Resume of legal professional

 Career Highlights

October 2014- Present

➢ Enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council (Dec.’14)

➢Cleared All India Bar Exam (Apr’15)

➢Independent legal Consultant – Drafting legal notices relating to civil matters related to NI-138, property matters , EPF etc.

➢ Assisted Hon’ble Justice at High Court as a Law Researcher (11 Jan ’16 – 14 Mar’16) – worked on service law matters

December 2012 – September 2014 with Longbow Legal India Private Limited (Darts –IP)

Key Contributions as Legal Supervisor Patents (Later designated as Legal Consultant in March 2014)

➢ Responsible for Preparing, managing and analysis of Patent Cases

➢ Performing legal analysis for cases – Infringement Proceedings as well as Prosecution Proceedings

➢ Analyzed US , UK and Indian Patent Cases of different forums including PTO, Distt. & High Courts

➢ Responsible for Researching, Collating and Publishing of Patent Settlement and Licensing

Agreements for past patent infringements proceedings on the Company’s website.

➢ Updation of data on the website of case laws etc.

June 2012 – September 2012 with Flareum Technologies, Mumbai Key Contributions as Senior Legal Executive

The company provides complete solutions for Solar thermal applications like solar hot water systems, solar air conditioning, steam for Industrial processes, cold storage system, steam cooking, waste water treatment, desalination, etc. and Photo Voltaic (PV) products such as street & home lightening systems, LED tubes, LED bulbs etc.

➢ Involved in IP related activities including IP Acquisition & In house IP Generation

➢ IP Acquisition – Landscaping and identification of the relevant intellectual

property for the company

➢ Successfully created a ranking system as per company’s requirements for finding

the relevant patents

➢ In-house IP generation – Channel of communication with inventors, spreading IP

awareness at R&D and analyzing inventor disclosure forms etc.

➢ Reporting to General Counsel for day to day legal operation of the Company

Key Contributions as Legal Intern

 

May 2011 – June 2011 with Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, (R&D Department)

➢ Worked with Mechanical Engineers to understand automobile related Inventions

➢ Conducted Patentability searching and analysis and giving opinions in form of reports for

patentability

➢ Patent Searching for around 15 – 20 Invention Disclosures

➢ Vetting of Non Disclosure Agreement of the Company with Japanese Company for a

Technology Sharing Agreement

➢ Drafting of Patent

➢ Maintain Legal Database of the Company, physically as well as in soft copy.

December 2010 at Chadha & Chadha Associates, IP Attorneys Key Contributions as Legal Intern

➢ Drafting of Pleadings (CPC)

➢ Drafting of Cease and Desist Letters and Opposition Letters for Trade Mark Litigation

➢ Patent Prosecution –

➢ Giving Reply of Examination Reports to Patent and Trademark Office

➢ Managing Clients’ IPR Portfolio

➢ Cyber Squatting

➢ Providing legal research support to other senior members of the firm.

May 2010 with Sushant M. Singh & Associates, Advocates and Solicitors Key Contributions as Legal Intern

➢ Involved in Legal Research and Legal Drafting

➢ Creation of IPR for Clients by Registration of Copyrights and Trademarks

➢ Providing assistance in finding and assimilating judgments for seniors on various occasions

Academic Projects – Papers Published and Otherwise

➢ Prepared study material on ‘Software Patents – A Subject matter comparison in Europe, United States and India’ for the Microsoft Continuing Learning Education Program, IIT Kharagpur, Published as a complete chapter on patentable subject matter in a book on Software Protection at IIT Kharagpur

➢ Paper on Compulsory Licensing and business of Copyright Societies

➢ Dissertation Project on ‘Interface between Human Right to Health and Patents’

Participations

➢ Ranked 7th Essay in Top Ten in 2nd Symbiosis International Legal Essay Writing Competition in March 2010

➢ Essay – Binding nature and enforcement mechanism of different types of electronic contracts’ published in “Journal of Law & Innovation” by Symbiosis Law School

➢ Semi Finalist in Intra Moot Court competition at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, October 2010

➢ Participated as a researcher in 1st ILNU Cyber Law Moot Court Competition,

Nirma University, Ahmadabad, April 2011.

➢ Participated in First GNLU – Y. J. Trivedi Annual IPR Essay Competition, Feburary 2011, on‘Protection of database: an analysis of international scenario and the position – the

road ahead’. (A comparative analysis of EU, US & Indian laws)

Academic and Professional Qualifications

2012 Bachelor in Law LL.B.(Hons.), Rajiv Gandhi School Of Law, IIT Kharagpur (CGPA-7.1)

2007 B.Tech (ECE) from Kurukshetra University (61.4 %)

2003 XIIth from D.L.D.A.V Model School,. (72.5 %)

2001 Xth from D.L.D.A.V Model School (70.67 %)

Languages known: English

Computer Proficiency: MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint etc.

 


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