Lok Sabha Question No. 2283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: PFC Programme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.09.2020

## PFC PROGRAMME

## 2283    SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA; SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY

Will  the  Minister  of  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)       the quantum of budget allocated to and utilized by Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC)  for  implementation  of  various  programmes/schemes/activities  during  the last two years and the current year;
- (b)       the total number of patents that have been filed till date, Region-wise and Year-wise; and
- (c)         whether  the  PFC  offers  financial  help  to  startups  and  other  young entrepreneurs to file the patents and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

## वाय और परवार कयाण मंी , वान और ौयोगक मंी और पृ वी वान मंी ( डॉ . हष वधन )

- (a)        Funds  allocated  to  Patent  Facilitation  Cell  (PFC)  for  Intellectual  Property  (IP) facilitation, conducting workshops & trainings on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and implementation of  Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-C) was Rs 9.5 crore during the last two  financial  years  i.e.  2018-19  and  2019-20.  The  funds  were  fully  utilized  for  the purpose for which it was allocated. During the current financial year (2020-21), fund of Rs 75 lakh have been allocated to PFC for release.
- (b)       Details of year-wise patent applications filed by PFC in India and other countries is given in following table:

| S. No.   | Year    | Number of Patent Applications Filed in   | Number of Patent Applications Filed in   |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|          |         | India                                    | Other Countries                          |
| 1.       | 1995-96 | 5                                        | nil                                      |
| 2.       | 1996-97 | 5                                        | 4                                        |
| 3.       | 1997-98 | 20                                       | 1                                        |

| 4.         | 1998-99             | 17         | 8   |
|------------|---------------------|------------|-----|
| 5.         | 1999-2000           | 25         | nil |
| 6.         | 2000-01             | 42         | nil |
| 7.         | 2001-02             | 23         | 29  |
| 8.         | 2002-03             | 35         | nil |
| 9.         | 2003-04             | 45         | nil |
| 10.        | 2004-05             | 80         | 3   |
| 11.        | 2005-06             | 83         | 8   |
| 12.        | 2006-07             | 92         | nil |
| 13.        | 2007-08             | 108        | nil |
| 14.        | 2008-09             | 75         | nil |
| 15.        | 2009-10             | 90         | nil |
| 16.        | 2010-11             | 105        | nil |
| 17.        | 2011-12             | 37         | 6   |
| 18.        | 2012-13             | 31         | 1   |
| 19.        | 2013-14             | 21         | 18  |
| 20.        | 2014-15             | 33         | nil |
| 21.        | 2015-16             | 38         | 1   |
| 22.        | 2016-17             | 23         | 9   |
| 23.        | 2017-18             | 20         | 3   |
| 24.        | 2018-19             | 52         | nil |
| 25.        | 2019-20             | nil        | nil |
| 26.        | 2020-21 (till date) | 18         | nil |
| Total 1123 | Total 1123          | Total 1123 | 91  |

(c)       PFC does not offer any financial help to startups and other young entrepreneurs to file the patents as Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is operating the Scheme for Facilitating Start-Ups Intellectual Property Protection (SIPP) through Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks  for startups and other young entrepreneurs.  However, about 10% of IP facilitators registered with Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, engaged in IP facilitation  activities  under  the  SIPP  scheme  to  help  start-ups  and  other  young entrepreneurs are from Women Scientist Scheme-C implemented by PFC.

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