Kalpana Ganesh
Educational Qualification
• B. Com, M.S.U (Maharaja Sayaji Rao University), Baroda, April 2002
• [login to view URL] (IT), MAHE (Manipal Academy Of Higher Education), Karnataka, April 2002.
• Currently pursuing Post Graduation in Intellectual Property Rights Law (PGDIPRL), from National Law School, Bangalore.
Technical Qualification
• ACCP (Aptech Certified Computer Professional), April 2002.
Additional Qualification
• A Certificate Course in Intellectual Property Rights from WIPO in October 2004
• Certificate of proficiency in English from NELTS (National English Language Testing Service), Hyderabad
Work Experience
Worked with Pangea3 Global Services Pvt Ltd, as a Workflow Coordinator– Patents from May 2006 to January 2007.
Job Responsibilities
• Maintaining the Patents repository in JTA (Job-Tracking Application) website.
• Coordinating with the finance department to ensure timely billing for all projects undertaken
• Creation of projects in the patents repository
• Maintenance of timesheets
• Proof-reading of deliverables
• Scheduling Conference Calls
• Preparation of patent reports
• Preparation of formal papers
Worked with Mindcrest India Pvt. Ltd. as an Associate (Legal Research) from May 9, 2005 to June 28, 2005
Job Responsibilities
• Processing Qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) for Fortune 500 companies.
• Interacting with the plan administrator, the Participant, the Alternate Payee and their respective attorneys.
• Communicate with the parties in accordance with the procedures set forth by the plan administrator.
Worked with Intellevate India Pvt. Ltd. Noida, from March 2003 to January 2005
Intellevate (India) Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian corporate office of Intellevate LLC; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, a Legal Firm involved in Patents & Trademarks in partnerships with high-profile international companies in legal, financial and medical sectors. It is the premier provider of intellectual property solutions.
Intellevate offerings include Software Tools that enable all aspects of Patent prosecution and management, as well as outsourced IP services.
(a) Docketing Executive from May, 2004 to Jan. 2005
Job Responsibilities
• Docketing
o Receiving scanned documents from various US clients
o Client Identification, Document Identification, Processing of the documents as per US attorneys’ instructions
o Processing them under the heads of Patents & Trademarks
o Upload the relevant documents in an online website (FIP)
o Creating response due dates based on the document
o Corresponding with the attorneys in the US regarding deadlines of the various actions
o Handling Queries/Coordinating with the US counterpart to complete the process
o Billing in the FIP for various clients
(b) Asst. Coordinator cum Patent Proofing Executive cum Invoicing Executive from March 2003- April 2004.
Job Responsibilities
• Proof Reading
o Uploading and downloading of Issued Patents from the Law Firm Site.
o Sorting of relevant reference documents against which the Issued Patent has to be proofread.
o Proofreading the patent issued by United States Patent & Trademark Office.
o Preparation of final reports after quality check to produce an error free patent.
o Preparation of “Certificate of Correction” of the patents as per the instructions of the attorneys of the law firms.
• Invoicing
o Receiving Invoices from various Foreign Associates (more than 250 clients) and processing them using mainly the following steps:
o Classification – Differentiating between Patent and Trademark Invoices. Classifying the invoices under various categories like Services Rendered by the Foreign Associates, Registration fees for patent/trademarks, Patent Office fees, Annuities fees, Grant of application fees, etc. to name a few.
o Currency Conversion - Converting various currencies into US$
o Entering Invoices - Entering invoices in the relevant online website with proper narration.
o Reporting - Maintaining a spreadsheet of the invoices entered and reporting out to the Invoicing Head in the US.
Worked with CARMA International Pvt. Ltd. Noida, as a MEDIA RESEARCHER (IMMEDIATE INDIA) from Nov. 07 2002 to Mar. 07, 2003.
Job Responsibilities
• Data collection of news through newspapers and internet of corporate world
• Analyze, research, code and rate that news accordingly.
• Prepare and Present a final report in a summarized manner.
• Input the researched material in a specific package.
Objective: To be professionally associated with growth oriented organization with an objective to accept the challenges in development work and utilize my education and experience more meaningfully in the sphere of business.
Strengths: Excellent PC skills,Ability to meet any deadlines,Good Team Player,Diligent, Keen on facing challenges & learning new things.
Languages known: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil & Telugu
Hobbies Reading, Music & Traveling
