{"id":35576,"date":"2018-10-31T18:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=35576"},"modified":"2018-11-15T19:22:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T13:52:43","slug":"universities-and-patents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/universities-and-patents\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities and patents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/universities-and-patents\/article25373107.ece\"><strong>Universities and patents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The article discusses about the patent regime in India and creating entrepreneurial ecosystem in Universities in India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Facts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Recent issue:<\/strong> The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities in India to set up Intellectual Property (IP) Centres, in its biggest push to create entrepreneurial universities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How Patents benefit universities:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Patents help universities to improve their ranking, establish an innovation ecosystem, incubate knowledge-based start-ups, earn additional revenue and measure research activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Patents and rankings: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of patents applied for, granted and commercialised by universities and institutes is factored in in the National Institutional Ranking Framework <strong>(NIRF)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The top ranked engineering institutes in India are also the leading filers of patents.<\/li>\n<li>The National Assessment and Accreditation Council<strong> (NAAC),<\/strong> awards up to 24 points to an institute which sets up an innovation ecosystem and has a facility for identifying and promoting IPRs.<\/li>\n<li>The All India Council for Technical Education<strong> (AICTE)<\/strong> model curriculum for its member institutions lays emphasis on the need for IPR education in technical institutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Challenge setting up IPR centres in universities: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human resources problem: <\/strong>Despite the policy push to have more IP, there is dearth of IP professionals in the country.<\/li>\n<li>This is because law schools and colleges are the only institutions which mandate teaching these subjects, thus supply of IP professionals is not keeping pace with demand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Absence of IP courses in Universities<\/strong>: Though online courses on IPR are available on the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning platform much needs to be done to build capacity on IP in universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Lack of patent agents:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>India has a poor patent agent density, with only about 2,000 registered patent agents currently in practice.<\/li>\n<li>The last time when the Patent Office conducted the patent agent exam, in 2016, around 2,600 candidates took it, a negligible number if one looks at the ambitious goals set by the IPR Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/the-central.jpg?resize=633%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/the-central.jpg?w=633&amp;ssl=1 633w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/the-central.jpg?resize=150%2C35&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/the-central.jpg?resize=300%2C70&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Changes in IPRs since the introduction of National IPR Policy in 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong> grants rates<\/strong> at the Patent Office have increased: In 2017-2018, there was a 32% increase in the number of patents granted compared to the earlier year.<\/li>\n<li>The Patent Office increased its<strong> workforce <\/strong>with the inclusion of 459 new examiners and is on the lookout for more.<\/li>\n<li>While the<strong> disposal rate<\/strong> has increased, the filing rate for patents has not changed significantly. In 2016-17, the Patent Office reported a dip of 3.2% in filing compared to the previous financial year.<\/li>\n<li>The<strong> timeline for filing responses <\/strong>to official objections for patents has been reduced by half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8. Addressing problem:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The ambitious goal set by India\u2019s IPR Policy will be realised only when the examination becomes the foundation for making a career in IPR.<\/li>\n<li>There should be a push towards post-qualification continuous education in IP as well.<\/li>\n<li>To achieve this, the format, membership, syllabus and the frequency of the patent agent examination will need to be addressed.<\/li>\n<li>This will not only increase the number and quality of IP professionals in the country but also become a new career choice for graduates with a degree in science and technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>9. About patents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.<\/li>\n<li>To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.<\/li>\n<li>Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion grants the patents in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/innovation.jpg?resize=538%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/innovation.jpg?w=538&amp;ssl=1 538w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/innovation.jpg?resize=150%2C88&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/innovation.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universities and patents News: The article discusses about the patent regime in India and creating entrepreneurial ecosystem in Universities in India. Important Facts: Recent issue: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities in India to set up Intellectual Property (IP) Centres, in its biggest push to create entrepreneurial universities. 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