V. Swapna

Associate Faculty Member, National Institute for MSME.

Currently working as Associate Faculty Member and Head of Intellectual property Facilitation Center at National Institute for MSME (ni-msme). Registered Indian Patent Agent & Trademark Agent with Intellectual Property Office, Govt. of India. Holds a Master degree of Textile Technology from University College of technology, Osmania University and also has Post Graduate Diploma in Patents Law from Nalsar University.

Having total experience of 15.5 years in IPR field with 8 years teaching & IP consultancy experience and seven years of core experience as Analyst covering patent and non-patent literature serving broad customers that include fortune 500 companies. Specialist in patent analytics in wide range of industry segments, capable of handling various type of projects like patentability assessments, competitive landscaping, novelty assessment, infringement analysis, claim charting, patent watch pertaining to specific industry or companies. Also well-versed in patent & trademark filing and prosecution procedures. Having rich experience in patent searching by using paid or free patent databases.

As an incharge of Intellectual property facilitation center at ni-msme :  Designed IPR Courses meant for Academia, Industry, Entrepreneurs, other Government agencies covering (i) basic awareness programmes for executives, engineers, students, top management; (ii) custom training programmes for IP Generation and Business expansion through Innovation; Provided IP consultancy for Academic institutes, Startups, MSMEs & Independent Inventors.

Provided IP consultancy services for more than 250 MSMEs

Conducted 18 IPR Awareness/ Sensitization Programmes in last 5 years reaching out around 1000 participants at various clusters ,  industry associations & academic Institutions .

Delivered 400 sessions on various topics of IPR in National & international Executive development programmes organized at ni-msme

Guest speaker at MSME-DI, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad,  Maulana Azad National Urdu University Gachibowli, Hyderabad, SULTAN.UL.ULOOM COLLEGE OF LAW, Hyderabad, Aurora Technological and Research Institute, Uppal, Hyderabad, Confederation of Women Association,  Telangana and Andhra Composites Manufacturers Association (TACMA), Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTAPCCI)

Steering committee member of KL Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre, KL (Deemed to be university), Guntur. AP providing suggestions and guidance to the center on IPR aspects.