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Working/non-Working Status of Patents Granted to HEIs and NRLs in India


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The era of knowledge economy has seen a transition in the business market, from the need to control raw materials towards the protection of ideas, either as tangible or non-tangible assets. These assets may be secured in the form of various intellectual property (IP) instruments such as patents, know-how or technologies. These IP instruments (patents) not only give the IP owners (patentees) a monopoly over the use of their ideas/inventions, but also mandate them to commercially exploit the same for the benefit of the population at large. While economically developed countries (like China, USA, South Korea, Japan, etc.) appreciate this fact, developing countries like India are yet to make their mark in this transition; thus it is imperative to evaluate the IP landscape of the country. It is well acknowledged that major contributors to fundamental research in any country are the higher educational institutions (HEIs) and national research laboratories (NRLs). Hence, this study evaluates the patent commercialization ecosystem of Indian HEIs (351) and NRLs (553) for the period January 2010 to December 2017, based on the working statements filed by the patentees/assignees in the prescribed Form-27 at the Indian Patent Office.

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Granted Patents, Higher Educational Institutions, Knowledge Economy, National Research Laboratories.
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  • Working/non-Working Status of Patents Granted to HEIs and NRLs in India

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Authors

Mamta Bhardwaj
DST-Centre for Policy Research at Panjab University, Aruna Chandra Hall, Top Floor, Sector-14, Chandigarh 160 014, India
Amandeep Sandhu
DST-Centre for Policy Research at Panjab University, Aruna Chandra Hall, Top Floor, Sector-14, Chandigarh 160 014, India

Abstract


The era of knowledge economy has seen a transition in the business market, from the need to control raw materials towards the protection of ideas, either as tangible or non-tangible assets. These assets may be secured in the form of various intellectual property (IP) instruments such as patents, know-how or technologies. These IP instruments (patents) not only give the IP owners (patentees) a monopoly over the use of their ideas/inventions, but also mandate them to commercially exploit the same for the benefit of the population at large. While economically developed countries (like China, USA, South Korea, Japan, etc.) appreciate this fact, developing countries like India are yet to make their mark in this transition; thus it is imperative to evaluate the IP landscape of the country. It is well acknowledged that major contributors to fundamental research in any country are the higher educational institutions (HEIs) and national research laboratories (NRLs). Hence, this study evaluates the patent commercialization ecosystem of Indian HEIs (351) and NRLs (553) for the period January 2010 to December 2017, based on the working statements filed by the patentees/assignees in the prescribed Form-27 at the Indian Patent Office.

Keywords


Granted Patents, Higher Educational Institutions, Knowledge Economy, National Research Laboratories.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi1%2F34-42