
Pradeep Bhupatiraju
Head of Patent Department
Pradeep heads the patents practice at the firm.
Pradeep brings with him over a decade of invaluable experience in the field of patents. He is a registered patent agent and his expertise spans from comprehensive patent searches and analytics to patent drafting, prosecution, litigation support, and technology research, advising and assisting a diverse clientele, including multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies, innovative start-ups, and esteemed educational institutions.
Pradeep's technical proficiency includes telecom, electronics, software, automobile, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, medical devices, and textiles.
Education:
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Master’s degree in Communication Systems Engineering, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Awards:
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Best Drafter of Office Action Responses from a top Japanese multinational company (2015)
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Professional Activities:
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Guest lecture on World IP Day at National Institute of Technology, Trichy on Industry Perspective on Patenting and Using Patent Data (2023)
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Member of IP Evaluation Committee for IPR Cell, Thiagarajar College of Engineering (2023)
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Jury for Smart India Hackathon, Hardware Edition, organized by the Ministry of HRD and IIT Hyderabad (2019)
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Evaluator for Smart India Hackathon by the Ministry of HRD (2019)
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Publications:
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Meat Substitutes: Protecting Innovations and Strategies for Building a Patent Portfolio, Bar and Bench and Mondaq, August 2023
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Meat Substitutes: Market Trends and Patent Insights, Bar and Bench and Mondaq, August 2023