Madhumita Agrawal

Founder & President

B.Tech, LLB, MBA
IIT-Kharagpur & IIM-B

She is an IIT Kharagpur and IIM Bangalore Alumni having a combined experience of over 7 years. She holds a B.Tech, Biotechnology, a LLB degree with specialization in IP laws and a MBA from IIM Bangalore. She heads Business Development of IPexcel and is responsible for the growth of the organization. Her expertise includes Technology Analysis & Consulting, Intellectual Property Protection, Commercialization and Technology Scouting. She is highly active in the Start-up Ecosystem and brings a great network of connects to help companies find the right partners and customers. She has helped multiple companies with Technology Commercialization & Technology Scouting Services. On a social front, she is also the Secretary for the IIT Kharagpur Alumni Association.

Dinkar Agrawal

Founder & President

B.Tech, LLB
IIT-Kharagpur

Dinkar Holds a B.Tech in Electronics and a LLB with Specialisation in Intellectual Property Laws. He is an IIT Kharagpur Alumni and has a decade of experience in supporting organizations to develop new and innovative technologies. Dinkar is responsible for managing High Quality & Timely Delivery of work products in IPexcel along with identifying strategic future growth areas for IPexcel. Prior to joining IPexcel, he has worked with General Electric (GE) for 7 years where he helped technologists in developing innovative technologies for GE. One of such projects include Wireless Power Transfer Technology where he played an instrumental role in developing a technology portfolio of wireless power transfer systems and applications, which was later commercialized with a strategic partner. He is an innovator and has filed multiple patent applications as an inventor. One of his patent applications includes US20160105036A1. He also has hands on experience in developing new ideas by designing around existing proprietary technologies. Dinkar holds the expertise of drafting more than 150 US patents and 200+ US & India Office actions and is trained directly by US Attorneys. He is qualified in United States patent & trademark office equivalency examination.

Louise S. Heim

Consultant– US Patent Preparation & Prosecution

BS in Mechanical
State University of New York

US Patent Agent

Introduction
Louise is a Registered US Patent Agent since 1986 and Ex. US Patent Examiner with extensive experience of 30+ years in Patent Preparation & Prosecution. Over the years, she has gained immense hands-on experience in advising Fortune 500 Orgs. in their Patent strategy.

Experience
In her extensive experience of 30 years, she was a Patent Examiner in USPTO. Post that she also worked in various law firms where she advised many Fortune 500 organizations and drafted US Patent Applications and US Office Action responses on their behalf. She has also worked extensively on Appeal Briefs, and Patentability Opinions.

Technology Focus Areas
She has advised several US & European Corporates & Start-ups in developing technologies, acquiring high quality patent services, creating global patent strategies & portfolios in inventions including medical devices, sporting goods, firefighting equipment, gas turbine engines, and control systems.

Education
She holds a BS in Mechanical from State University of New York. She also holds a BA English Literature degree from Wellesley College. She has been awarded Renaissance Scholarship and Wellesley Scholarship.

Dr. Anand Biswas

Vice President – Operations & Growth

M.Sc. (Integrated) & Ph.D.
IIT Kanpur

Anand is a Technology Analyst with over than 15+ years of experience in the Technology & Patent Domain. He holds Masters (Integrated) in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Materials Science both from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. Over the years, he has gained immense hands-on experience in consulting Technologists & In-house R & D Teams of Fortune 50 organizations for developing, protecting and licensing innovative proprietary technologies. He has worked onsite/offsite extensively with global teams of attorneys, technologist and business leaders across many jurisdictions such as US, Europe, Canada, China, South Korea, Singapore, and Middle East.
Prior to joining IPexcel, he has worked for 8+ years, in a Fortune 50 organization - General Electric (GE), where he provided Inhouse R&D teams with Technology & Competitive insights to help them in various stages of technology development & commercialization. He has also worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, where he was responsible for working closely with Technologists in creating, protecting, maintaining and commercializing IP Portfolios of KAUST. He was also a Director in an International Technology Consulting Firm, where he was responsible for driving growth of the Organization in global markets. Anand has also published 17 research papers in journals & conferences of International repute on Technology & TRIZ.

Certifications:

1. 1. Six Sigma Green Belt
2. 2. TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) practitioner
3. 3. Certified WON Information Specialist, Netherlands
4. 4. Certification Course on US Patent Bar Review, Patent Resource Group (PRG), USA
5. 5. Competitive Intelligence (CI), Frost & Sullivan
6. 6. Customer Driven Innovation by Faculty, Kellogg School of Management
7. 7. Market Analysis, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Khaja Safiullah Haruni

Vice President - Operations & Growth

B.E., M.S., Dip.
IPR Robert Gordon Univ, United Kingdom

He holds a Master’s degree from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK. He is a Mechanical Engineer with overall 5 years of experience in Intellectual Property and technology domain. Before joining IPexcel, he has worked with General Electric (GE), where he evaluated Technologies and implemented ideas around various technology domains. His expertise lies in developing Technology Portfolio Strategies through Extensive Technology Landscapes, Technology & Patent Assessments, Competitive Intelligent reports and Freedom to Practice and White Space & Gap Analysis for R&D Areas. One of his expertise worth mentioning includes Oil & Gas. He also works with the R&D and legal teams for developing risk mitigation strategies for various organizations. He also has experience in Patent drafting & Prosecution of US and Indian Patent applications. He has also published many International Papers in highly reputed international journals.

Vidya Bhaskar Nandiyal

Vice President - Operations & Growth

Master’s in Science, LLB
IIT-Kharagpur

He holds a Master’s degree in Biotechnology and LLB with specialization in Intellectual Property Laws. He is an IIT Kharagpur Alumni and has an overall experience of 7 years in Patent Laws. His expertise lies in Patent Drafting and Patent Prosecution for India & abroad. He has drafted more than 300 Patent Applications for India, US, Europe and PCT and has prosecuted more than 250 Office Actions for India, US, and Europe. Prior to joining IPexcel, he worked for Fox Mandal & Associates, the oldest law firm in India with International presence. Apart from Patent drafting & Prosecution, he represents IPexcel at Various National and International Forums.