Dhananjay (aka DJ) is currently associated with Sagacious IP as a Group Manager in preparing IP strategies and consulting ICT companies including Fortune500s for their patent licensing and transaction activities.

DJ has 6+ years of experience in the field of patents with a technical background in electronics and telecom industries. His experience includes closed working scenarios where he has learned directly from the experts. He always had an enthusiasm for patent licensing and transaction activities. Thus, his area of expertise is patent monetization in which he has a strong sense of the IP activities across the industry.

At Sagacious, DJ works closely with the patent counsels and patent monetization managers in defining their requirements and preparing an effective approach for patent monetization. He has been supporting companies in the identification of licensable patents from their portfolios. He has also handled many successful patent transactions where subject patents were valued and sold at an effective price. He has intelligently used his skills in sensing the IP supply-demand scenario for patent transactions.

Before joining Sagacious IP, DJ got IP training in various service requirements in a patent lifecycle – from prior art studies, strategic prosecution, to identifying patent infringement. He also counts the experience of the educational organization like MSBTE and RTM Nagpur University, where he served as a teaching fellow as well as worked closely with the course designers and lab developers.

DJ holds a master’s degree in Telecommunication Systems from Amity University, Noida and bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication from Nagpur University. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Management from GIIP, Delhi in collaboration with George Washington University, USA.

During his journey, Dhananjay also gained media mentions in:

IPWatchdog: Determining Essentiality: An Analysis of SEPs and Tips to Avoid Over Declaration

IPWatchdog: The Fairness of FRAND: Patent Pools, SSO Policies and the Way Forward

WIPR: Patent Litigation during pandemic

Licensing Executive Society (LES)

Certification course in IP Licensing

Amity University, Delhi

Masters in Electronics & Telecommunication Systems

2014-2017

Global Institute of Intellectual Property (GIIP) in collaboration with George Washington University, USA

Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Management

2013-2014

RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Tele-communication Engineering

2008-2012