Monica Lupașcu: Hello, Meenu, I met you last year at CEIPI in Strasbourg. I knew that you were an IP counsel specialized in patents, but I've just found out two months ago about your great GREAT professional experience. Your resume is impressive, especially if we take into consideration how restrictive and difficult the biotechnology and chemical industry is. Please Meenu, how would you describe your job? Tell us something about your work, about the company you work with? Meenu Wani: Thank you Monica for a nice introduction. About myself: I am a Lawyer and a postgraduate in Pharmacy. I have been working in the specialized area of Intellectual Property (Patents) for nearly 12 years and have been associated with Pharma, Biotech and Chemical companies. Currently, based at Hyderabad, working as an IP Lead in the Indian office of a large chemical manufacturing company . I enjoy travelling; cooking and exploring new dishes. Apart from referencing law books I also like reading women oriented leadership articles penned by management experts/gurus. My current professional profile includes: Specification drafting as per the US, EU, PCT, IN rules; Performing patent prior art search using various databases to ensure the company’s IP strengthens; Prosecuting patent applications in USPTO, IPO, JPO, EPO Offering legal opinionson different aspects of IP; Review reports on Prior Art Search, Novelty Search and Assessment, Validity Search, State-of-the-art search, Freedom to Practice (FTO) Search, Patent invalidation through technology analysis, Patent Monitoring; Assessing Patent and Technology Landscaping/Mapping; Strategizing Competitive IP Intelligence, Claim Charting, Citation Analysis, White Space/Gap Analysis; Quality Checking on Project deliverable; Performing legal research on issues of competition laws in India, licensing agreements related to IP issues; Maintaining online E-filing of patent applications to the Indian patent office. About my company: I work for Ashland Specialty Ingredients (ASI), a division of… Răspunde