About us
ipEssentia is a boutique Intellectual Property firm with freshly brewed enthusiasm, empowered by decades of experience in building & leading the in-house Intellectual Property functions of multinational companies.
Our Mission
Lead change in Intellectual Property services and enable businesses to enhance their business performance.
Our Vision
Provide businesses with innovative intellectual property solutions & services to unleash their intellectual property potential.
Our Leadership
Our leaders have decades of Global experience in handling technologies of varying complexities and performing comprehensive strategic intellectual property analysis. We combine our understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, technologies, and business strategy with our in-depth expertise in IP.
The work is directly managed by two ex-IP heads, with pharma backgrounds, who have led large IP teams of some of the best multinational pharmaceutical companies for several years. ipEssentia’s legal, technical, and commercial know-how is second to none.
We strongly believe in a proactive, practical, and commercially led approach. The closer we work with our clients, the better we understand their business needs to provide the best-suited solution. We’re passionate about our work and strive for excellence in every aspect of our business. We combine our knowledge of IP law with industry experience to provide clear and timely advice and directions.
Dr. Poonam Raghuvanshi
- Dr. Poonam has close to three decades of successful and proven expertise in the field of Research and Development (at Dabur Research Foundation & International Centre for genetic Engineering & Biotechnology) and Intellectual property (IP) (at Ranbaxy & Dr. Reddy’s) in the pharmaceutical industry.
- She holds an M. Pharm degree and a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. She is also accredited with Post graduate diploma in Business administration.
- Her rich and varied journey has allowed her to inspire and guide cross-functional teams in driving projects through the entire product life cycle.
- She is recognized as an industry expert and leader in building IP strategies and Identifying, Managing & Supporting projects from initiation to launch.
- She enjoys working on problems that require a cross-disciplinary approach to solve. Focus is always on bringing tangible business impact.
Dr. Alka Mehta
- Dr. Alka has more than 25 years of effective experience in IP, Regulatory, and Research.
- She holds an M. Pharm degree and PhD. in Pharmaceutics. Along with LLB and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Law. She is also accredited with Post graduate diploma in Patent Law and Practice (PGDPLP) and CPVA from Business Academy, USA.
- She is an eminent IP personality and has led large IP teams in a few multinational pharma corporates.
- She has extensive experience in devising IP strategy and combating competition by identifying Niche opportunities and leveraging the same
- She is known for her proactive risk mitigation measures and for designing early business opportunities through IP litigation.
Our Team
Our pool of professionals has experience working in multinational pharmaceutical companies, Law firms, and the life sciences sector.