Anu Bala

To utilize my technical and management skills for achieving a target and giving the best performance in the organization.

Projects Research Scientist III (Non Medical) - RS intellect Pvt Ltd - SAS Nagar

(2021-12 - 2025-04)

• Innovation Management
• Technology translation & Commercialization
• Vetting of various kind of Agreements
• Filing & Prosecution support in Indian and foreign filing of various kind of IP

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Unit, Innovation & Translational Research Division - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - New Delhi-110029, India

(2021-12 - 2025-04)

• Innovation Management
• Technology translation & Commercialization
• Vetting of various kind of Agreements
• Filing & Prosecution support in Indian and foreign filing of various kind of IP

Scientist B (NM) - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - New Delhi-110029, India

(2017-11 - 2021-11)

• Patentability examination of new inventions
• Response to FER and hearing notice received from IPO
• Review of drafts of provisional and complete specifications
• Review of agreements like MoA, MoUs and NDA
• Review of inventions to consider for PCT filing
• Preparation of technology dossiers for transferring to companies
• Advice to different divisions of Council on IP related issues

Senior Research Fellow - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - New Delhi-110029, India

(2014-09 - 2017-11)

• Patentability examination of new inventions
• Response to FER and hearing notice received from IPO
• Review of drafts of provisional and complete specifications
• Review of agreements like MoA, MoUs and NDA
• Review of inventions to consider for PCT filing
• Preparation of technology dossiers for transferring to companies
• Advice to different divisions of Council on IP related issues

Research Assistant - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - New Delhi, India

(2011-12 - 2014-07)

• Creation & compilation of database on prevailing Indian diseases
• Review & drafting of patent applications
• Drafting of various agreements between ICMR & companies for technology transfer
• Organizing different meetings, exhibitions for sensitizing scientist/researchers to create/generate new IP
• Preparing noting, minute, agenda and maintaining offline/online files
• Occasionally, becoming involved in specialized work like review of SOP for public health insecticide, License agreement, preparation of exhibition reports

Women Scientist Trainee - Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) - New Delhi, India

(2010-05 - 2011-05)

Department of Science and Technology (DST)

• Assessing patentability criteria for inventions
• Discussing inventions and processes with inventors and ascertain the novelty of their inventions
• Patent searches from various databases such as USPTO, EPO, IPO and Thomson Innovation
• Study and analysis of the patent and non-patent literature to assess in what ways an invention is new and innovative
• Preparing technology scan reports
• Guiding inventors about the Patent Filing procedure in India and other forms of IP
• Regular delivery of lectures on various IPRs issues during awareness programme/workshop

Lecturer, Botany & Environment Sciences - BBK DAV College for Women - Amritsar, India

(2008-09 - 2010-02)

• Teaching assignments
• Preparation of the question paper and evaluation of answer sheets
• Assist in organizing quiz and seminars regarding awareness of environment protection

M.Sc. - Botany - Guru Nanak Dev University (2007)

B. Ed - Guru Nanak Dev University (2005)

B.Sc. - Medical - Guru Nanak Dev University (2004)

P. G. Diploma - Intellectual Property Rights Law - National Law School of India University (NLSIU) (2011)