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Preface
Acknowledgements
As a general viewpoint, the value of novel innovations in today’s world is still not considered enough to
be protected by a suitable statutory body, for reaping its fruits in the times ahead; primarily due to lack of
awareness about the significance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). However, in a recent shift, all nations This book is a sincere effort to present the intellectual properties managed and owned by the Indian Council
are now working their best to generate awareness about IPRs & impart knowledge to its citizens. of Agricultural Research (ICAR) due to the diligent hard work of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute

In the highly competitive era of research & development and commercialization, every enterprise strives (IARI). This book encapsulates the building of an effective mechanism of IP management by the Institute and
to reach great heights in terms of gaining market traction or luring investors/venture capitalists. Similarly, its favorable outcomes during the journey.
in the academic and other institutions where the research takes place for the benefit of the public, it has To begin with,we owe our sincere thanks to Dr. A. K. Singh, DDG (Agricultural Extension) & the then Director
been noted many times, that the products don’t get to reach the market place due to non-timely Intellectual (Actg.), ICAR-IARI for the encouragement and support in giving this book a final form. We are grateful to
Property protection. Dr. A. K. Singh, Director, ICAR-IARI for his all-round support, directions and suggestions in bringing out this
India Innovation Index (III), 2019 which was released by NITI Aayog on October 17, 2019, summarizes the publication, as well in writing different chapters of the book.
innovative efforts put by each state of India, individually. The government has launched many schemes We extend our gratitude to IP&TM Division, ICAR in lending their support towards the management of IPRs
like Start-up India, scheme to support ‘IPR Awareness Workshops/ Seminars’ for sensitizing and generating of the Institute, without which the foreign IP filings would not have been possible. We are also humbled by
awareness about Intellectual Property Rights among various stakeholders especially in E&IT sector, scheme the valuable feedback and insights provided by Dr. Malvika Dadlani, Fmr. Joint Director (Research), ICAR-IARI
for IPR Awareness – Creative India, Innovative India, etc. to boost IP awareness, IP filings and registrations by in the due course of development of contents of this book.
its nationals.
We would also like to thank our dedicated and supportive team of ZTM & BPD Unit in putting their strenuous
National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy, 2016 was a landmark step by the government to lay the efforts in bringing this book to completion. Last, but not the least, our humble gratitude to the Almighty for
future roadmap for IPRs in India. Over a period of time, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) guiding us to correct paths and showering his blessings on us in fulfilling our goals.
has advanced its operations in the translation of research inputs into rewarding outputs with the help of
protection of their research outcomes with suitable ways of IP protection. Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (IARI), administered by ICAR is a premier institute of agricultural research, education and extension.
It has been a front- runner in protecting the intellectual properties conceptualized by its scientists under
the aegis of Zonal Technology Management & Business Planning and Development Unit, ICAR-IARI, formerly
known as ITMU. The aim of the Unit is to encourage, protect, market and license the technologies developed
by scientists of IARI, to the industry with a focus on the incubation process including Start-ups and Farmer Happy reading!
Producer Organizations (FPO).
This book is an emulation of the achievements of ICAR in terms of thorough protection and maintenance of
IPRs created by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. The reader shall obtain a comprehensive overview
of the meticulous efforts of IARI, leading to generations of numerous IPRs in various sectors of agriculture.

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