About
I am deeply interested in the realm of Technical Law and currently serve as a Patent Consultant, providing valuable expertise in this domain. My dedication to fostering knowledge extends beyond my professional role, as I conduct workshops and training sessions to educate professionals and students on the significance of patents and their role in fostering innovation. My dedication lies in safeguarding your intellectual property and maximizing its potential for commercial success, regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur, a startup, or an established company.
Indian Patent Agent
- Website: aparnap.in
- Phone: +91 9407523542
- City: Bhopal, India
- Degree: Masters
- Email: aparna.pandharkar@gmail.com
Services
We handle the full life of an intellectual property right — from the first search through to filing, prosecution and renewal. Each guide below sets out the procedure and the official government fees at every stage.
Patents
Patentability searches, drafting and drawings, filing and prosecution before the Indian Patent Office, replies to examination reports and hearings. For a new product or process — protection for how something works.
Trademarks
Trademark searches, class selection, filing on Form TM-A, replies to examination reports, show cause hearings, opposition and renewal. For a brand name, logo or label.
Designs
Design searches, preparation of representations, filing on Form 1, replies to statements of objections, extension of term and restoration. For the way a product looks — its shape, pattern or ornamentation.
Copyright
Registration of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, software, films and sound recordings, including the trade marks search certificate required for logos. For creative and written work.
Startup and IP advisory
Startup facilitation, freedom-to-operate assessments, IP strategy for early-stage companies, and workshops for professionals and students on patents and innovation.
Resume
Education
PGDPL in Patents Law
2019 - 2020
NALSAR Hyderabad
Doctoral Studies
2014 - 2019
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
M.Tech, Stress and Vibration Analysis
2012 - 2014
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
B.E, Gold Medalist, Mechanical Engineering
2007 - 2011
Shri G. S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore
Professional Experience
Founder and IPR Consultant
July 2020 -
Aparna Pandharkar and Associates
- Patent drafting, drawing, Patent and Design filing and consulting. Patent prosecutions. Startup Consultant
Faculty
July 2016 - June 2017
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
- Taught Stress and Vibration Analysis, Strength of Materials, Theory of Vibration, Dynamics of Machines, Mechatronics, BME, ED
Senior Research Fellow
September 2014 - June 2016
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
- Dynamics of Underwater Manipulators, CMERI CSIR Durgapur
Assistant Manager
June 2011 - June 2012
Asia Motor Works, Bhuj
- Manufacturing Engineering Department
- New Product Development
Publications
- Aparna Pandharkar, Manmohan Das Goel, Manjeet Singh Hora, August, 2016, Axial Crushing of Hollow and Foam Filled Tubes: An Overview, Springer India ,Vol. 41, 8, pp. 909-92. (SCI Journal)
- MD Goel, Aparna Pandharkar, MS Hora, December, 2017, Numerical Simulation of Crushing and Energy Absorption of Twisted Tubes Under Impact Loading, IMPLAST, Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 173, pp. 1365-1373.
- Aparna Pandharkar, S K Saha, July, 2, 2017, Dynamics and Control of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Manipulator Systems, Doctoral Symposium, Advances in Robotics, 2017.
Courses from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Introduction to Patent Cooperation Treaty (February 10, 2021)
- Promoting access to medical technologies and innovation - a WHO, WIPO, WTO executive course on the intersections between public health, intellectual property, and trade (March 1- April 3, 2021)
- Specialized course on the essentials of patents (December 11, 2020 – January 11, 2021)
- General course on Intellectual Property (November 12-December 16, 2021)
Academic Awards
Received 'Shri K.G. Seksaria Memorial Medal' for securing first position in merit list of B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) in the year 2011 from SGSITS Indore.