Lok Sabha Question No. 3567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Information on Patents
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2/1/2019

INFORMATION ON PATENTS

3567. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  academic/R&D  institutions  of  the  country  have  updated  information  and  details regarding all existing national and international patents, patent applications and research papers and if so, details thereof;

(b) the mechanism in place to prevent repetition and wasteful research works in the country; and

(c) the details regarding new initiatives being taken to promote research works in the country in this modern age of stiff competition and IPR regime?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN) ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ, {Éßl´ÉÉÒ ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ +ÉÉè® {ÉªÉÉÇ´É®hÉ, ´ÉxÉ A´ÉÆ VÉãÉ´ÉÉªÉÖ {ÉÉÊ®´ÉiÉÇxÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ

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(a) Yes Madam, the academic /R&D instituions of the country have updated information and details regarding  all  existing  national  and  international  patents,  patents  applications  and  research  papers.  The Information about national and international patents and patent applications is available free of cost on the internet on the websites of the natioanl patent offices of various countries.

(b) A peer review mechanism is in place to prevent repetition and wasteful research work in the country. The  committees  which  recommend  sanctioning  of  projects  are  inter  departmental  which  helps  in prveventing repetition & wasteful research.

(c) The  Government  has  taken  various  new  measures  to  encourage  research  works    in  the  country. These measures include higher allocation for scientific research including setting up of new instituions for science  education  and  research,  creation  of  centers  of  excellence  and  facilities  in  emerging  and  frontline araes  in  academic  and  national  institutes,  induction  of  new  and  attractive  fellowships  such  as    providing fellowships for teachers, PhD students, overseas exposure to PI's. The Government has also initiated new programmes  for  Teachers  Associateship  for  Research  Excellence  (TARE),  Overseas  Visiting  Doctoral Fellowship (OVDF), SERB Distinguished Investigator (DIA) and Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR).The R&D information in Universities is being strengthend to make them internationlly competitive.  The  Government  is  also  encouraging  public  private  partnerships,  national  awards  for oustanding  R&D,  Kindling  an  innovative  spirit  among  Scientists  to  translate  R&D  leads  into  scalable technologies,  Creating  Technology  Incubation  Centre,  Technology  Enabling  Centre  and  Technology Demonstration Centre, promoting strong linkages with advanced countries, including participation in mega international science initiatives and implementing selected National Flagship Programmes which have direct bearing.

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