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1.B. Patent Commercialization

The impetus to licensing and commercialization of the technologies has gained momentum due to the new
patent regime in 2005. Formulation of well-defined ICAR guidelines and government policies on IP, along
with the growing awareness among the scientific community has supplemented this growth. The licensing
and commercialization of the technologies developed by the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
were commercialized to the potential licensees after related patent applications were filed at Indian Patent
Office. As per the technology commercialization policy of ICAR, all the technologies/ know-how has to be
transferred on non-exclusive terms. This helps in wider dissemination and adoption of technologies by
target industries and organizations.
ZTM & BPD Unit is one-stop window to connect public sector agri-technologies to the corporate world and
Medium & Small Enterprises (MSMEs) in a business mode, it had licensed more than 250 technologies to
various licensees till 2020. Among the licensed technologies, the technologies, for which patent application
has been filed is provided in the table 2.2 with all the licensing details.
Figure 2.3: Domain of filed patent applications vs. Decades of filings Table 2.2: Commercialization of IARI Technologies and the Status of Patents Applied and
Granted
As per figure 2.3, decade wise Analysis of patents filed from 1950 till 2020 portrays that number of patents in
chemical stream exceeds those in other fields over the decades. After chemicals, its biotechnology followed S. No. Patent Title Grant No. of Licensee(s)
by mechanical engineering. Application No. No. (s)
1. 444/DEL/2002 A process for the 220746 5 M/s. Sai Bio Organics, M/s.
production of Eco Inputs, M/s. Ecological
blue green algal Products, M/s. Ecofert Ag and
biofertiliser M/s. Forex Fastner (P) Ltd.
2. 889/DEL/2002 Animal Feed Block - 2 M/s. Standard Hydraulics and
Formation Machine M/s. Perfect Hydro Machines
3. 909/DEL/2013 Carotenoid rich - 1 M/s. Vaishnavi Biotech Ltd.
composition and
process of its
preparation
4. 3459/DEL/2005 Composition for early, 296712 2 M/s. Sai Bio Organics and
profuse sporulation Office of the Joint Director
under solid state of Agri. (Plant Pathology), State
the improvised isolate Bio-Fertilizer Quality Control
of Trichoderma Laboratory (SBFQCL)
harzianum and a
process thereof
5. 3462/DEL/2005 Novel superabsorbent 250349 1 M/s. Vishwagel, Division of
Figure 2.4: Decade-wise distribution of granted patents hydrogel/s and the Earth International Pvt. Ltd.
method of obtaining
the same
The decade-wise demonstration of granted patents shows a steep rise from the year 2000 onwards (Fig 6. 2218/DEL/2006 A novel bio-pesticidal 284264 2 M/s Multiplex Bio-tech Pvt.
2.4). Analysis of patents filed from 1950 till 2020 portrays that patents granted under chemicals rank over formulation with Ltd. and M/s Rallis India Ltd.
other fields by a fair volume in all the decades. After chemicals, biotechnology leads among the other fields improved shelf-life
followed by mechanical engineering. The constant innovation in the sector has given rise to many innovations and the method for
and hence patents. its preparation
7. 2049/DEL/2006 Synthetic gene 242768 2 M/s. Krishidhan Research
encoding Cry 1 Fa foundation and M/s. Ankur
1ð-endotoxin of Seeds Pvt. Ltd.
Bacillus thuringiensis

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