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PFC provides technical, legal and financial support for
obtaining patents and also for post patent actions in respect of patentable inventions
emanating from research funded by
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Department of Science and Technology |
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Any Indian university/educational institution |
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Any other central/state gonermment department/agency |
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Scientists and their institutions are expected to keep track of
developments in areas related to patented inventions and inform PFC about possible
exploitation and also violation of their patents. |
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For patentable inventions funded by a university/educaitonal
institution, applications for patents will be filed in the name of the
university/educational institution with the concerned scientist(s) as inventor(s). |
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For patentable inventions funded by central/state government
department/agency, applicants for patents will be decided by the terms and conditions
mutually agreed between the funding agency and the research agency. |
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Requests for patent search are entertained from scientists,
universities/educational institutions, government departments free of charge. The same
services are open to industry, attorneys and PSUs, with a levy of nominal charges. |
