Bitika Sharma
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Trademarks, IP Litigation, Pharma & Biotech
Overview
Ms. Sharma is a First-Generation practicing lawyer with Law Graduation from Delhi University in year 2004. She is additionally a B.Sc. (Hons) from Delhi University in year 2001. Initially she got engaged in handling complete Intellectual Property Rights prosecution profiles and thereafter expanded her expertise into handling hardcore litigation and contentious work. With her experience of almost 20 years, she has developed a bandwidth in handling Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Designs, Data Protection and various correlated issues of Intellectual Property. Being a science graduate she is actively involved in upcoming new fields of Patent litigation, Drugs and Insecticides Regulatory issues, Patent advisory and licensing in India. She has been regularly appearing before all the Courts of India as well as before the Trademarks and Patent Office. She has handled various high-profile patent litigations which include amongst others Hoffmann La Roche vs Cipla Ltd. (Erlotinib), the Biosimilar regime regulatory and patent dispute (Trastuzumab, Bevacizumab, Pertuzumab), the dispute involving Biotech patents of Monsanto (BT Cotton) and FMC Corporation (CTPR), Astra Zeneca Vs. Intas (Dapaglifozin) and Boheinger Vs. Alkem (Linagliptin) on Genus and Species patent disputes.
Towards contribution in International Conferences, Ms. Sharma has been elected as an Executive member of AIPPI for Indian Group, is an active member of APAA and has been regularly participating and attending INTA. She has been constantly ranked highly in top publications like IAM, MIP, WTR, IP Stars.
Within India, she regularly participates as a Speaker in Conferences in India and abroad, IP workshops and awareness programs organized by CII, ASSOCHAM, TIFAC and Delhi University etc.