Ruchi is a Patent Associate at IIPRD and Khurana & Khurana. Ruchi has over 20 years of combined experience in academics, research and corporate training, and for the past 3 years has been working extensively in the domain of patent docketing and international patent procedure. Ruchi’s work primarily involves handling PCT and international filings, filing amendments, preparing and responding to notifications such as RO/106 and IB/345, filing assignments before WIPO, and managing records relating to deadlines for filing replies to ISR under Articles 19 and 34 and IPEA 408. Ruchi also manages payments and due-date tracking for Indian and international patent prosecution, including filing DAS codes, CPD requests, and coordinating with the Indian Patent Office and WIPO where required. Ruchi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science (ZBC) and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Ruchi has also worked on research projects under AICRP, NABARD, IARI, and ICAR, and is Six Sigma certified for Lean and Asset Training.
