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Renu Bala, Aastha Suri | January 2023

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Renu Bala

Renu Bala is Associate Partner (Patents) at S. S. Rana & Co. She is M.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry and L.L.B, having an experience of over 10 years in the field of Intellectual Property Rights. With proficiency in all aspects of Patents, she successfully handles searching, drafting, office action responses and opinions related to patents in various domains especially Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mechanical, Computer Science and Pharmaceuticals; national and International filing, pre-grant/post-grant oppositions and other related matters. She is also listed as an IP Facilitator with the Government of India’s Start-ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) scheme launched in 2016.

Aastha Suri

Aastha Suri is a Patent Research Analyst. She is a post-graduate in Botany and has acquired a professional experience over 2 years in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). She has a sound knowledge of patents and designs. Her expertise lies in Patent Drafting and Searching. She has drafted a number of patent applications in various domains such as life-sciences, biochemistry, mechanical, renewable energy, electronics, and computer related inventions. She has also conducted several patentability searches for clients. Apart form this, she has also assisted in hearing matters and drafted a responses to first examination report.