Kartik is the co-founder of InvnTree. He has over eleven years of experience in patent consulting and is proficient at providing patent services in technologies related to manufacturing, automation engineering, medical devices, software engineering, and telecommunication engineering.

His decade-long patent practice has made him an expert in securing patents, advising on patent portfolio development and mitigating IPR related risks. His counsel is especially sought after in hearings before the Indian Patent Office due to his impressive track record of successes there.

Kartik is a popular speaker at IP conferences and often delivers instructive talks on topics ranging from IP policies to the practical aspects of patent practice in India. Apart from delivering talks at conferences and seminars in India, he has enjoyed delivering speeches at conferences in the USA, Japan and South Korea.

In his personal time, you will often find him playing with his pet beagle, Chintu. He is also fond of high altitude treks, and manages to pull off a trek in the Himalayas every year.

Hemanth is the other co-founder of InvnTree. He is known for his expertise in developing patent portfolio strategies, patent drafting and prosecution. Given his experience in the software development field prior to his career in IP, he specializes in projects related to software technologies.

He is also actively involved in IP audits, and has developed customized IP policies and frameworks for emerging companies as well as established ones. Hemanth has also gained extensive experience in managing large patent projects involving the restructuring of the overall prosecution strategy and patent portfolio pruning.

 His role within InvnTree also involves scaling our operations and consulting expertise as our practice grows.

Hemanth is fond of good books and food. He likes to spend his vacations enjoying the beauty of the Himalayas.

Poonam has worked in Pharmaceutical R&D prior to her career in Patent consulting. Her areas of practice cover projects from multiple domains such as Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Chemistry and other Life Sciences.

She manages various activities such as Prior-art Searching, Patent Specification Drafting, Patent Prosecution, Opposition proceedings and Competitor Intelligence.

In her free time, Poonam keeps herself busy by reading books and traveling.

Meghana was a software developer prior to her career in patent consulting. She currently works with our clients in technologies related to electrical engineering, electronics engineering, software engineering and telecommunication engineering domains. Her practice is mainly focused on patent drafting, patent prosecution and patentability searches. Additionally, she, with her team, has conducted IP audits of many small and medium sized companies, and has set up strong IP frameworks within such companies.

Her expertise and experience in patent prosecution has played a vital role in the development and fine tuning of OptiResponse, our widely-acclaimed intelligent patent prosecution assistance tool. Additionally, under her leadership, our Company undertook the massive exercise of putting together a navigable digital Indian patent law for internal use, which was later made open to the public and is currently being used by patent practitioners worldwide.     

Meghana enjoys reading and travelling. She is also a practised singer and has won several singing competitions.

Utkarsh’s practice primarily involves drafting and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of aerospace, automation, automobile, material science and medical devices. He also leads a team that works on patent invalidation, Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches and patent opposition matters.  

Prior to making his career change to patent consulting, he was involved in the design and development of mechanical components.

Utkarsh likes to engage in sports such as cricket and football. In his spare time he likes to indulge in amateur photography.

Archana has experience in providing patent consulting services in technologies related to manufacturing, automation engineering, medical devices, software engineering and telecommunication engineering. 

Her practice is mainly focused on Patent Drafting, Patent Prosecution and Patentability Searches. 

She has been trained in IP related Patent Law as a woman scientist-C(WOS-C) under the KIRAN-IPR scheme conducted by the Government of India.

Prior to starting her career in patent consulting, Archana has worked as an associate professor in engineering for 10+ years.

In her free time, Archana likes to sing, watch movies, cook exotic recipes and explore lesser known destinations.