Emily Premkumar

Highly effective patent management leader with over eleven years of experience handling critical responsibilities across various aspects of patent analysis. Offering an array of skills in patent research, effective communication, strategic innovation, technology management, engineering management, preparing patent applications, examining complex industry research articles and dealing with sensitive issues. Proven ability to identify process enhancements and implement effective solutions to improve patent results. Track record of success multi-tasking to execute numerous priorities simultaneously in fast-paced, dynamic multi-site environments.

• As an in-house IP counsel in the Intellectual Property & Standards team at Philips, I work with different businesses, products, markets and technologies, taking strategic responsibility for decisions that have a major impact on profits, delivering advanced IP solutions.
• Maximizing the value of Philips IP through technical knowledge, affinity with intellectual property, investigative skills and out-of-the-box entrepreneurial thinking. Protecting inventions by proactively searching out new applications, markets and business models to generate new revenue streams.
• Research and examine patent and non-patent literature for patentability analysis and invalidation of existing patents.
• Investigate the file history and draw appropriate conclusions about the novelty of the patent.
• Draft US, Canadian, European, Indian and PCT patent applications.
• Demonstrate proficiency in several critical areas, including Patent Applications, Defensive Publications, Office Action Responses and Prosecution Analysis.
• Search for products and provide infringement evidence of relevant claim element mapping with identified/target products through high-definition charts.
• Apply expertise in patent evaluation and mapping with respect to 3GPP, 3GPP2, ETSI and IETF standard groups.
• Incorporate skills and successes in patent tracking and Technology Assessment Sheet (TAS) based on technology and patent strength.
• Researching and writing articles on topics including different technologies and country-specific laws and patent reforms, creating infographics for IP topics.

MASTER OF SCIENCE – TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

Graduated with First Class Honors

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING – ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, India

HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE CERTIFICATE (XII STD & X STD)

Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai, India

Registered Indian Patent Agent (IN/PA-4219)