Worked closely with Government of Kerala (India) in devising IPR Policy of Kerala of 2008, which addresses the concerns on Traditional Knowledge protection

Inspired and Guided Dr. Shashi Tharoor MP to introduce ‘Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill, 2016’ (282 of 2016) in Indian Parliament, which was tabled in Lok Sabha on 10.03.2017

Functioning as a member of advisory committee on Intellectual Property Rights(AC-IPR) of KSCSTE (Dept. of Science and Technology ,Kerala) which is the apex body of all Science affairs in Kerala

Worked as Examiner of Patents & Designs (prior to joining CSIR) in Indian Patent office – Chennai branch, which is under Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indications (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India) from 20.05.2002 to 05.11.2004

Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices (JTFP), ISSN 2278-5906 published by Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram under KSCSTE.

Member of the panel of technology experts (technology angels) of Kerala Technopark’s Technology-Business Incubator (TBI) for PRISM projects of DST and TePP projects of DSIR

Apprenticed Power Systems Management and Supervision in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (ISRO), Thiruvananthapuram for one year before joining Patent Office.

Worked as Electrical Engineering Supervisor Trainee in a private firm in Trivandrum for one year.

Have delivered many invited lectures on IPR, Right To Information Act, Human Resource Development and Technology Transfer in many parts of the country.

Have been associated in the process of making IPR compulsory in the curriculum of University/School education in Kerala , syllabus design and setting up of institutions

Actively involved in the crusade against misuse of IPR legislations, commercialization of religious faith, monopolizing common dishes etc.

Member of the team, which devised the IPR Curriculum of PG diploma of NAARM, Hyderabad, an ICAR laboratory

Member in the first and second national consultations on ‘IPR & Traditional Knowledge’ held in Bangalore and New Delhi in 2009 for shaping a framework of legislation for Traditional Knowledge protection, which was submitted to Dr. Jairam Ramesh, then Union Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF)

Was Invited to attend a discussion meeting on ‘Science, Innovation and Discussion Policy for SAARC Countries’ in INSA, New Delhi during February 13 – 17, 2017

Member of Patent Cell in the Directorate of Ayurveda Medical Education under Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Kerala since 22.11.2006 vide G.O. (Rt) 3377/2006/H&FWD dated 22.11.2006

Best five publications in the Last twelve years

• “Traditional Knowledge Docketing System (TKDS) for protecting rights of indigenous communities”, Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices (ISSN 2278 – 5906), Volume 02,03 &04(1), June 2016, page 65-67
• “Geographical Indications (GI) in India: Poor Man’s Intellectual Property Is Hijacked” in online edition of Intellectual Property Watch, Geneva (ISSN 1661-7355) on 28th September 2015
• “No Need of IPRs For Protecting Traditional Knowledge” in online edition of Intellectual Property Watch, Geneva (ISSN 1661 – 7355) on 3rd September 2015
• “Kerala State (India) IPR Policy – rights creation on Traditional Knowledge”, WIPO Magazine, Geneva, August 2008 – No. 4, page 22
• “Inventive Step or Non-Obviousness of an Invention”, Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, Vol. 10, May 2005, page 232-238

Best ten papers published in conference/seminar proceedings in last 12 years

• “Copyright Protection – Evolution of Policy and International Accords”, compendium on Intellectual Property Rights in veterinary and Animal Sciences published by Madras Veterinary College, Chennai in November 2004
• “Patent : Bane or Boon” Jyothirgamaya December 2004, Vol. III No. 2 (A monthly from publication division of Govt. Ayurvedic College, Thiruvananthapuram)
• “India moving to a strong patent regime – Challenges & Concerns” published in Macmillan Advanced Research series “Innovation and Technology Management” in pursuance of proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Technology Management [ICTM 2006] held at CGCRI, Kolkata
• “How to draft a patent specification” – published in the proceedings of seminar on IPR held at RRL(NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram : March 1 – 2, 2007 sponsored by European Union – India, TIDP – IPR Component, page 37 – 74
• “IPR Policy of Kerala – An Overview” in the proceedings (supplement) of National seminar on Policies, Statutes & Legislations in Mines (POSTALE 2008) held at Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Jharkand, India, page No. 63-66
• “Traditional Medicines and Intellectual Property Issues”, ‘Compendium on Intellectual Property Rights and development: A National perspective’ in 22nd Kerala Science Congress in KFERI, Peechi from 28-31 January 2010, page no. 109-113
• “IP Laws in Indian Agriculture” in the proceedings of ‘workshop cum training programme on Intellectual property and Technology Management’ (AgriP 2011) held on 26/04/2011 at CIFT, Cochin organized by Zonal Technology Management & Business planning and Development (ZTM-BPD) of ICAR
• “Traditional Knowledge Docketing System – A solution to TK piracy”, compendium on traditional Knowledge in 26th Kerala science Congress in Wayanad from 28-31 January 2014, page 267 – 270
• “Modeling of Forward I-V Characteristics of a Forward-Biased Power Diode using the concept of Laplace Transform and Unit step function” in the National Conference on ‘GREEN INITIATIVES & SMART GRIDS’ organized by Department of Electrical & Electronics, St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil during 10-11, March 2016, page no. 71-75
• “Can’t we protect Traditional Knowledge without creating proprietary rights?”, second International Seminar on Health, Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights on the theme “Traditional Knowledge” at the National University of advanced Legal studies, Kochi, Kerala from 21 – 23 October 2016

Introductory remarks about Law to protect Traditional Knowledge in the international Seminar on TK held in NUALS, Kochi on 21-23 October, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWt9qPnq110

About IPR in General:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSK-aqBmvNU

About patent Law:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxhMIUvmjI&feature=youtu.be

Presentation about RTI in the website of ‘National Federation of Information Commissions in India’
http://www.nfici.org/pdfs/rti_presentations/rti_act_2005_p_raj.pdf

Some select ‘News report’ citations

• 1) MP Shashi Tharoor submits private bill in parliament to protect traditional Knowledge, Times of India Oct. 30, 2016
• 2) Nature’s treasure: Protect traditional knowledge, Deccan Chronicle October 21, 2016
• 3) Kerala: It’s war over education Policy, Deccan Chronicle October 14, 2016
• 4) Ahead of WIPO meet Scientist & IPR Expert’s plea to CM for protection, Times of India dated August 3, 2016
• 5) Kerala yet to tap centre’s SIPP for free protection, Times of India, July 6, 2016
• 6) Intellectual Property literacy is need of the hour, Deccan Chronicle June 11, 2016
• 7) Scientist moot IPR inclusion in Educational Curriculum, Times of India, June 9, 2016
• 8) Caution on MNCs appropriating traditional Knowledge, The Hindu, May 25, 2016
• 9) A foggy Intellectual Property Rights Policy, Deccan Chronicle , May 15, 2016
• 10) Wake up and smell the basmati, The Telegraph, March 13, 2016
• 11) Spicy insight: Curcumin database to preclude false patent claims, The Economic Times, September 15, 2015
• 12) Digitization under biopiracy cloud, Times of India, September 7, 2015
• 13) Caution on Classifying Traditional Knowledge under IPR, The Hindu, August 28, 2015
• 14) Six years on, IPR academy still on paper, Times of India, July 2, 2015
• 15) Extracting banana fibre may become an easy affair, the weekend Leader, 29 Sep 2012, Vol 3 Issue 39
• 16) “Registry moved for removal of GI tag for ‘Tirupati Laddu'”, The Hindu Business Line, 26 October 2010
• 17) “Indian IP examiners have world’s highest workload, lowest pay, News in Mint dated Sept 14, 2010”.
• 18) Expert poser on GI tag for ‘Hyderabadi Haleem'”. The Hindu Business Line, 6 September 2010
• 19) “IPR policy resolves issues in knowledge sharing”, The Hindu Business Line. 13 February 2010
• 20) “Traditional knowledge: Concern on access pact”, The Hindu Business Line. 25 Jan 2010
• 21) “Plea filed in apex court against GI tag for Tirupati Laddu” The Hindu Business Line, 3 October 2009
• 22) “Kerala temple to defend patenting of deity, Thaindian News, May 26, 2009”
• 23) Kerala to introduce intellectual property rights as a subject, Mint News dated Aug 26, 2008″. Livemint.com. 26 August 2008.
• 24) `Efficacy’ factor will be key to Glivec patent case”, The Hindu Business Line, 22 June 2007
• 25) “Patents grant freedom to invent around”, The Hindu Business Line, 6 March 2007