Rujuta Mehendale-Phadke

Rujuta is an experienced intellectual property counsel with a deep background in technology and the law. Before starting RPIP, she headed the Intellectual Property practice of a leading technology law firm in Pune. Additionally, she has several years of hands-on experience at one of India’s top IP law firms.

Rujuta has been representing individuals and corporations at the Intellectual Property Office of India for many years. She has expertise in handling the entire lifecycle of patents, trademarks, copyrights and designs and also regularly advises on contentious matters such as patent, trademark or copyright infringement and domain name disputes. Her speciality is identifying and implementing a comprehensive and customized IP strategy that directly drives value by tying into an organization’s overall business strategy. She also caters to requirements of several Indian and global MNCs by collaborating with her global network of IP attorneys.

She also serves as visiting professor for Intellectual Property at Fergusson College, Pune.

Pallavi Joshi

Pallavi is an experienced Patent professional with a background in Biotechnology and Patent law. She is a Patent Agent registered with the Government of India and brings over 12 years of hands-on experience in handling the entire life-cycle of Patents and Industrial Designs and occasionally Trademark and Copyrights. Over the years, she has catered to the needs of diverse clientele and has gathered competence in dealing with diverse technology domains such as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, software, biomedical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, textile and medical devices.

Having donned the hats of an independent consultant, a top law firm associate and a mentor at India's leading technology business incubator, Venture Center, at NCL, Pune, Pallavi has gained a profound understanding of the real-world requirements of innovators of diverse backgrounds. She also regularly partakes in conducting awareness talks and customized-workshops around IPR.

Ketaki Dandekar

Ketaki is a lawyer with an LL.M in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School, USA which is among the top 5 schools for IP Law. Ketaki has extensive experience in the field of IP law, in the Indian as well as the U.S. landscape.

She specialises in counselling companies and individuals in identifying and protecting their Intellectual Capital. She is frequently involved in Trademark Prosecution, Managing IP Portfolios, IP Licensing and Assignment compliances and advising companies on various legal aspects and IP Strategies, on a day-to-day basis.