ROLE OF IPR IN

HIGHER EDUCATION

PRESENT ED B Y,

N.KUMUT HA,

( REG IST ERED PAT ENT AG ENT IN/PA 4292)

PRO JECT SCIENT IST II

PAT ENT INF O RMAT IO N CENT RE

TAMIL NADU STAT E CO UNCIL FO R SCIENCE AND

CHENNAI
 OUTLINE
 Introduction
 Need for IP
 IPR in India
 IPR in Higher Educational Institutions
 Government Initiatives for IPRs

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 INTRODUCTION
 National Knowledge Commission-
Future of nation depends on the
generated ideas and innovation in Science Technology
science and technology. IPR
 For innovative research, technology
transfer, wealth creation, society
Innovation
benefits-build an IP infrastructure.

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0 Source: National and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) IP Policies: Comparison of Indian HEIs’ IP Policies from a Global Perspective
 NEED FOR IP
 Provides economic and

In May 1995, the United States
awarded patent on turmeric to
moral rights to the creators
University of Mississippi medical
and innovators. centre for wound healing property.
 Gives right to the public in 
In October 1996, Dr.R.A.Mashelkar, an
accessing those creations Indian scientist from CSIR had
objected to the patent granted and
and innovations. provided documented evidences of
 Creativity and innovation the prior art to USPTO that was
resulting in the economic published in 1953 in the Journal of
Indian Medical Association.
and social development. 
In April 1998, USPTO revoked the
patent.

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 IPR IN INDIA
Ministry of Commerce & Industry –
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(DPIIT) (formerly DIPP)
Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs
& TradeMarks
CIPAM: Cell for IPR Promotion & Management
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual
Property Management (RGNIIPM), Nagpur
DST: TIFAC – Patent Facilitating Cell - IPR Internship for Women

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 NATIONAL IPR POLICY, 2016
 Protection of flow of knowledge, science and
technology from lab to market-Economic growth and
international competitiveness.
 Objectives: Awareness, stimulate IPR generation,
effective IPR laws, strengthen IPR administration,
commercialization, enforcement laws, expand human
resources in IPR.
 Knowledge creators – Universities, public research &
technological institutions, national laboratories.

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 IPR IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 India is the third largest educational hub in the world
 IIT Delhi-IPR policy in 1994
 IIT Bombay-2003-To develop & promote the innovation
activities in the institute through ‘Society for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (SINE)’ and ‘Industrial Research and
Consultancy Centre (IRCC)’; 70:30
 IISc Bangalore-Manage its IP from 1950; IP cell was
incorporated in 2004; 60:40
 IIT Kharagpur-Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
 IIT Kanpur-IPR policy in 2005; 65:35

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 IPR IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 UGC-Provides guidelines for the promotion of awareness and
management of IP at universities
 ICMR
 CSIR
 TIFR-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
 NRDC-Manages the IP from national laboratories &
universities

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 IPR IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 80 % official fee reduction
for educational institutes
from 2021-Form 28.
 Expedited examination for
the applicants from
institutions established by
a Central, Provincial or
State Act, financed by the
Government.

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 IPR IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 IP Awards for educational institutions

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 IPR IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
 Form 8A – Certificate of Inventorship

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 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES - IPR POLICY
CIPAM: Model guidelines for the implementation of the
IPR policy in academic institutions in 2019.
 To promote student-led startups & ventures, protecting &
assignments of IP rights, collaboration between academic &
industry, establishment of IP cell, administrative process for
ownership control.
 Commercialization-Licensing rather than assigning
 Ownership-Copyright: Inventor (except MOOC);
Other IPs: Academic institution
 Utilization model for the IP-generated revenues of the
institution

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 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES - IPR AWARENESS
RGNIIPM:772 Workshops
NIPAM: National IPR Awareness Mission -5066 Workshops
Partners
 AICTE: KAPILA Scheme (Kalam Program for IP
Literacy and Awareness Campaign)
 Atal Innovation Mission
 PFC-TIFAC

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 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES – IPR FUNDING
 DST: TIFAC – Patent Facilitating Cell (PFC), Patent Information Cell
(PIC)
 DSIR: NRDC – Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre
 DBT: Biotechnology Patent Facilitation Cell
BIRAC-Patent Assistance Funding Scheme, Patenting &
Technology Transfer for Harnessing Innovations
 DeitY
 DPIIT: SPRIHA-Scheme for Pedagogy & Research in IPRs for
Holistic Education & Academia

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 THANK YOU
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Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and
Technology
DOTE Campus
Chennai - 600 025
Tamilnadu, INDIA. Reach me @
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