Manish Kumar

About Manish Kumar

I am actively engaged in techno-legal commercial fields of practice, including technology transfer (TT), licensing, business development, intellectual property (IP) management, and contract negotiations. I bring a diverse academic background in biotechnology engineering and law, with a specialization in IP rights, along with practice experience that equips me with a distinct and valuable skill set. I am an internationally recognized Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) and a qualified Indian Patent Attorney.I am currently running the IP & Tech Transfer Cell of Office of VIT Innovation, Startup, and Technology Transfer at VIT Vellore with a strategic focus on academia-industry partnerships in accelerated mode. I am also supporting and mentoring innovations and startups at VIT Vellore. Previously I worked at IKP as a founding member of the technology transfer office (IKP-PRIME) which was a World Bank & Govt of India supported office, responsible for setting up the office, and I facilitated identification, evaluation, and technology commercialization from startups to industry, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes. I have worked with Bharat Biotech, a leading Indian vaccine company, where I led IP, legal, and licensing functions, driving critical innovations. I have had the opportunity to work with different stakeholders of innovations, i.e. Industry, Innovation Enablers (STP & Incubator), and academic/research institute.My practice experience spans IP management, patent drafting & prosecution, technology scouting, innovation assessment, building strategic innovation-industry relationships, structuring business contracts, licensing agreements, investment deals, and negotiations. I enjoy navigating technology-driven business development through technology transfer and commercialization.

Experience

1. Senior Technology Transfer Officer

   Vellore Institute Of Technology Vit

   May 2025 — Present · Vellore, IN

   Leading Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office for the Institute.

Education

• BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes

  Master of Technology - MTech, Pharmaceutical operations and management

• DAV public school, Muzaffarpur

  10th, Science

  2001 — 2004

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  LL.B. (Hons. in IPR), Intellectual Property Law

  2012 — 2015

• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Biotechnology (Molecular & Cellular Engg.)

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Patent Searching
• Drafting Agreements
• English
• Lifesciences
• Life Sciences
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Word
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Trademarks
• Pcr
• Intellectual Property
• Microsoft Office
• Legal Research
• Licensing
• Technology Transfer
• Patent Prosecution
• Molecular Biology
• Patents
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Microbiology
• Copyright Law
• Patent Litigation
• Biochemistry
• Corporate Law
• Patent Law
• Research
• Creative Writing
• Ip Litigation
• Patentability
• Biotechnology
• Trademark Infringement