PRACTICE AREA/INDUSTRY FOCUS

Pharmaceuticals, Agro-Chemicals, Industrial chemicals, Metallurgy and Materials, Polymers, Natural products, Nutraceuticals, Drug Delivery Systems, Food processing, Medical devices, Biotechnology and Life Sciences.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Vidisha is a partner at Anand and Anand and involved in the firm’s patent practice. She has a dual post-graduation degree in Organic Chemistry and Law. She is an active member of several international bodies, and Executive Council member of AIPPI.

Vidisha became a registered patent agent in 2004 and since then she has been practicing in the patent office. In a span of about fifteen years, she has represented her clients in several pre grant and post grant patent opposition matters. Vidisha also handles patent revocation matters before IPAB. She was involved in the Tykerb revocation matter. Her practice areas also include providing opinions and strategies on patent laws in India, drafting of patent specifications, patent searches, validity, patentability and infringement opinions. She also advises her clients on issues relating to protection of national biodiversity.

She has been the author of articles in various publications such as Managing Intellectual Property, WIPR, LSIPR, etc.

Before becoming a patent agent, Ms. Garg was involved in research in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. She has authored research papers in journals of international repute. She is also a recipient of the TIFAC (DST, Government of India) Scholarship for training in IPR.

AFFILIATIONS

• Registered Patent Agent
• AIPPI
• FICPI
• APAA
• International Bar Association
• Admitted to Bar, Member Bar Council of Delhi (India)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Post-graduation in Organic Chemistry from University of Lucknow (2001)
• Post-graduation in Law (LLM) from University of Lucknow (2010)
• Qualified UGC-CSIR Net Examination Chemical Science (2001)