| MOHAN KODIVEL Mohan Kodivel has accumulated 20 years of solid experience in the Intellectual Property field and has gained extensive experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications as well as in providing advisory and consulting expertise in a wide range of Strategic Intellectual Property related matters including IP monetisation, commercialisation, innovation and technology transfer. |
Upon graduating from Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom in 1996, Mohan started his career with a reputed legal firm. He went on to head the patent department in yet another two reputed organization in Malaysia.
Over the years, he has successfully built an excellent rapport with the Malaysian Patent Office and is familiar with foreign prosecutions especially the PCT route and US and European applications. He also has extensive collaborations with patent counsels worldwide. He is able to identify and analyze Intellectual Property concerns and can effectively communicate analysis and conclusions to clients.
Mr. Mohan continues to have a key involvement in the development of Intellectual Property locally and worldwide and has actively been a speaker at various talks and seminars organized by the government and commercial organizations in Malaysia and also been a judge for several inventions competitions held here. He also sits on a few industry advisory panels including the SME Corp Panel for Entrepreneurship and the Scientific and Economic Council for Malaysia Rubber Board.
He is also the Vice President of the Malaysian Association for Creativity and Innovation (MACRI), Council Member of the ASEAN India Business Council (AIBC).
In 2013, Mr. Mohan was awarded as Best Patent Agent for year 2012 by Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).