Manoj does IP (Intellectual Property) work, most of the time, and other times, he blogs, travels and indulges in photography – clicks nature most fondly and moments that capture a story in a photo. He dreams making movies (!) and live in Los Altos, California. Manoj founded LexOrbis (www.lexorbis.com) and then Clairvolex (www.clairvolex.com), is passionate about “Clair”. He can be reached at: manoj@manojpillai.com

Media presence

• http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/10-000-product-patents-for-drugs-awaiting-nod-105021001082_1.html
• http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/indian-patent-manual-to-be-ready-by-september/article597045.ece
• http://www.chron.com/business/article/Deadline-for-drug-business-in-India-1648900.php
• http://www.telegraphindia.com/1001211/business.htm
• http://zeenews.india.com/news/newspapers/myth-broken-drug-sector-not-the-patent-king-the-financial-express_447321.html
• http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/-indian-pharma-companies-lag-in-molecule-discovery-104100801078_1.html
• http://www.managingip.com/Article/2848140/Practitioners-back-utility-model-patents-for-India.html
• http://www.pdfio.com/k-1547821.html
• http://br.dir.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/eskuerra/conversations/topics/23089
• http://www.worldtradereview.com/news.asp?pType=N&iType=A&iID=99&siD=9&nID=19061
• http://www.cii.in/PhotoGalleryDetail.aspx?enc=MMd35evFYS3wRN94iimQyp97KActMpvgUpoG65Tj2FlqnBFhiCUh//
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• http://indiapatents.blogspot.in/2009/06/india-under-spotlight-at-east-meets.html
• http://www.epo.org/learning-events/events/conferences/emw2009/programme.html
• http://spicyip.com/2010/09/spicyip-trivia-mal-factor-on-indian-ip.html
• http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/31717/IT+internet/Indias+Patents+Bill+2005+Is+It+TRIPS+Compliant
• http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/nasaba.site-ym.com/resource/collection/34234C3A-1698-40E4-B2A2-8EEF00CFCCFF/_news128698009037495952_IP_Section_Newsletter_July_2008.pdf
• http://www.rsc.org/Membership/Networking/InterestGroups/Lawgroup/2011-events.asp
• http://www.vccircle.com/news/technology/2015/-management-firm-clairvolex-secures-series-funding
• http://www.businessworld.in/article/India-s-First-IP-Asset-Management-Start-up-Clairvolex-Gets-Overseas-Funding/20-11-2015-88528/#gist
• http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/intellectual-property-firm-clairvolex-gets-us-funding/1/526756.html
• http://wap.business-standard.com/article/specials/intellectual-property-management-firm-clairvolex-announces-vc-funding-115111901211_1.html
• http://m.economictimes.com/articleshow/49852719.cms
• http://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/indusage-raises-23-million-from-family-offices-hnis-makes-first-india-investment-20467/

Articles and Citations

• http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/3865/1/JIPR%2010(3)%20235-238.pdf
• http://www.ipo.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Whitepaper-PatentprocurementinIndia.pdf
• http://repository.jmls.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1338&context=ripl
• https://books.google.com/books?id=VW8MAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA228&lpg=PA228&dq=manoj+pillai+patent&source=bl&ots=vtTKo522Aa&sig=kw8Ik_kQDPExsaYn-8ZFet8kyv8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig07GHnJTNAhXBLmMKHZIqBsk4FBDoAQg2MAQ#v=onepage&q=manoj%20pillai%20patent&f=false
• https://www.nalsar.ac.in/IJIPL/Files/Archives/Volume%202/4.pdf
• http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/17944/1/79-157-1-SM.pdf
• http://www.omicsonline.com/open-access/trade-secrets-protection-in-digital-environment-a-global-perspectiv-2162-6359-2-131.pdf

Media report of select speeches & panel attendance

• http://www.cii.in/PressreleasesDetail.aspx?enc=sqDxY4OdFRpdLpJvsexi6b10N6CayI6uwdNY0KxH4plQbqgks+2CocxPl/Spmgk0BpJU/lCiVBfg11t1tb/6vg==
• http://www.pli.edu/Content/Faculty/Manoj_Pillai/_/N-4oZ1z138kw?ID=PE847639
• http://www.managingip.com/pdfs/Events/Indiaip14.pdf
• http://www.nipo.in/nipoevents1.htm
• http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/activities/meetings/india_01/program.htm
• http://www.rsc.org/images/Programme_tcm18-237221.pdf
• http://www.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=4251&sectionid=9
• www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/sme/en/wipo_smes_del_07/wipo_smes_del_07_www_76774.ppt+&cd=42&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
• http://www.rsc.org/images/Pillai-Manoj_tcm18-208138.pdf