Our team is empowered by highly experienced individuals from the Technology, Management and Legal fraternities. They bring with them years of rich and diverse experience and have also worked on several emerging technology fields. This diverse and versatile experience of our team helps us in understanding the client requirements better.
Our team includes doctorates, post-graduates, graduates and lawyers from numerous engineering and technical domains, with considerable industry experience and academic training from the country's top universities. They bring focus, experience, intelligence, and dedication to their work and have a knack for communicating complex concepts to nontechnical people and experts alike.
Mr. Nitin Pal is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at PatentManiac. He is responsible for handling the patent related matters for the company. Additionally, he oversees the company's geographic expansion and key business development initiatives. Nitin has led continued growth of the company's business since inception, and has been responsible for steering PatentManiac's strategic plans. His vision for PatentManiac is to be recognized as the premier service provider in the IP consulting space, and leverage latest technology to optimize processes across the patent lifecycle, thereby facilitating a spurt in innovation.
Prior to starting PatentManiac, he spent 5+ years in the IP industry, where he has managed big IP research teams. He holds a Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth's University of Technology with various accolades and distinctions.
He brings more than 13+ years of experience in Intellectual Property Research and Analytics, and has led successful delivery of critical projects working closely with the R&D teams of multinational corporations and senior counsel at patent law firms. In addition to providing prosecution support to global high-tech firms resulting in more than 300 patent applications, he has advised several patent brokerage, monetization and licensing firms in successfully commercializing technology portfolios.
Nitin Pal is the co-inventor of 2 U.S. Patents (Patent Pending) filed with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Mr. Jatinder Kumar is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at PatentManiac. He is responsible for the handling Illustrations, Paralegal and Trademark related matters for the company. Additionally, he oversees the company's geographic expansion and key business development initiatives. Mr. Kumar has led continued growth of the company's business since inception, and has been responsible for steering PatentManiac's strategic plans. His vision for PatentManiac is to be recognized as the premier service provider in the IP consulting space, and leverage latest technology to optimize processes across the patent lifecycle, thereby facilitating a spurt in innovation.
Prior to starting PatentManiac, he spent 8+ years in the IP industry, where he has managed to grow and develop small companies to big IP firms. He holds a Bachelor's in Information Technology, along with various IT certifications from Chandigarh, Punjab and has been awarded with various accolades and distinctions.
Mr. Kumar brings more than 16+ years of experience in Intellectual Property Research and Analytics, and has led successful delivery of critical projects working closely with the R&D teams of multinational corporations and senior counsel at patent law firms.
Mr. Kumar is the co-inventor of 2 U.S. Patents (Patent Pending) filed with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Mr. Monty Simmons manages US operations of PatentManiac from its Lenoir, NC office. Mr. Simmons is responsible for handling patent filing, patent prosecution and patent litigation matter for PatentManiac in USA for their clients. Moreover, he oversees the company's geographic expansion and key business development initiatives in the United States.
Mr. Simmons represents U.S. and foreign clients in the acquisition, enforcement, and coordination of all aspects of their intellectual property rights in diverse technologies such as utility meter AMR devices, artificial intelligence, wearable electronic, RF communications, electronic devices, counter-espionage devices and techniques, mechanical devices, sports equipment, and motocross safety equipment.
Mr. Simmons brings more than 20+ years of experience in Intellectual Property Research and Analytics, and has led successful delivery of critical projects working closely with the R&D teams of multinational corporations and senior counsel at patent law firms.
Saurabh (Sam) Banga is a Business Development professional with 13+ years of industry and corporate experience. In his current role, Sam heads Business Development and Sales which requires him to identify, execute and manage prospects for his company. He tracks new markets and emerging trends, recommends new services and develops new strategic partnerships.
He is responsible for increasing business revenue, understanding client workflow, implementing strategies to streamline sales processes, and maintaining client relationships across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific region.
He indulges from evolving customer needs to new path-breaking services that are designed to cater to those needs.
In his current capacity as Global Sales Head for PatentManiac, he enables in global Law Firms and Fortune 500s to not only solve their specific IP challenges but also help the leverage IP to growth their business.
Profound understanding of Patent searches, Patent Licensing and Monetization, Valuation, Portfolio Analysis, Illustrations and the like.
In the past, Sam has worked with some of the reputed Indian corporate and MNCs like Infosys Technologies and Royal Bank Of Scotland.
Provided: Dr. Simunic handles patent filings, patent prosecution, patent litigation matters, trademark filings and prosecution, and trademark litigation matters.
Professional Background: Dr. Simunic has been a licensed attorney since 1997, and a registered patent attorney since 1998. She has significant experience in intellectual property law, including patent prosecution and opinion work, trademark prosecution, and trade secret protection. She has served as general counsel for multinational corporations and patent attorney at patent law firms. In addition to her legal experience, Dr. Simunic has a Ph.D. in chemistry and extensive industrial experience directing interdepartmental scientific project teams. Her research has covered a broad range of technical areas, including detergents, air fresheners, healthcare products, natural gas derivatives, alternative fuels, biomimetic catalysts, and new packaging materials.
Professional Organizations: Kentucky Bar Association, American Bar Association