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PATENTS DRIVE
WHY PATENT?
Protects the intellectual property that has beendeveloped
Leads to the successful commercialization of yourresearch work
Adds immense value to your research profile
Provides a legal mode of ownership of thetechnology developed by you
WHAT CAN BE PATENTED?
An invention relating either to a product or process that is
* NEW
* Involving inventive step
* Technological advancement
* Capable of industrial application
WHAT CANNOT BE PATENTED?
A mere idea or suggestion
According to the Indian Patent Act Section 3, a list of exclusions has been provided. Some of them include ‘the mere discovery of a scientific principle’, ‘topography of integrated circuits’, etc.
For further information, visit http://ipindia.nic.in/ipr/patent/patact1970-3-99.html#chap2
HOW TO PATENT?
Prior art search to prove the novelty of invention
Applying for a patent by submission of ‘Patent Application’ and related legal and fee documents online (www.ipindiaonline.gov.in) or through a Patent Agent
In case application is not eligible, applicant will be notified to fulfill the requirements within 3 months
If eligible, the application is kept open on the portals of RMID section for perusal and further debate
Once approved (within a term of 3-4 years), a Patent Certificate is given and patent is valid for 20 years
USP OF THE DRIVE
LEGAL ASSISTANCE :
Up to initial draft of patent – by RGSoIPL
Final draft and filing – by a registered law firm
PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE :
By the facilitation team comprising of professors, TTG members and volunteers from RGSoIPL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (of the eligible applications) :
By SRIC, IIT Kharagpur
SUCCESS STORIES OF
KGPIANS
Prof. S. K. Guha ( SMST, Alumnus of Elec. Engg. )
Indigenously developed non-hormonal polymer based injectable male contraceptive (RISUG) for which the Final Phase-III Clinical trials are underway; Has more then 100 research papers
Prof. S. De ( Dept. of Chemical Engineering)
Owns 6 patents; Recipient of DAE-SRC Outstanding Investigator Award (2012) and Shanti Swarup BhatnagarPrize (2011)
Dr. Biswadip Mitra ( Distinguished Alumnus, E&ECE)
President and MD, Texas Instruments; Co-inventor of a crucial patent in medical imaging; Chair of several International Committees and Conferences