PATENT CELL, UTTAR PRADESH

NEW

Devoted for Regional level patent facilitating services
for
scientists, technologists, R&D personnels, industries, innovators in the state
to
disseminate patent awareness, provide patent search & guide the innovators for filing patent.

INTRODUCTION:-

The intellectual Property rights (IPR) are conferred in respect of work that results from the creative and inventive activity of the human mind. The protection of intellectual property plays a key role in gaining an advantageous position in the competitive technological gain for achieving technological, industrial and economic growth of a country. Intellectual Property Rights include the patent, copyright and related rights, trademarks, geographical indication, industrial designs, layout designs of integrated circuits and protection of know how and undisclosed information. Patents are legal protection for new inventions, which are solutions to scientific and technological problems granted by government for a limited period of time. The importance of patent information is being realized more and more all over the globe. The number of patents filed in a particular country has been an index of technological development of the country. The state of Uttar Pradesh has diverse geoclimatic and cultural variety, vast network of institutions, and is rich in man and material. But the information and awareness on protecting “Knowledge base” remain abysmally low, which reflects in the less number of patents filed from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Thus the scientists, technologists and researchers need information, orientation and facilities for protecting the products of their intellectual prowess. In order to facilitate this, the Patent Information Centre (PIC), Uttar Pradesh has been set up under the aegis of Council of Science & Technology, Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Patent Facilitating Cell, Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi to provide regional level services regarding patents especially to S&T community. All the scientists, technologists, researchers, innovators, R&D establishments, financial institutions, business entrepreneurs, non-government organizations (NGOs) and individuals are welcome to utilize the facilities of Patent Information Centre (PIC).

Objectives

• To create awareness about IPRs, especially patents in the neighbouring region of this centre.
• Enabling patent searches for the universities, industries, government departments and R&D institutions in the state and around.
• To analyse the patent information on a regular basis and suggest new programmes for R&D based on such information.
• Guide the inventors in respect of patenting their inventions.

ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL ENDEAVOURS:-

i) Organisation of programmes on general awareness as well as on specific issues on IPR including patent, copyrights, geographical indications etc.

ii) Networking of S&T community and other potential users of patent information.

iii) To deliver lectures on IPR issues.

iv) Inclusion of ‘IPR Information’ in Course Curriculum of Technical Education and to help in preparing course module.

v) Analysis of patent documents on specific topics.

vi) To provide Patent search facility for the state Institutions.

vii) Publication of information booklet, brochure, charts and other literature on IPR.

viii) Updation of knowledge to cater the need of target group.

ix) To forward the application related to patent filing to PFC, DST, New Delhi or NRDC, New Delhi.


FACILITIES :-

i) Patent Data Bases for Indian, European and US Patent.

ii) Online Patent Searches on Internet.

iii) Video Cassette: Patents Made Easy.

iv) Special Report: Patenting of Microorganisms.

v) Literature Available on Patents / IPR.


Journals / Bulletin:-

1) Journal of Intellectual Property Rights / National Institute of Science Communication, CSIR, New Delhi since January, 1999.

2) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) / TIFAC, Bulletin.

3) World Patent Information Journal / ELSEVIER.

4) Indian journal of Traditional Knowledge / NISCOM.


ACHIEVEMENTS:-

          Programmes / Activities undertaken by Patent Information Centre, Uttar Pradesh since inception are summarized as below –