RAJAN AILAVADI (MR.) Experience - Founder – CIP LEGIT; founded CIP LEGIT in July 2012; - Advisor / Mentor – IP with Phoenix GBA, an investment fund; - Senior Member [Managing Associate] – Law Firm of Remfry & Sagar from October 2004 to July 2012, as Registered Patent Agent and Attorney; - Project Officer / Faculty at various Research and Academic Institutes – from August 2000 to September 2004.

Educational Qualification

- B.Tech - Bachelor of Technology [1994-1998]

- M.Tech - Masters of Technology [1998-2000]

- Qualified and Registered Patent Agent

- LLb – Bachelor of Law [2006-2009]

- Registered Attorney

- Senior Management Programme [2009-2010];

Rajan is a proficient patent attorney with over 20 years of research and legal experience dealing with technology and intellectual property matters. Apart from attending Domestic and International Intellectual Property conferences and being an invited speaker at various Domestic and International forum like ASPI, France; South-East Asia Exchange Summit, Singapore; and on client requests in Germany, China, Japan, and has handled extensive client discussions in India, Germany, China, Japan and other countries advising clients on the nuances of Indian Patent and Trademark prosecution and enforcement of IP rights.

He has successfully handled numerous IP matters (prosecution as well as opposition ) of several Indian and International Companies in their Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication field.

Rajan has worked in various Research Institute of International repute eg., State Universities and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He was associated with one of the oldest and largest IP law firm in India, as Managing Associate, before establishing and pursuing his entrepreneurial venture CIP LEGIT.

Rajan received his Bachelors of Laws from University of Delhi, India and his Senior Management Programme [SMP] from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India. He also holds Bachelor of Technology and Masters of Technology with focus on Mechanical Engineering. He is admitted to practice before the Patent Office, Trade Marks Registry, & Intellectual Property Appellate Board, as well as Courts in India.