Current Science

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

ISRO’s Technical Prowess through the Prism of Patents


Affiliations
1 Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
2 CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
 

The present article primarily analyses the patenting trends of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) since its formation. The social dimensions and technical prowess of ISRO are well known, but till date no work has been done in analysing its patent portfolio, to let the people be aware of its development, through the prism of patent analysis. This article reports ISRO's patenting activities over the past four decades and has mapped the areas in which patents have been granted. Further, it also discusses how ISRO can be part of the era of open innovation and use its inventions economically.

Keywords

ISRO, Open Innovation, Patent Analysis, Space Research.
User
Notifications
Font Size

Abstract Views: 415

PDF Views: 146




  • ISRO’s Technical Prowess through the Prism of Patents

Abstract Views: 415  |  PDF Views: 146

Authors

Swarnil Dey
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721 302, India
Tarakanta Jana
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India

Abstract


The present article primarily analyses the patenting trends of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) since its formation. The social dimensions and technical prowess of ISRO are well known, but till date no work has been done in analysing its patent portfolio, to let the people be aware of its development, through the prism of patent analysis. This article reports ISRO's patenting activities over the past four decades and has mapped the areas in which patents have been granted. Further, it also discusses how ISRO can be part of the era of open innovation and use its inventions economically.

Keywords


ISRO, Open Innovation, Patent Analysis, Space Research.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv112%2Fi02%2F236-251