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Pranav Bhat

Pranav Bhat

Intellectual property strategist and PhD scholar

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Udupi, Karnataka, India
Joined December 2025
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Summary

Bridges engineering and law: Pranav trained as an ECE engineer and transitioned into intellectual property practice, using his technical background to advise on patent drafting, prosecution and IP strategy for deep‑tech and hardware startups. lightspeedphotonics+2
Builder of IP services and ecosystems: he founded/led small IP enterprises (An Astraea Innovative Solutions, Lextria Research) and acts as a partner/consultant, organising workshops, MoUs with institutions and training events to help students and founders capture inventions and draft provisional patents. an-astraea+2
Academic / research orientation toward Geographical Indications: enrolled as a PhD scholar at RV University investigating geographical indications (GI), combining scholarly work with applied IP consultancy around regional products and GI filing/resilience. ieee+2
Public educator and author: active in delivering IP workshops and training (recorded talks, institutional events) and a co‑author of a book on cyber safety aimed at parents and youth, indicating engagement beyond pure legal practice into outreach and education. youtube+2

Work

Education

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Trademark filing: LITE FIBER (agent listed)

April 1, 2024

Trademark application / filing where Pranav Bhat is listed as the filing agent.

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Recorded session: "Intellectual Property Insights" (MAHE talk)

August 1, 2023

Long-format recorded presentation on IP basics, patent filing and IP strategy for startups and students (session at MAHE / IIC).

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Cyber Safety Chronicles (For Parents, Teachers, Teenagers and Young Adults)

Co‑author on a published paperback covering cyber safety topics for parents, teachers and young adults.

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Hobbies

Public speaking and IP education—regularly runs workshops and talks for students and startups. youtube+1