Vaishali Sajjan

Vaishali Sajjan has a diverse work experience in the field of intellectual property (IP) management. Vaishali is currently working as a Senior Manager (IP management) at Praj Industries, where they are responsible for patent drafting, execution of patent examination reports, filing international applications, and communication with foreign attorneys. Vaishali is well-versed in patent laws of various countries such as EP and USA. Their role also involves conducting prior art searches, patent analysis, portfolio management, patentability searches, and competitive intelligence using business and technical information.

Prior to their current position, Vaishali worked as a Deputy Manager at Praj Industries from 2012 to 2015. In this role, they were involved in patent drafting, execution of patent examination reports at the Indian patent Office, and conducting prior art searches. Vaishali also handled portfolio management, patentability searches, and competitive intelligence.

Before joining Praj Industries, Vaishali worked as a Patent Analyst at Praj Matrix from 2011 to 2012. Their responsibilities included conducting prior art searches, portfolio management, patentability searches, competitive intelligence, patent mapping, landscaping and white space analysis, patent drafting, and prosecution. Vaishali also had discussions with inventors about patentability and infringement.

Prior to that, Vaishali worked as a Patent Analyst at URDIP from 2008 to 2011, where they gained experience in analyzing patents. Vaishali started their career as a Project Assistant at the National Chemical Laboratory in 2006, where they worked on various research projects related to nutritional evaluation, fortification of processed Neera from palm, isolation of micro-organisms, and production of enzyme and Coenzyme Q10.

Vaishali also worked as a Research Associate at Hi tech biolaboratories from 2004 to 2006, where they worked on projects related to probiotics, bioconversion, and solid-state fermentation.

Overall, Vaishali Sajjan has a solid background in IP management and has gained extensive experience in patent drafting, examination, portfolio management, prior art searches, patent analysis, and competitive intelligence throughout their career.

Vaishali Sajjan's education history is as follows:

- From 1991 to 1997, they attended Private Highschool in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, but no degree or field of study is specified.

- Vaishali obtained a Master's Degree in Microbiology, General from Shivaji University from 1999 to 2004.

- In 2006 to 2008, they pursued a Master's Degree in Mphil in Biotechnology from Alagappa University.

- In 2008 to 2009, they completed an Associate's Degree in PGD in patent law from NALSAR University in Hyderabad.

- In 2011, they obtained a certification in patent agent from the Indian patent office.

- From 2011 to 2014, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

- Additionally, they pursued further education in 2022, obtaining certifications in Data Science from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, and IIMK's eMDP Data Science - Batch 07. In 2015, they obtained the Indian Trademark Agent certification from the Indian Trademark office, and in 2011, they obtained the Indian patent Agent certification from the Indian Patent Office.

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