Dr. Anjumani Talukdar is a registered Indian Patent Agent (IN/PA-5013) with extensive experience in intellectual property rights (IPR), patent prosecution, and academic teaching. She completed a one-year hands-on training program in Intellectual Property Rights at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur, during 2021-2022 as a Women Scientist-C under the KIRAN IPR Scheme sponsored by TIFAC-DST. She completed Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from the Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India, New Delhi, in 2021.
Dr. Talukdar qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Chemical Sciences in 2010. She received the Research Fellowship for Science Meritorious Students (RFSMS) from the University Grants Commission (UGC) during her doctoral research (2013–2018) and was awarded a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Gauhati University, Assam, in 2019.
As a registered Patent Agent, Dr. Talukdar specializes in prior art searches, patent drafting and prosecution, trademark searches, and the management of other forms of intellectual property, including copyrights, industrial designs, and geographical indications.
Her professional experience includes handling the prosecution of Indian and international patent applications, copyrights, and design registrations; representing and defending clients’ technologies during virtual hearings before the Controller of Patents; and drafting legal agreements and para-legal documents related to various forms of intellectual property. She has also conducted numerous Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) and IPR awareness sessions across academic institutions throughout India.
Dr. Talukdar has successfully managed intellectual property portfolios for several startups and has contributed significantly to fostering innovation and IP awareness among researchers, entrepreneurs, and academic communities.