Oct 2022 – Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Hajo Road, Amingaon, Kamrup (Rural), Guwahati-718031, Assam · On-site

Sep 2012 – Oct 2022 · 10 yrs 1 mo · India

• Serving as a Coordinator IPR Cell and a Member in the University Administrative Committees for IIC the Incubation Centre of the University
• Assisting in organizing IP events. Being an IP Attorney, managing requirement of IPR Cell of the University and facilitating various services as following:
• to assist in filing of IP applications;
• to provide general advisory on different IPRs as also information on protecting and promoting IPRs;
• to provide assistance in filing and disposal of the IP applications related to patents, trademarks, designs and copyrights;
• to appear at hearings and contesting opposition, if any, by other parties, till final disposal of the IPR application;
• to conduct prior-art search;
• to provide written opinion on patentability;
• to draft patent specification;
• to introduce IPR modules in course curricula
• to launch new prog/courses on IPR
• to conduct classes on IPR and other legal issues including RTI

Jul 2011 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Mapping, managing and sourcing of IP requirements for the organization;
• Preparation of IP perceptive business plans for IP Facilitation Centre (IPFC);
• Consultancy support to MSMEs on of IP services;
• Invention disclosure evaluation and counselling support for clients including novelty searching, opinion on patentability, drafting of patent specification, preparation of Application documents, submission of the documents to patent office etc;
• Legal support on Patents, Designs, Trademarks, Copyrights etc including filing, prosecution, maintenance, opposition, infringement etc;
• Handling commercialization issues such as assignments, licensing, valorization, negotiation etc;
• Developing Training Programs on various aspects of IPRs to leverage awareness of IP and Capacity building in IPR etc;
• Managing Library and sourcing of information;
• Reviewing of proposed MoU / contracts such as Services Agreements, Outsourcing Agreements, licensing and assignment documents … This involves negotiations directly with the clients and their attorneys, and requires close interaction with the various departments of the company;
• Doing a thorough study of the statutory compliances applicable to the company, and ensuring the compliance;
• Managing the conduct of litigation and instruction of and liaison with external lawyers on specific assigned cases;
• Participating in event design, delivery and scheduling of legal education/training in different areas of the law and business;
• Prepare and sending Arbitration notices and coordinating Arbitration meeting;
• Reviewing government policies and submitting feedback to the concerned authorities;
• Filing Application under the RTI Act and follow-up
• I served as a member in Intellectual Property Facilitation Center at FISME, New Delhi in 2011-12.

Nov 2010 – Jun 2011 · 7 mos · New Delhi

•  Drafting of Patent specifications relating to Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Microbiology, Biotechnology and related subject matters and prosecution thereof;
•  Filing and prosecution of Trademark and Design in India;
•  Drafting license agreements, technology transfers agreements etc.

Aug 2008 – Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · On-site

• Pro-bono IPR facilitation services:
• IPR Consultancy and the support;
• Conducting invention disclosure evaluation;
• Prior art searching;
• Drafting Patent specifications;
• Filing Patents, Designs and Trademarks Applications;
• Handling Patent, Designs and Trademarks prosecutions
• Developing IPRs training modules etc

Aug 2006 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos · New Delhi, India

• Assisted the Scientists at IP Management Division of CSIR in-
•  conducting prior art searches;
•  drafting of the patent specifications;
•  preparation of documents for filing Application for patent in India;
•  examination of office actions etc

Sep 2005 – Jul 2006 · 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Exposed to various Division of NISCAIR such as National Science Library-Book section, Journal section; Bibliometrics Division; ISA; MAPA; WOI, IPR&D etc