Arjun Bala

Arjun Bala

Patent attorney, Managing Director

Qualifications

  • Integrated Master’s degree in Chemistry from IIT Bombay (2003)
  • Registered patent attorney (IN/PA – 1021) (2004)
  • Post graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from IES, Mumbai
  • Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (Business development Academy, USA)

Technological Fields

  • Extensive experience working on patent preparation and prosecution in the areas of: Software, IT, Artificial Intelligence, Big data Analytics, Healthcare, Cryptography, Blockchain, Video compression, Electronics, Telecommunication, Mechanical, Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, IoT, Robotics, Semiconductor technologies etc.

Experiences

  • Arjun Bala is a patent attorney and a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) with 20 years of experience in patent prosecution. He has worked as head of India Operations for a US patent law firm headquartered in California, closely working with Silicon Valley start-ups, VCs, and tech MNCs prior to founding Metayage in 2006.

     

  • At Metayage, Arjun and his team have got over 180 US patents and over 300 Indian patents granted for their clients at a success rate of over 90%. Arjun is a strategic IP partner for leading incubators such as IIIT-Hyderabad’s CIE, IIT Bombay’s SINE, PSG-STEP, VIT-TBI, etc. He is also a patent counsel for an incubator in Seattle called Kernel Labs. Arjun is also a singer, blogger, and an inventor, with a granted Indian patent for a presentation delivery app.

Requirement Clients

Kernel Labs, Saankhya Labs, Niramai Health Analytix, Miko, Infilect

Achievements

  • Attended hearings to get AI, Telecom, and Healthcare patents granted for Niramai, Saankhya Labs, Infilect, and Miko. Prepared office action response strategies to overcome subject matter eligibility rejections for over 100 software and AI US patents. Conducted IP Due Diligence for several leading VC firms on their portfolio startups. Conducted patent valuation for Saankhya Labs. Arjun has granted patents in India and the US for his presentation delivery software invention.
Metayage