About Dr. Kalyan Kankanala
In 2004, Dr. Kalyan started his career in IP practice by co-founding BananaIP, formerly known as Brain League IP Services. As a founding member of the firm, he established and worked with several departments of the firm, and gained invaluable knowledge and experience in different practice areas. His work experience spans from patent, trademark, and industrial design filing and prosecution to IP strategy, licensing, litigation, and dispute resolution. Dr. Kalyan is one of the very few attorneys in India, who has advised and helped several creative, technology, and knowledge-driven companies register, enforce and commercialize their intellectual assets; has made significant contributions to law and policymaking in the country; and has also published highly referenced books and research papers on intellectual property law and practice.
In his 20-year career as an IP attorney, Dr. Kalyan has worked with more than 600 clients, written highly referenced books on patent law, and made important contributions to the progress of IP law and policy in the country. He has also trained more than ten thousand corporates on intellectual property law, practice and business, and worked with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation to help MSMEs identify and protect their intellectual property.