Mr. Sandip Nighute
M.Sc., LL.B, B.Sc., Reg. Patent Agent, Reg. Trademarks Agent (Govt of India)

Mr. Sandip Nighute  extensively holds about 15 years of rich experience in Intellectual Property (IP) Management as inhouse IP Counsel with domain expertise Active ingredients (API), Pharma Generic products, Chemical intermediates and other pharma or non-pharma products; precisely includes Intellectual Property (IPR), Patent Litigation and Product strategy.

Work profile covers Patent Landscape, Freedom-to-operate (Reg and ROW markets), Non-infringing product development, Patent invalidation, PIV strategy, Patentability assessments, Patent drafting / filing/ prosecution, Patent opposition (pre/post grant), Revocation; for markets such as India, USA, Europe, Japan, Brazil, Canada, ROW etc.

Generic pharma product strategy and Competitive intelligence, market exclusivity, early market entry, NCE’s, SPC, Data exclusivity, innovators Key blocking patents, Para I-IV ANDA, 505(b)(2), section viii, Legal draft, patent litigation, patent invalidation strategy, trademarks and Trade-dress.