IIPLA 2026 China

Simran Kaur is an Associate Manager in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) at Iota Analytics, India, where she plays a strategic role in managing intellectual assets across their lifecycle to maximise commercial value, mitigate risk, and support technology-led monetisation strategies. She has strong expertise in patent analytics, portfolio optimisation, competitive intelligence, patent invalidation, and infringement analysis, and works closely with innovation-driven organisations to align intellectual property with core business objectives. Her work focuses on leveraging data-driven insights to support patent valuation, prior-art-based invalidation studies, infringement risk assessment, freedom-to-operate evaluations, licensing strategies, and IP-led decision-making. Simran brings a practical understanding of global IP landscapes, enabling organisations to strengthen innovation pipelines, manage litigation risk, and unlock value from intangible assets. She has actively contributed to IP education and thought leadership through professional training sessions and industry engagements. As a panel speaker at the 28th Edition of IIPLA 2026, Dubai — a leading global forum in intellectual property law, Simran looks forward to exchanging insights on emerging trends in IP analytics, monetisation, and strategic intellectual asset management.