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KRISHNA & SAURASTRI ASSOCIATES, Mumbai
New Excelsior Building,
7th Floor, A.K. Nayak Marg,
Fort, Mumbai – 400001
INDIA
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Krishna & Saurastri Associates has to its great advantage a full-fledged team of professionals with vast expertise and experience across many spheres. The team consists of partners, attorneys, lawyers, engineers, management professionals and technical experts, who bring together a wealth of knowledge spanning a broad spectrum of disciplines.

Harnessing the finest modern technology, the team has easy access to an extensive bank of case histories, laws, rules, amendments, procedures and judgements. This enables the team to act rapidly and decisively to effect favourable legal action. The firm is actively involved in nurturing and augmenting its team to keep pace with its growing business. The firm is privileged to have been able to contribute significantly to reforming several Indian laws through several landmark court rulings.

 

Click to read resumes, listed in alphabetical order.

Ms. Saima Ansari - Patent Associate & Patent Agent, Chemical Department

Mr. Gaurav Arora - Patent Associate, Engineering Department

Ms. Mitali Basu - Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Uma G. Bhattad - Patent & Trade Mark Agent & Patent Associate

Ms. Khushboo Butail – Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Mamta Parkeria Chandan - Advocate & Associate Attorney

Ms. Swaroopa Chavan - Patent Associate, Life Sciences Department

Mr. Faisal Dalvi – IT Systems Manager, IT Department

Mr. Rahul Dhote - Advocate & Associate Attorney, Litigation Department

Mr. Manish Sudhirkumar Garg - Patent Agent & Partner

Mr. Vivek Grover - Senior Associate, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Shraddha Gujar - Damle – Advocate & Patent Agent

Ms. Saltanat Jamil Jazbi - Patent Agent & Patent Associate, Engineering Department

Ms. Disha Jeswani - Patent Associate, Life Sciences & Chemistry Department

Mr. Janaksinh Jhala - Associate, Patent Department

Dr. Aditi Khopkar - Patent Associate, Life Sciences & Chemistry Department

Mr. Sunil B. Krishna

Ms. Kiran Kumar - Senior Associate, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Kavita D. Mundkur – Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Mark Department

Mr. R. Muralidharan - Advocate & Patent Attorney

Mr. Dinkar Nigam - Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Ridhi Parekh - Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

Mr. Ajit Raul - Patent Associate, Patent Department

Mr. Afsar S - Patent Associate, Engineering Department

Ms. Uchita Sanghvi- Patent Associate, Life Sciences & Chemistry Department

Ms. Anjana Saurastri - Associate, Chemistry Department

Mr. Manish Saurastri - Partner

Dr. Vasant A. Savangikar - Senior Associate, Life Sciences & Chemical Department

Ms. Madhumita Sen - Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Rajshree Shah - Associate, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Clitty Shaju - Associate, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Miloosha Sharma - Associate, Trade Marks Department

Ms. Mita Sheikh - Patent Associate, Life Sciences & Chemistry Department

Mr. Girish V. Sheth - Patent Agent & Patent Associate, Chemical & Engineering Department

Mr. Shivendra Singh – Patent Agent & Associate, Engineering Department

Ms. Anshu Srivastava - Advocate & Associate Attorney, Trade Marks Department

 

Saima Ansari is a Patent Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. She holds a Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the Mumbai University. Her practice areas include patent drafting, search, opposition, prosecution, and opinions in the field of pharmaceuticals. She is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Offices.

 

Gaurav Arora is a Patent Associate in the Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His practice areas include patent search, drafting and prosecution of patent applications of mechanical, electrical, electronic and telecommunication inventions. His expertise include prior art searches, invalidation searches, patent prosecution and patent portfolio management in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Network Management Systems, VLSI (Design), Photolithography, Database Management Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, Magnetic Storage, Postage Stamps, Telecommunications and the like.
Mr. Arora is a Mechanical Engineer from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. His prior experiences include working with the multinational giants in the automotive industry.

 

Ms. Mitali Basu is an Advocate, working with the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her Practice area inter alia includes Trade Mark, Copyright and Design matters. She has more than 7 years of experience. Ms. Basu has particular expertise in providing advice on Trade Mark Applications (both local and worldwide), prosecutions, oppositions and post-registration matters. She manages worldwide Intellectual Property portfolios for local and foreign clients, including multinational companies. She advises clients on various areas of Intellectual Property including those of Worldwide Registration and also Post Registrations such as Assignment, Mergers, Licensing, etc. She also advises on comprehensive programs for Intellectual Property protection and Management in Companies.

Mitali Basu has particular expertise in providing advice on Trade Mark Applications (both local and worldwide), prosecutions, oppositions and post-registration matters. Her experience extends to providing advice on the selection and registrability of Trade Marks as well as Intellectual Property Assignment and Licensing.

Ms. Basu has completed her Law degree (LL.B) from University of Mumbai. She is presently pursuing LLM in Intellectual Property law from University of Mumbai.

 

Uma G. Bhattad is a Patent and Trade Mark Agent and a Patent Associate with Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include patent search, drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the field of Life Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical and others.

Ms. Bhattad holds a Masters Degree in Law with a specialization in Intellectual Property Rights as well as a Masters Degree in Personnel Management from the University of Pune. She has done a Postgraduate Diploma in Child Psychology and a Bachelor of Sciences from Osmania University. She has been a lecturer, teaching law subjects including “Intellectual Property Law” with various Law Colleges at Mumbai and Nashik. She played a pivotal role in introducing the “Intellectual Property Law” subject in law colleges at Nashik. She is registered to practice before the Intellectual Property Offices, India and is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Ms. Khushboo Buatil is an Advocate, working with the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her Practice area inter alia includes Trade Mark, Copyright and Design matters. She handles the Foreign Registration and the Post Registration work of trade marks including drafting of Assignments, Agreements & Licenses and has also worked on projects relating to company Mergers and Acquisitions.

Ms. Butail has completed her Law degree (B.L.S LL.B) from Government Law College, University of Mumbai. She completed Diploma course in IPR from Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi, recognized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), GENEVA.

Ms. Butail is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Law (LL.M) with specialization in Human Rights from the University of Mumbai. She has assisted in several important cases relating to Intellectual Property Rights by way of researching.

 

Mamta Parkeria Chandan is an Advocate & Associate Attorney handling litigation matters at Krishna & Saurastri Associates. She holds a Bachelor degree in law from Mumbai University & is registered with the Bar council of India. Her practice areas includes drafting and dealing with disputes relating to IP matters in High Court, briefing & assisting the Counsels at High Court in IP matters. She also deals with matters relating to IP Oppositions & Rectifications.

Apart from IPR her prior experience also includes handling civil as well as criminal matters at lower Courts & High Court at Bombay.

 

Swaroopa Chavan is a Patent Associate with Life Sciences department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice area includes state of art searches, patent drafting, patentability and non-infringement analysis, patent mapping and drafting responses to office action and examination reports issued by various patent offices.

Ms Chavan holds a post graduate degree in Health Sciences from Interdisciplinary school of Health Sciences, and a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology from University of Pune. She also holds a PG Diploma in Patents law from NALSAR University, Hyderabad. She has five years of experience in patent searching, drafting and prosecution.

 

Faisal Dalvi is a IT Systems Manager in the IT Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His expertise include research, development & customization of software & IT systems for docketing, project & process management. He is also responsible for supporting & developing in-house tools & software for IP research, analytics & other functions. He is a skilled programmer in several languages like, .NET, PHP, Visual Basic, VB Script, HTML and others.

Mr. Dalvi is a Graduate in Computer Science from the University of Mumbai and has experience in the field of web development and system analysis.

 

Rahul Satish Dhote is an associate handling litigation matters at Krishna & Saurastri Associates. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from ILS Law College, Pune and is registered with the Bar Council of India. His practice areas include drafting and dealing with disputes relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs and geographical indications. He also deals with matters relating to IP oppositions and rectification.

Apart from Intellectual Property Rights his prior experience also includes handling Corporate matters and conducting research in World Trade Law. He made a representation in 7th WTO Ministerial Conference held at Geneva, Switzerland. He also made presentations at seminars organized by WIPO and DIPP.

 

Manish Garg is a Patent agent and partner with Ahmedabad branch of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His practice areas include patent drafting, drafting responses to office action reports of various patent offices, prior art searches, patentability and non-infringement analysis, keeping track on relevant third party patents and patent applications, provide counseling for IPR strategy to be followed for various global regulated markets as well as pre and post grant oppositions.

Mr. Garg holds a postgraduate degree in Microbiology and also holds Masters’ Degree in Trade-Related Law and WTO from National Law University, Jodhpur and Post Graduate Diploma in IPR from ICFAI, Hyderabad. He has 16 years of working experience in pharmaceutical industry and worked in various top pharmaceuticals organizations of India. He has 8 years’ experience in the area of Intellectual Property Rights, especially on patents and trademarks. He is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Offices. He is a visiting faculty to two pharmacy colleges in Gujarat, where he teaches IPR.

 

Vivek Grover is a Senior Associate in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates and a registered Patent Agent. His practice areas include prosecution, enforcement, opposition and litigation of Trade Marks and Copyrights. He has an extensive experience of more than 20 years and has been advising both domestic and international clients on various Trade Mark and Copyright issues.

Mr. Grover holds a Law Degree from the University of Delhi and is a member of several IP Associations. He is registered to practice before the Intellectual Property Offices, India and is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Shraddha Gujar-Damle is an Advocate and Patent Agent, associated with Krishna & Saurastri Pune Branch. She advises clients on Trade Mark, Copyright and Design issues and provides strategy for IP management. Her practice areas also includes patent drafting, search opinion, prosecution, revocation and opposition proceedings.

Ms. Gujar holds Master’s Degree in Law with a specialisation in Intellectual Property Rights from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Chemistry) from Pune University. She has also completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Patents & Practice, from Institute of Intellectual Property Studies (IIPS) – NMIMS. She also holds Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence & Forensic Science, from Indian Law Society (ILS), Pune. Ms. Gujar is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Saltanat Jamil Jazbi is a Patent Agent and Patent Associate in the Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include patent search, drafting and patent prosecution of electrical and electronic inventions. Her expertise includes patent drafting and prosecuting inventions relating to electronics and telecommunication including semiconductors, digital signal processing, communication systems using optical fiber, coaxial cables, microwave etc. She is also experienced in drafting and prosecuting instrumentation, electrical and mechanical engineering related inventions.

Ms. Jazbi is an Electronics Engineer from the University of Pune, India. She also holds a Diploma in Computer Engineering. Formerly, she worked as a Lecturer, Dept. of Electronics and Communication. She has been an invited speaker on several occasions in academia and industry. She is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Offices.

 

Ms. Disha Jeswani is a Patent Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include patent prosecution, drafting of patent applications and searching. She has been providing opinion with regard to patentability of inventions, infringement, freedom-to-operate and validity of patents. She also has expertise in patent portfolio analysis, technology landscaping, and IP monitoring.

Ms. Jeswani holds a Degree in Engineering with specialization in Biotechnology from Mumbai University. She is currently pursuing law degree from Government Law College, Mumbai University. She is a registered Patent Agent and is also qualified as a Trademark Agent. She has been a visiting faculty for teaching engineering subjects and IP in an engineering college in Mumbai.

Janaksinh Jhala is an Associate in the Patent Department with Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Mr. Jhala’s practice areas include search, patentability opinion and drafting of patent specification in the field of Electrical and Electronics, Telecommunications, Computers, Instrumentation systems, Mechanics, Mechatronics, and Bio-medical instrumentation

Mr. Jhala holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from the University of Mumbai. He also holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Patent Law and Practice. He also holds a Certificate for Completing General Course on Intellectual Property from WIPO Worldwide Academy.

 

Dr. Aditi Khopkar is a Patent Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates.

Dr. Khopkar holds a Doctorate Degree in Chemistry and Postgraduate Degree in Organic Chemistry from the Mumbai University. Her area of research includes Process Development for Industrial Aromatic Bromination. She has also worked on uses of Micro-reactors for chemical reactions as a project assistant in Chemical Engineering and Process Development Department of National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. She was a Senior Lecturer in Viva College of Science (University of Mumbai) from 2004- 2006. She also presented her PhD work in national and international Symposiums on Chemistry.

 

Mr. Krishna’s area of practice encompasses the entire spectrum of intellectual property management. He has to his credit vast and diverse experience in Trade Mark prosecution. In addition, he is actively involved in counseling a wide range of Indian and multinational clients. He has been playing a pivotal role in client counseling, especially in the development of IP portfolios, licensing and joint ventures.

 

Kiran Kumar is a Senior Associate in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates and a registered Patent Agent. Her practice areas include Trade Marks prosecution, opposition and providing opinion on registrability of Trade Marks. She has been advising clients on management of Trade Mark portfolio for more than 25 years now. She also advises clients on issues relating to Copyrights and Designs.

Ms. Kumar holds a Law Degree from the University of Bombay (Mumbai). She is registered to practice before the Intellectual Property Office, India and is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Kavita Mundkur is an Advocate and Associate Attorney in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include trade mark prosecution and oppositions, copyright and design. She deals with matters relating to infringement, passing off, counterfeiting and due diligence. She has also worked on projects relating to company mergers and acquisitions, private equity, project finance and foreign investment.

Kavita holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Government Law College, Mumbai and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics. She is registered with the Bar Council of India. She holds a Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune. Kavita also has to her credit, ‘Diplome de Langue Francaise’, a degree in French offered by the Alliance Francaise de Bombay.

 

R. Muralidharan is an Advocate and Patent Attorney, associated with Krishna & Saurastri Associates and is a Partner with the Bangalore Branch. His practice areas include IP litigation, drafting of patent specifications, patent & trade mark prosecution.

Mr. Muralidharan holds a Bachelor Degree in Biology and a Masters Degree in International and Constitutional Law. He was a Research Fellow, Department of Legal Studies, University of Madras, (1984-1986) Assistant Professor, NLSIU, Bangalore (1988-1992) Visiting Lecturer, University Law College Bangalore (1993-1996), Infosys Research Fellow, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2000 – 2002). He is also a visiting faculty at the National Law School of India, Bangalore, National Academy of Advanced Legal Studies & Research, Hyderabad and the National Law University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Mr. Muralidharan represented India in the Philip C. Jessup Fellowships International Moot Court Competition held at Washington D.C., U.S.A. (April, 1979). He participated in the International Visitors Program of Washington Graduate School (DA) on Intellectual Property Issues (1989). He is a recipient of the British Council Travel Grant (1989) and has also participated in the I.L.C. International Law Seminar, held at Palais Des Nations, Geneva, Suisse (1992) and was awarded a Diploma of attendance.

Mr. Muralidharan is registered to practice before the Bangalore High Court Patent Office and is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Dinkar Nigam is an Advocate and Associate Attorney in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His practice areas include trademark filing, prosecution, opposition and assignments, copyright, design, domain names and media laws. He also deals with matters relating to infringement, passing off, counterfeiting, due diligence and has successfully advised and assisted clients on enforcing Intellectual Property at the borders through the Customs Authority of India.

Dinkar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He also holds a Master’s degree in Law offered by the University Of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dinkar is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Ridhi Parekh is an Advocate and Associate Attorney in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include trade mark prosecution and oppositions. She advises clients on the registrability of trade marks and the initiation of rectification proceedings.

Ridhi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Government Law College, Mumbai and a Master’s degree in Law from University College London, United Kingdom. Ridhi is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Ajit Raul is a Patent Agent and associated with the Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri as Patent Associate. Ajit’s practice areas include Prior art searches, patent drafting, patent prosecution, providing patentability opinions and provides technical assistance in patent litigation in the field of Electrical and Electronics, Semiconductor Microelectronics, Telecommunications, Computer hardware and software, Mechatronics, Biomedical Instrumentation and Mechanical.

Mr. Raul has 10 years of working experience in the field of VLSI, with technical expertise in Chip/System Architecture, Signal and System modeling, Product Design, ASIC/SOC/FPGA development flow, Digital Design, Analog Design, Timing Analysis including international exposure at various countries like France, Canada, Japan. He also has expertise in Biomedical Instrument product architecture and his contribution led his R&D unit to achive the ‘Best R&D Award 2005’ awarded by Govt. Of India. He was a visiting faculty to UDIT, University Of Mumbai where he taught Embedded Systems Design. He has been an invited speaker on several occasions in academia and industry.

Mr. Raul holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Communication. He also holds Post Graduate Diploma in VLSI design and an Advanced Diploma - ADCSSA&A for Software Design & Analysis. He has also undertaken the Executive Management program at MRA Institute of management.

Mr. Raul is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Offices.

 

S Afsar is a Patent Associate in the Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His practice areas include patent application preparation and prosecution of both domestic and foreign patent applications in the field of Electrical and Electronics, Computer hardware and software, Telecommunications, Web based applications such as Internet applications and Communication protocol, providing opinion on patentability, validity and infringement issues.

Mr. Afsar holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics from Delhi University and a Master’s Degree in Electronics from Jamia Millia Islamia. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Bangalore University. He has more than seven years of experience in patent searching, providing opinion, drafting and prosecution of patent applications. He is registered to practice before the India Patent & Trademark Office and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

Mr. Afsar was recently appointed as the member of Advisory Committee to guide and advice Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Kerala State, India on matters pertaining to Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Uchita Sanghvi is a Patent Associate with the Life Sciences and Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri. Her practice area includes patent drafting, prior art search, patent landscaping and prosecution in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemistry.

Ms. Sanghvi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Postgraduate Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Mumbai. She is registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Anjana Saurastri is an Associate with the Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include patent searches and patent drafting relating to chemical inventions.

Ms. Saurastri is a postgraduate in Chemistry.


 

Manish Saurastri is the Partner of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. He has demonstrated credentials in all aspects of intellectual property law and enforcement, especially in Patents, Trade Marks and Copyrights litigations. He has been the preferred choice of numerous domestic and international clients to advise and handle their IP issues. In addition to Patents and Trade Marks prosecution, his prowess extends to providing counseling to clients on all aspects involving the divestitures and joint ventures, anti-counterfeiting measures and passing off.

Mr. Saurastri has a Degree in Commerce and Law from the University of Bombay (Mumbai). He is associated with many professional organizations and is a regular speaker, articulating his views on IP laws, enforcement, licensing, franchising and technology transfers. He is registered to practice before the Intellectual Property Office India and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Vasant Savangikar is a Senior Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemical Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. He is also an Advocate and a Patent Attorney. His practice areas include patent drafting, managing patent portfolios in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical arena.

Dr. Savangikar holds a Doctorate Degree in Botany from the Marathwada University, Aurangabad and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Pune Law College. He has also acquired a Certificate in DNA Finger Printing and Related Techniques from Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India. He is a member of the Association for Promotion of DNA Finger Printing and other DNA Technologies, Society for Green Research and International Association of Plant Tissue Culture. He worked as Post Doctoral Research Fellow from 1978 to 1980 at CSIR. Dr. Savangikar has authored a number of articles in IP journals, publications and has been an invited speaker on several occasions in academia and industry. Dr. Savangikar is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Office.

 

Madhumita Sen is an Associate Attorney in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Ms. Sen’s practice areas include Trade Marks, Designs and Copyrights and prosecution before Trade Marks and Design Offices of India.

Ms. Sen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Arts from the University of Ranchi. She has also done Company Secretaryship from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi. Ms. Sen is registered to practice before the Trade Marks Registry and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Rajshree Shah is an Associate in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include Trade Marks and Copyrights.

Ms. Shah holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Commerce from the University of Bombay (Mumbai). She is registered to practice before the Trade Marks Registry and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Clitty Shaju is an Associate in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include Trade Marks, Designs and Copyrights and prosecution before the Trade Marks and Designs Office. She has also worked as a Trade Marks Examiner with the Trade Marks Registry, Mumbai, India for about five years.

Ms. Shaju holds a Degree in Law from the University of Mysore and a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts from the University of Calicut. Ms. Shaju is registered to practice before the Trade Marks Registry and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Miloosha Sharma is an Associate with the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include Trade Marks, Copyrights, Cyber Laws and Corporate Laws. She also advises clients on issues related to litigations of above areas.

Ms. Sharma holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Indian Law Society (ILS Law College), Pune and also holds a Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune. She is registered to practice before the Trade Marks Registry and is also registered with the Bar Council of India.

 

Mita Sheikh is a Patent Associate in the Life Sciences and Chemistry Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include patent drafting, search prosecution, and opposition in the field of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and chemistry. Her expertise includes searches and opinion on patentability, infringement, patent validity, platform technology, freedom-to-operate, patent to product coverage; patent portfolio analysis, patent landscapes and IP/business intelligence.

Ms. Sheikh holds a Postgraduate Degree in Plant Physiology and is a double graduate in Botany and Chemistry. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Patent Law. She has experience in the field of intellectual property management and research from premium pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations of India for more than twelve years. She has been an invited speaker on several occasions in academia and industry.

 

Girish Sheth is a Patent Agent and Patent Associate in the Chemical and Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. His practice areas include patent search, patent drafting and patent prosecution in the chemical, mechanical and electrical and electronic engineering.

Mr. Sheth holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering. He worked as a Process Engineer in the dyestuff and chemical industry. Mr. Sheth is registered to practice before the Indian Patent Offices.

 

Shivendra Singh is a Patent agent and Patent Associate with the Engineering Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University. His expertise are in the domain of Wireless Communication, Digital Communication, Microprocessors, VLSI, Power Electronics, Communication Systems, Mechatronics, Control systems, Microwave and fiber Optic systems, Analog digital integrated systems, Digital signal processing, Instrumentation systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computers.

His practice areas include prior art searches, invalidation searches, patentability opinion, drafting, and patent prosecution.

 

Anshu Srivastava is an Advocate and Associate Attorney in the Trade Marks Department of Krishna & Saurastri Associates. Her practice areas include trade mark prosecution and oppositions, including drafting of Assignments, Licenses and other IP related documents. She advises clients on the registrability and registration procedures of Trade Marks in India. She also deals with matters relating to copyright, domain names, trademark infringement, passing off, and counterfeiting.

Anshu holds a B.A.LL.B (Hons.) degree from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU). She also holds a Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune. She is registered with the Bar Council of India.

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