Professional Experience

Sakthiya is a registered Patent Agent as well as an attorney registered with the Bar Council of Delhi with more than 10 years of experience in the practice of patent law and other aspects of intellectual property law. Sakthiya’s practice encompasses multiple facets of client representation with regard to advisory, counselling and protection of patents portfolios. She provides expert assistance to a diverse clientele, ranging across individual researchers, universities, research institutes, incubation cells, start-ups, small and medium enterprises, and multinational corporations.

She has proven expertise in drafting patent specifications and conducting prior art searches for inventions in the field of biotechnology and nanotechnology, life sciences, chemical and industrial engineering. She also has expertise in filing procedures with the USPTO, IPO and WIPO in general prosecution of a patent application including responding to office actions, claim amendments, recordal of assignment and other miscellaneous petitions; and pre-grant and post-grant opposition proceedings including drafting petitions, statement of evidence, interlocutory applications, etc. She has drafted and filed hundreds of patent applications with the Indian Patent Office, USPTO and WIPO, and was actively involved in IP validations of many inventions across different domains.

Licenses, Accreditations and Education

• Registered Patent Agent
• Advocate, Bar Council of Delhi
• LL.B., Osmania University, Hyderabad
• P.G. Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, NLSIU, Bangalore
• B.Tech (Biotechnology), SASTRA University, Thanjavur

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker on “Patents Claim Drafting” webinar organized by Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IIPC), Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad, 2022
• Speaker on “IP is all around you” webinar organized by Dhanwate National College, Nagpur in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology, Science College, Nagpur, 2022