T.S. Sharat
Director, Partner and Patent AttorneyKhurana & Khurana, Advocates and Patent Attorneys (K&K) and IIPRD (India)
Sharat is a Patent Attorney with around 20 years of experience in Intellectual Property Asset Management (IPAM) with focus on the entire patent life cycle (invention ideation & review, patent intelligence, patentability assessment, inventor interview, patent drafting, foreign filing decision, patent prosecution, foreign prosecution intelligence, licensing potential analysis, infringement analysis, litigation support etc.).
Sharat regularly collaborates with Patent attorneys, in-house counsels, Chief Patent counsels, CIPOs, Licensing executives/attorneys, Patent Portfolio managers to formulate and execute IP strategies, aligning IP Asset Management with Business and Strategic imperatives, and achieving CTO/CIPO/CFO goals.
At Khurana & Khurana (K&K) and IIPRD, Sharat focuses on Patent Portfolio Development & Management, Patent Litigation, Patent Valuation and IP Commercialization for Multinational Companies, Law firms, Start-ups etc. in the high-tech domain.
Sharat is trained in US, EP, and Indian Patent Laws and holds a Bachelors (B.E.) degree with honours in Electronics & Communication from M D University. Sharat is also an alumnus of the IIM-Ahmedabad where he attended an executive MBA program. Sharat also holds LLB (degree) from Karnataka State Law University (KSLU). He is also a registered patent agent admitted to practice before the Indian Patent Office and also an advocate admitted to practice law in India.