Prof. V. K. Unni

Dr. V. K. Unni, a Professor with the Public Policy and Management Group of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, teaches at the doctoral and postgraduate levels. He did his Ph.D. in Law from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He taught courses on intellectual property law and banking and finance law at NALSAR University for many years. He was the first Indian academician to receive the prestigious Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship instituted by George Mason University's Center for Protection of Intellectual Property, Virginia (US). He was also awarded the Max Planck India Fellowship for the term 2008-11 by the Max Planck Society (Germany) and was the only awardee from the field of Law. He was a Scholar in Residence at the School of Law, University of California Davis (US). He regularly contributes to international journals, newspapers, magazines, and books.