Santhosh Metri

Santhosh Metri joined Bureau van Dijk as the head of IP products in 2015. Santhosh has extensive experience within intellectual property and specialises in patents, trademarks and design rights. Along with the techno-legal expertise that he gained in a range of IP roles, Santhosh has worked in strategic roles and been influential in key IP decisions. His key expert areas involve IP strategy and portfolio management, IP monetisation, brand protection and management.

As an IP strategist, he has brought together technical, legal and business perspectives to executive commercial strategies for clients.

Following graduation as a software engineer, Santhosh worked in the IP industry before pursuing a master’s in innovation management from the University of Manchester. He further developed his legal skills by pursuing a second master’s in IP law and management from the University of Strasbourg. He has worked with companies such as Infosys, Accenture, Evalueserve, Honeywell, Kenwood and Iceberg Capital Partners.