Malathi Lakshmikumaran
Executive Director and Practice Head, New Delhi
Dr. Malathi Lakshmikumaran has more than 30 years of experience in the field of biochemistry and Molecular Biology with an expertise in plant genomics, DNA fingerprinting and genetic transformation.
About Malathi Lakshmikumaran
About Dr. Malathi
Dr. Malathi serves as a Executive Director and heads the life science group at the IP division of the firm. She is a registered patent agent and has been actively engaged in preparing, filing and prosecuting of patent applications, both in India and abroad. She mainly works on pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnological patent applications. She advises clients on plant variety protection and registration. She is actively involved in the area of Biodiversity and Traditional knowledge.
Dr. Malathi has successfully supervised several Ph.D. students in the area of Plant Molecular Biology. She has more than 100 publications to her credit in various International and Indian journals.
Past Experience
Prior to joining the firm, she served as the Head, Centre for Bioresource & Biotechnology Division in The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) for a period of 17 years.
Education
Pune University
Masters (Biochemistry)
PhD in Biochemistry
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
Awards
Recipient of National science talent scholarship
Recipient of the prestigious Fogarty Visiting Research Associate ship from National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA
Recipient of the National Young Women Scientist Award by Department of Biotechnology in March 2000
Services Offered
Patents
Prior art search
Freedom to practice searches
Novelty assessment
Patent Invalidation
Patent and technology landscaping
Patent litigation
Plant Variety Protection (PVP)
PVP litigation
Expertise
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- Genetic engineering and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals
- Biodiversity
- Intellectual Property Rights
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