Now, a common platform offered by Cochin University of Science and Technology will facilitate researchers and innovators in varsities across the State in filing their patent applications.
The initiative is part of the efforts being made by the Inter-university Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies of Cusat to de-mysfity the process of patent application among the researchers and faculty members.
“This facility can be availed by the teachers of any of the universities in Kerala alone or jointly with any other person from the varsity or any other entity. They have to make a request for filing patent application to the Director of IUCIPRS by submitting the necessary information,” said J. Letha, Vice Chancellor.
Prof. N. S. Gopalakrishnan, MHRD Chair Professor on IPR at Cusat, said that the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights has engaged an IPR consultant to undertake the responsibility of filing and processing patent application and the cost will be met from the funds of IUCIPRS. The current facility is limited to filing patent application in India alone, he said.
The process starts with sharing details of the invention in the Invention Disclosure Form (IDF) format and countersigned by the Registrar of the university concerned. Based on the details given in the IDF, the Cusat centre will find out whether the invention disclosed in the IDF is patentable or not with the help of the IPR consultant. If the invention is patentable, the consultant will be directed to file the patent application in India. The consultant would also be responsible for all the activities leading to the grant of the patent. A provisional patent application will be filed, if the invention is not completed or in its preliminary stage.
