Leadership Team
Swati Karkera
Partner - Patents & Contracts
Swati is an advocate with over 13+ years of experience and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Mumbai and an Honors degree in Law from IIT Kharagpur. She is a Registered Indian Patent and Agent (IN/PA 3611) and a Registered Advocate with the Bar Council of Maharashtra.
Swati has worked with reputed multinationals, Infosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Mercedes Benz R&D Pvt. Ltd., ABB India Pt. Ltd., Samsung India Software Operations, prior to venturing out with Lance IP. As an IP Professional, her experience involves Reviewing FOSS Licenses and software compliance, evaluating and managing IP related risks in product development, IP licensing and technology transfers, IP portfolio building involving patent drafting, filing and prosecution across jurisdictions, filing and prosecuting trademark applications.
Amit Kukreja
Partner - Trademarks & Designs
Amit Kukreja has close to two decades of legal experience in IP enforcement litigation before various courts and tribunals. He has graduated in LLB and enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra in the year 2005. Amit has demonstrated strong skill sets in litigating and protecting trademarks, copyrights, and industrial designs before various courts and tribunals of Maharashtra, India. Amit has successfully handled oppositions and rectification proceedings for several contentious trademarks. He is known for his excellent communication and team building
skills.
Kumar H. S.
Partner - Copyrights & Regulatory Compliance
Edwin De Angel, Ph.D.
Off Counsel Partner | Texas, USA
Edwin holds a Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas.
Edwin has over 25 years of experience in creation, protection and commercialization of Intellectual Property. As an IP Professional, his experience involves drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications across jurisdictions, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, evaluating and managing IP related risks in product development. Areas of expertise include Electronics, Wireless communications, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Software, Electrical Distribution Networks, and Food Technology. It is his niche area of expertise in identifying threats to core technology areas of innovation, advising on developing a patent portfolio and strategizing cost effective patent filing across jurisdiction. Edwin counsels the firm on strategic matters involving cross-border IP transactions and provides expert advice on managing and building IP portfolios.