Garima is a Principal Associate at Khurana Khurana. She has almost 9 years of experience in Patent prosecution and drafting with domain expertise in Life Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Polymer-Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Pharmaceuticals. She holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Jamia Hamdard. She is also a holder of a degree of Bachelor of Laws and is a Registered Patent Agent (India). She has experience of more than three years in research and development from Jubilant Chemsys. Later she received ‘Women Scientist C fellowship’ (WOS-C/TIFAC’s 9th Batch), where she did her internship at Remfry and Sagar and worked there for almost 5 years. She is well versed in prosecution of patent applications related to various technical domains (Pharma, Chemistry, Polymer science and Biotechnology). Her practice includes detailed analysis of the objections raised in the First Examination Report, preparing and filing responses to official action and responding to client queries on various aspects related to Indian Patent law and practice. She is also involved in preparing and filing responses to office actions issued by foreign patent offices. She has attended multiple hearings before the Controller and submitted written submissions post the hearings. She also brings experience in inventor counseling, and IP awareness initiatives, along with strong proficiency in Patent drafting to meet high writing standards.