Dr. Anju Khanna

Partner

Dr. Khanna heads the Patent Department and is in-charge of both patent prosecution and litigation at the firm. She has more than 21 years of work experience with 17 years in the field of patents. Dr. Khanna oversees and handles work in different technology domains including chemistry, pharmaceutical, medical devices, electrical and mechanical inventions, telecommunication to name a few. She engages with her clients in strategizing protection and enforcement of patent rights in India. She is actively involved with the Patent Office and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and organizations like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Invest India etc. in policy decision making and regularly engages with them in this regard. A few examples of such engagements are participation in commenting and contributing towards CRI guidelines, pharmaceutical inventions’ guidelines, working statement requirements, SEP (Standard Essential Patents) paper (issued by the DPIIT) etc. Dr. Khanna is a member of the IP Committee of the CII. She is a regular speaker at conferences and avidly supports reform in patent laws to encourage innovation in the country. Dr. Khanna is a member of APAA, INTA, AIPPI and IPO association.