Swarup Kumar

Swarup Kumar

Gurugram, Haryana, India
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    Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law, Industrial Design, and Copyright Law

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EXPERIENCE :
I am a seasoned IP Attorney and a registered Patent Agent with over 20 years of experience in IP. I am experienced in working closely with Fortune 500 multi-nationals as well as medium, small enterprises and start-ups building their IP portfolio (Patent, Trademark, Design etc.), protecting, defending and enforcing their IP rights. I provide techno-legal advice to clients and associates including in-house Counsels and IP/Patent heads of reputed national, multi-national companies from India, EP, US, JP, AU, KR, CA, China etc. on critical IP matters. Prosecuted and supervised thousands of patent applications before IPO in life science, pharma, chemistry, biotech, mechanical, software, telecom and allied domains.

CORE SPECIALISM:
My core specialization lies in handling and/or supervising, inter alia, drafting of patent specifications, filing and prosecuting matters across varied technology verticals, attending to hearings, pre and post grant oppositions etc. I render strategic opinion and/or advice including on patentability and/or patent eligibility of inventions, searches, freedom to operate (FTO), assignments, inventor rights, and licensing of inventions, working of patents, renewals, revocations as well as patent litigation. Experienced in dealing with high-stake erstwhile Appellate Board (IPAB) and Court matters – filing appeals, writs etc., acting as briefing counsel and appearing as arguing counsel before requisite forums. Besides searches, preparation, filing and prosecution of Design and Trademark cases, adept in dealing with TM opposition and Design Cancellation.

IP ORGANISATIONS:
One of the founder members of FICPI-India, elected as Secretary since 2015 as well the Exco Delegate from India. I was Chair of CET 7 (Enforcement & ADR group) of FICPI until late 2021. Recently, I was elected as the Deputy Secretary General of FICPI in Cannes (FR) - first Indian IP Attorney to have ever been part of the FICPI-Bureau. On behalf of FICPI, I collaborate with the major IP Offices including EPO, USPTO, IPO, JPO, KIPO and DIPP on strategic matters.

PUBLICATIONS:
I have published several peer reviewed papers, articles, pieces about IP (Patent) law and practice in Intellectual Property Magazine (IPM), LSIPR, IP Watch, SCRIPTED etc. Attended/attends various reputed IP conferences including INTA, FICPI, APAA, AIPPI, MARQUES, AIPLA, BIPF etc.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
I speak regularly on IP Law and Practice Management issues at national and international platforms such as FICPI-International & India, LES, BRICS-IP Forum, FICPI-China etc.

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    Activities and Societies: Presented papers on, inter alia, " Right to clean Environment", Was post holder and active member of various Law Societies including, IPR Society, Constitutional Law Society etc.

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    Activities and Societies: Did various research projects for moot courts.

    Topped the batch in "Diploma in IPR Law"

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  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Bengali

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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