Achievements
· Govt. of Kerala has declared PIC-Kerala as the Nodal Agency of the State for Intellectual Property Rights related matters and services.
· PIC-Kerala has been sanctioned a Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) by the Dept. of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Govt. of India. This is the fourth TISC established in the Country · PIC-Kerala organized 410 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) awareness Seminars/Workshops/ Lectures/Talks/Exhibitions throughout the State. · Processed 880 applications for Patent Facilitation. · Forwarded 76 applications from Universities, R&D/Educational Institutions to PFC/TIFAC, New Delhi for further patent filing procedures, out of which 21 patent applications were filed in Patent Office, Chennai. · Facilitated the filing of more than 50 Patents, out of which 2 Patents were granted. · Facilitated the filing of 9 Patent applications from the grass root innovators through the Official Patent Attorney of KSCSTE, which was financially supported by KSCSTE. · Facilitated the filing of 130 Trademarks, 28 Industrial Designs, 2 Patents and 4 Copyrights from the MSMEs. · Established 8 IPR Cells in 8 S&T Universities, 13 Engineering Colleges and in an Arts & Science College. · Established an IPR Cell in District Industries Centre, Trivandrum. · Appointed an Official Patent Attorney of KSCSTE. Also, empanelled four Law firms · Brought out the Institutional IPR Policy of KSCSTE. · Published Quarterly Newsletter on IPR · Published a biannual Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices jointly with Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute (JNTBGRI). · Published brochures, booklets and pamphlets on IPR.
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IPR Cells established by PIC-Kerala/KSCSTE
Universities
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· University of Kerala
· A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Technological University · Cochin University of Science & Technology · Kerala Agricultural University · University of Calicut · National Institute of Technology Calicut · Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University · Kannur University
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Engineering Colleges
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· College of Engineering, Trivandrum
· Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Trivandrum · TKM College of Engineering, Kollam · Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam · Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Kothamangalam · Government Engineering College, Thrissur · Government Engineering College, Idukki · Government Engineering College, Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad · NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad · Government Engineering College, Kozhikode · Government Engineering College, Wayanad · Government Engineering College, Kannur · Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally
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Govt. Organizations
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· District Industries Centre, Trivandrum
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Arts & Science College
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· Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Trivandrum
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Patent Attorney of KSCSTE
Official Patent Attorney of KSCSTE |
· Krishna and Saurastri Associates LLP, Bangalore
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Panel of Attorneys for processing IP applications other than Patents
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· KNS Partners, Bangalore
· Lex Orbis, New Delhi · Gopakumar Nair Associates, Mumbai · Krishna and Saurastri Associates, Bangalore
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