Neelam Dharmadhikari is an experienced Patent analyst. She specializes in the field of life sciences including Microbiology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, etc. She completed her Master's degree in Microbiology from Shivaji University, Maharashtra (India) in the year 2006 and holds LLB from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra (India). Further, she has pursued Post Graduate Diploma Patent law from NALSAR University of Law.

She has also completed various Certification courses offered by WIPO (DL320, DL450, DL204, and DL101). She started her career in academics and research and further established herself as a Patent Analyst. She has an overall experience of 15 years including research, academics and has been working in the field of Intellectual Property for 7 years. She has handled projects in the domains of Microbiology, Enzyme technology, Personal care, Health care, etc. She has experience in Prior Art Search, Patentability Search, Freedom to Operate Search, Patent Landscaping, etc. She is actively involved in patent searches and analysis.