Dr Gopakumar G Nair has a rich experience of over four decades in the Pharma Industry as Director, Managing Director & Chairman of various public limited pharma companies. Dr. Nair was also the Dean of the Institute of Intellectual Property Studies (IIPS) in Hyderabad, India. Presently, he heads his own IP boutique firm, Gopakumar Nair Associates and is also CEO of Patent Gurukul, a reputed and well-known training centre for Patents. Dr. Nair is a registered Patent & Trademark Agent and Scientific Adviser to the Patent Office under Rule 103 of the Patents Rules, 2003. He is the Chairperson of the IPR Committee of the Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA). Dr. Nair has many articles and publications to his credit, including valid granted Indian patent, as an Inventor. He is also associated with various Educational Institutions such as President, Bharat Education Society, with schools & colleges under its ambit. Dr. Nair is a founder of CIPROM (Centre for Intellectual Property Management) of which he is presently the Chairperson.
Dr. Srividya Rai has a Doctoral degree in Health Sciences, a Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences, with a PG Diploma in Patents Law and is a Patent agent. Combining her educational background and rich experience of about 3 decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and exposure to IPRs, she has been invited as a speaker for various workshops, seminars and training sessions at national as well as international levels. She currently heads the Pune operations of Gnanlex Hermeneutics Pvt Ltd. She was handling a crucial inventor
facing role at the CSIR-NCL, Pune amongst other clients, and has experience in handling patents in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, food and nutritional products.
