Chinthan Japhet
Partner | Bengaluru
Practice Area
- Debt Restructuring
- International Banking
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Banking and Finance
- Banking Litigation
Industry Sectors
- Information Technology
- Financial Services
Education
- National Law School, Bengaluru (1996)
Chinthan is a Partner in K Law’s Patents and Designs practice, advising clients on patent strategy, filing, and enforcement. Before joining us, Chinthan has garnered essential experience as a Patent Consultant with AMD Law Group, USA, an Associate with Krishna and Saurastri Associates, and a Product Testing Engineer with Invendis Technologies Pvt Ltd.
With experience across telecommunications, electronics, mechanical, and software domains, he frequently advises clients on patent matters, helping clients protect and leverage their innovations in India and globally.
- Prepared briefs and argued in the hearings before the Indian Patent Office, drafted patent applications and responded to office actions across India, the US, Europe, China, Singapore, Australia, Japan, etc.
- Conducted prior searches on art, infringement, invalidity, patent landscape, due diligence, freedom to operate searches and prepared opinions regarding the same
- Managed patent portfolio of small and large technology companies
- Prepared and filed revocations, pre-grant and post-grant oppositions, and assisted senior counsel with infringement analysis
- Advised clients on IP perspective in M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions
- Advised clients on Standard Essential Patents (SEP) and various IP clauses in agreements
- Drafted memoranda and opinions related to patent issues
- Drafted and issued warning notices to the patent infringers
- Listed in the Recommended section for Patent Prosecution by IAM Patent1000 2023
- Cali Excellence Award in IP Transactions and Patent Research and Analytics, University of Illinois College of Law, USA
- Registered Indian Patent Agent
- Member of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)
- Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Represented the firm at various conferences and meetings
- Authored an article on Software Patents — An Indian Perspective published in Mondaq
- Authored an article on Protection of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits in India, published in World Intellectual Property Review
- LLM, University of Illinois College of Law, USA with Concentration in IPR (2016)
- LLB, University of Mumbai (2014)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Law (2011)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunications, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru (2009)