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In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will consider how AI makes spreadsheets smarter with Dr Niti Dewan.
In today’s dynamic IP landscape, legal professionals are responsible not just for managing deadlines, but for coordinating vast, interconnected workflows ranging from patent filings and FERs to oppositions, renewals, and client communication. Traditionally, tools like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets were sufficient for manual data tracking. But not anymore.
The scale and sensitivity of data handled by IP teams today make traditional spreadsheets inadequate. Manual updates are time-consuming, error-prone, and often disconnected from the systems they derive data from. This creates operational blind spots and risks.
Artificial Intelligence is redefining how spreadsheets operate. With AI-powered tools like Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, spreadsheets can now interpret commands, process data from multiple sources, and generate real-time insights. These aren’t just minor enhancements they are transforming how IP data is reviewed, used, and acted upon.
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Dr Niti Dewan, Head of Patents & Business Development at R K DewanDr Niti Dewan, a medical doctor and a Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, heads the Patents Department at R K Dewan & Co. She is also responsible for the firm’s Business Development, Finance and Administration operations. With over 15 years of experience in the IP field, Niti’s areas of speciality include: patent drafting, patent searching & analysis, international patent filing and prosecution, and IP portfolio management. Niti’s primary sectors of speciality are the life sciences, biosciences, pharmaceuticals and chemicals; however, she has extensive experience in carrying out invalidation and freedom-to-operate searches in all fields of technology including automobiles, IT, nanotechnology and material sciences. She frequently advises clients on their IP strategy. |
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Louis-Pierre Gravelle, FICPI webinar host, Dipchand LLP.Louis-Pierre Gravelle is Partner at Dipchand LLP in Canada and Vice President of FICPI's Practice Management Committee. He specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998). Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses. A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is a Councillor for FICPI Canada. He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events. |