
Dr. Anindya Sircar is currently AVP and Head of IP with Infosys Limited and is responsible for IP activities of Infosys Limited and its subsidiaries. Prior to this he was heading the IP Department Biocon Group a premiere biotechnology company in Bangalore, India and was instrumental in setting up the IP practices for the Biocon Group.He has a unique distinction of two Ph.Ds one is Science and the other in Law. During his long professional involvement in IP he had spearheaded several acquisitions programs, both in and out licensing of IP. He has figured in the Lex Witness’s Hall of Fame Top 50 as a prominent player in India’s legal sector in 2010.He takes active participation in patent awareness programs and other programs involving search techniques for patent and commercial information. Besides, he is also a registered patent agent.Dr. Anindya Sircar is a Visiting Faculty on IP at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad; N.C.Banerjee Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies, Hyderabad; National Law School of India University, Bangalore; RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur; NAARM, Hyderabad; PEXA, Mumbai and IBAB, Bangalore.