Chitra Arvind

Background

About Chitra Arvind

Dr. Chitra Arvind, Partner at LEX IP CARE holds M.S. degree in Pharmacy, with specialization in Natural Products from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER, Chandigarh), and her Doctorate in the field of natural products from the same Institute in 2005. She completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu in Besides being a gold medalist in her undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses, Dr. Chitra holds MBA degree in marketing from IGNOU and Post graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from National Law School University, India. She is a registered patent agent and an advocate having a wide experience in techno-commercial and techno-legal background. She has several research articles and patents to her credit. She has hands on experience on isolation, characterization and biological testing of natural products with respect to both small molecules and macromolecules; synthesis of chemical compounds and biological assays including screening of compounds in-vitro and in-vivo. Dr. Chitra was part of the team which successfully handled the first Compulsory License granted in India for the drug Sorafenib, and has also handled several ongoing litigations of pharmaceutical compounds, in the High Court and Supreme Court of Delhi as well as other High Courts across India. She has drafted and filed more than 250 oppositions in Indian patent office and other jurisdictions. Her expertise lies in advising clients, especially in the pharmaceutical sector, in building, managing and developing their portfolio of intellectual property rights. She has planned and built IP portfolios of several companies and Institutions, and is accomplished in conducting “Freedom to Operate” reports and providing techno-legal opinions. She is a visiting professor at GIIP, TERI and conducts workshops across India.