President, LexpertConsilium LLP
krishna.shastri@lexpertconsilium.com
Areas of Focus
Patent application drafting
Prior art and patentability analysis
Office action response
Electrical and Electronics engineering
Mechanical engineering
Semiconductors
Computer software
Ecommerce
Artificial intelligence
Internet of things, Machine learning
Information technology
Natural language processing
Image processing
Robotics
Computer vision
Telecommunication
Krishna Shastri is President and Leader, Engineering and Software Group, in LexpertConsilium LLP.
Krishna has overall responsibility for operational management of the firm. He manages and guides a team of patent agents and experts in various technologies to deliver Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) related services to firms across the world. Krishna participates in customer acquisition and is responsible for managing all operational aspects of the firm.
Krishna is also the head of the firm’s Engineering and Software IPR practice. He leverages his technical expertise in the engineering and computer software fields to advise clients in IPR related matters. He mentors and guides his team on IPR protection activities including prior art and patentability analysis, patent application drafting, office action responses, and invalidity and infringement opinions.
Krishna’s experience with a diverse range of global clients from start-ups to large corporations enables him to understand and meet the different aims and requirements of each individual client. In collaboration with his clients, he implements strategies to develop comprehensive IP portfolios.
Prior to working in the IP industry, Krishna has more than 28 years of experience in the IT Outsourcing industry primarily in outsourced software product design and development. In addition, he has worked at a university mentoring and preparing engineering and computer science students for a successful career.
Professional Highlights
2019 – present: President, LexpertConsilium LLP
2011 - 2014: Joint Director – Corporate and Industry Relations, Amrita University
2010 - 2011: Senior Vice President (Application Development), Siemens Information Systems Ltd (SIS)
1985 - 2010: Sr Vice President (Product Engineering Solutions Business Unit), Patni Computer Systems Ltd
1983 - 1984: Software Engineer, Hinditron Corporate Systems Pvt Ltd
Performed IPR protection activities like patentability search and analysis; prepared patentability reports, patent applications, response to office actions, response to international search reports; assisted in preparing pre-grant and post grant oppositions; supporting litigation in preparing invalidity opinions and infringement opinions; for clients including American Consultants (AEEC), Atlas Inc., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Capitis Solutions Inc, Finmo Card Co LLC, GeneSiC Semiconductors, In-Med Prognostics, Medicus Engineering ApS , MS^2 Inc., OpenEyes Technologies Inc., PAL Labs Inc., SourceReCycle, Inc., Stellar IT Solutions, Supermax Personal Care Pvt Ltd., ThinkTrends LLC, Touchmagix Media Pvt. Ltd., Vent Creativity, and Xiaomi Inc.
US 10,916,632B2 titled “Manufacture of Improved Power Devices”
US 10, 937, 542B1 titled “Patient Specific Treatment Planning”
US 10,840,385B1 titled “Performance SiC Schottky Diodes”
US 10,763,356B1 titled “Manufacture of Power Devices Having Inversion Channel”
US 10, 878, 308B1 titled “Method and System for Detecting Emotions Based on Typing Behaviour”
US 10, 942, 619B2 titled “Interactive Reality Activity Augmentation”
US 11, 004, 940 titled “Design and Manufacture of Power Devices Having Increased Cross Over Current”
US 20210049127 titled “Efficient Configuration Compliance Verification of Resources in a Target Environment of a Computing System”
US 20210057519 titled “Design and Manufacture of Robust, High-Performance Devices”
US 20210134996 titled “Silicon Carbide Power Devices”
Education
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, 1981.
Master of Technology, Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, India, 1983.
External Publications
Krishna Shastri, “Transforming Engineering Students into Industry Ready Professionals” - Proceedings of the International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education (ICTEE) Hubli 2014, pp 337-340, doi: 10.1007/978-81-322-1931-6_39.
Raj Davé and Krishna Shastri, “Should a robot be an inventor?” - The Daily Guardian (May 14, 2020).
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi