prabuddha ganguli

The present model "IPRinternalise(TM)" seamlessly integrates Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in technical education, primarily in India, by incorporating the IPR process in all student projects from a very early stage so that the students get exposed to the significance of prior art searches, analysis of prior art in the context of the problem they are solving, developing solutions that are novel, have tailored inventive steps and are useful. Such an approach value adds to the "learning" ability of the students and instills in them ethical values and trains them to observe, critically analyse and provide innovative solutions thereby making their educational process substantially comprehensive. The model "IPRinternalise(TM)" also provides a sustainable, cost effective and scalable process for the creation of a critical mass of networked IP literate personnel who are trained to work in "Communities of IP Practices".IPRinternalise Technical ed...

The aim of this note is to present preliminary existence results for a system of cross-diffusion equations defined on a domain with moving boundaries, which model the evolution of the concentrations of different chemical species in a solid during a Chemical Vapor Deposition process. The system of equations, when the domain remains fixed over time, can be seen formally as a gradient flow system which can be analyzed using the boundedness by entropy method introduced by Burger and J\"ungel. Preliminary existence results are presented in the case of a one-dimensional moving boundary domain.

This paper concerns an inverse band structure problem for one dimensional periodic Schrödinger operators (Hill operators). Our goal is to find a potential for the Hill operator in order to reproduce as best as possible some given target bands, which may not be realisable. We recast the problem as an optimisation problem, and prove that this problem is well-posed when considering singular potentials (Borel measures). We then propose different algorithms to tackle the problem numerically.

This paper examines innovation and knowledge generation processes and the supporting role of intellectual property rights (IPR) both for systematized investigative science and traditional community led activities. Options for protection of traditional knowledge and life materials and processes are suggested. It is suggested that the systematic and logical merging of ideas from conventions like TRIPs, convention of biodiversity (CBD), and union pour la protection des obtentitous vegetales (UPOV) can lead to the creation of harmonized provisions that could satisfy basic and minimum standards of IPR and societal ethics. The need for the unambiguous de®nition of discovery and invention in the granting of patents for biotechnological investigations is explored, as well as the issues of the establishment of prior art from unstructured traditional knowledge, identifying legal owners of traditional knowledge and evaluating prior art in this domain. The imperative task of creating a structur...

The paper discusses the intellectual property systems in scientifically capable developing countries. The author suggests the need for national IPR policies to build in vigilance against deliberate or accidental misappropriation of traditional knowledge by patentees. Case studies of a few scientifically capable developing countries like India, China, and Republic of Korea, have been taken to illustrate the approaches taken by them in restructuring their IPR systems during the last few decades. According to the author, these countries will have to evolve pragmatic policy models that would comprehensively address the integration of IPR into their national systems for continual and balanced economic growth.

Defining the Future: Emerging Issues in Biotechnology, IPR and Technology Transfer TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND COUNTRY/REGIONAL EXPERIENCES Technology Transfer at the National Institutes of Health Technology transfer in Japan and Korea Technology transfer in China Technology transfer in Latin America PERSPECTIVES FROM DIFFERENT PARTICIPANTS/PLAYERS Technology Transfer in Agricultural Biotechnology: Impact of Applied Plant Sciences on Industry Technology Transfer Issues in Biotechnology: The Industry Point of View A Quarter Century of Technology Transfer in US Universities and Research Institutions Technology Transfer for Health: The Future of Global Health Networks NEW FRONTIERS Biotechnology in the Midst of a Global Transformation Technology Transfer in Biotechnology: International Framework and Impact

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) is an example of a very fundamental discovery that has in a very short time span moved to a spectrum of inventions related to gene editing that has major implications in therapeutics, industrial biotechnology, crop engineering, foods, and in the development of a variety of tools for manipulating a broad range of living organisms. The Patent landscape for the foundational features of CRISPR from 2012 to the present date is shared by a few research groups who are working with fairly closely looped partners for the commercialization of the evolving technologies. The patent interference proceedings, litigations, and the complex licensing arrangements between the various players illustrate the complexly woven fabric and dynamically changing strategic matrices of the techno-legal aspects of “commercial-partnering” to make the CRISPR technologies available in the market place with appropriate and adequate “freedom to operat...

The field of nanobiopesticides is in its nascent stage in its path to commercialization. Major scientific and technical strides have been taken, resulting in inventions with varying degrees of complexity. Activities related to the patenting of inventions related to nanobiopesticides have begun to take off in the last decade, with a few selected companies creating their focused patent portfolios to gain targeted exclusivity in the marketplace. Patent laws in various countries view the patentability of inventions in this field with a focused lens to assess whether inventions in nanobiopesticides satisfy the basic requirements of being “patentable subject matter.” Regulatory bodies, including national biodiversity gatekeepers, have been skeptical about the environmental impact of nanobiopesticides based on a wide spectrum of parameters. Being a specialized scientific area, nanobiopesticides have very few players who are at present in a transitory phase of consolidating their positions ...

Since the formation in 1976 of the first modern biotechnology company, Genentech, the biotechnology industry has grown to become one of the major engines of innovation in virtually all developed economies. Indeed, biotechnology’s growth in areas ranging from health, agriculture, environment and industrial processes has been phenomenal. This expansion has been paralleled by mounting public concerns because of potential ethical issues and impact on our health, food and the environment. The importance of innovation in biotechnology and its widespread applications in health, agriculture and commerce has helped bring issues related to intellectual property (IP) rights and technology transfer into sharp focus. The ongoing global debate on IP rights, especially related to health and agriculture, has hinged on proprietorship of knowledge and its ethical and political implications for innovation, knowledge sharing and technology transfer. The means by which knowledge and technologies are mov...

Human society has witnessed adventure with knowledge resulting in scientific understanding of the secrets of nature and converting them into technological innovations resulting in metamorphosis of our lifestyles and living. The unprecedented Mind-Machine interface has placed society on a discontinuous trajectory to a future limited only by human imagination and ability to convert then into reality. Societal progress is catalysed by competitiveness resulting from effective overlapping domains of knowledge, creativity, vision and action leading to innovations for rapid diffusion in public domain. As well-springs of human resource and knowledge our universities with the educational institutions not only have to uphold their primary mission of excellence but also organically nurture the spirit of venture to create responsible partners in the value chain for societal growth. [UGC Lecture series].

How Big Is Small? Evolving Patents Landscape in Nanotechnology Trends in the United States References Patents: A Background Patentable Subject Matter Novelty (New) Inventive Step (Nonobviousness) Capable (Susceptible) of Industrial Application (Utility) Anatomy of a Patent Patenting Systems: An Overview The PCT Process Looking for Nanotechnology Prior Art International Patent Classification System Searching Other Sources for Nanotechnology Information Creating Search Strategies Illustrative Example Patent-Led Nanotechnology Business: Perspectives Integration of a Fragmented Patent Landscape Case Study 1: NanoInk, Inc. Case Study 2: Nanosphere, Inc. Case Study 3: NVE Corporation Case Study 4: Vista Therapeutics, Inc. Case Study 5: Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Case Study 6: mPhase Technologies, Inc. Case Study 7: Bilcare Research, Pune, India Case Study 8: HyCa Technologies Pvt Ltd., Mumbai, India Case Study 9: Consolidation Through Sequential Merger of Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc. (CNI), Nanopolaris, Unidym, and Nanoconduction, and Acquisition of Unidym by Wisepower Co. Ltd. Case Study 10: Innovalight and DuPont Merger Invitrogen (Presently Life Technologies Corporation) Strategic Investing and the Role of Venture Capital Bonds Patent Litigations in Nanotechnologies Nanosys, Inc. v. Nanoco Technologies and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials LLC v. Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Nano Proprietary, Inc. (NPI) v. Cannon Elan Pharmaceuticals International Ltd. v. Abraxis BioScience, Inc. Oxonica Energy Ltd. v. Neuftec Ltd. DSM v. 3D Systems Veeco Instruments v. Asylum Research Modumetal, Inc. v. Integran, Inc. MTS Systems Corp. v. Hysitron, Inc. EV Group v. 3M Tekmira v. Alnylam Other Nano Patents Litigation Snippets Interfacing with the Nanofuture Uncertainties Looming over IP Portfolios Case Study: Oxonica Ltd. (formerly Oxonica plc) United They Stand, Divided They Fall Lessons from the Case Studies Nanotechnology Patentability Issues: Gray Areas Institutional IPR Policy and Management IPRinternalise (R) Nanotechnology: Sunrise of the Day After

Nano-biopesticide is still in its infancy, which is being carved out as a special field of biological pesticides derived from natural materials such as plants, animals and bacteria, mostly in combination with both naturally occurring and synthetic eco-friendly organic/inorganic materials, the final materials as products measuring between ~1 nm and ~100 nm. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)-related activities in nano-biopesticides, which got initiated only about two decades ago, have now become feverish due to their enormous commercial potential. A few nano-based products have got commercialised. However, the toxicity profiles of nano-biopesticides in general and their possible long-term negative effects on the environment, human, plant and animal life have raised grave questions, which could affect their patentability on the grounds that such inventions when exploited may affect public order, good morals or public health. Further issues related to several of these materials being p...

The HS ⇌ LS transition in ferric dithiocarbamates in a number of solvents has been investigated using NMR and is interpreted in terms of preferential solvation or second co-ordination sphere reorganisation effects. These studies clearly demonstrate that neglect of pseudo contact shifts can lead to erroneous conclusions about the spin delocalisation mechanisms. The spin derealization in these systems is by direct σ-delocalization along the alkyl chain. The As values of 2T2 and 6A1 states have the same sign.

This 2nd issue of the newsletter "IPR Jagoran" meaning "IPR Awakening" published from Tezpur University IPR Cell highlights how choice based credit transfer IPR Elective courses can be seamlessly integrated into the formal University academic framework. Further it describes some of the grassroots work in geographical indications being done with the MUGA SILK Stakeholders to enable them to derive value of the Geographical Indications Status of MUGA Silk of Assam GI. The report also describes some of the initiatives to create an enabling IPR ecosystem to promote innovation and their protection for maximisation of knowledge transfer and commercialisation.

Our work on MUGA Silk of Assam GI has shown some initial success. The Grassroots Camp held in North Lakhimpur District, Assam in April was conducted exclusively in Assamese. Of the 110 Muga Stake Holders who attended the Camp from a radius of 70 Kms, 92 stakeholders were facilitated to fill their application forms and to complete their respective formalities to become Authorised Users of the GI. These applications have now been published and they should be shortly getting their Authorised Users Certificates..

This is a detailed report on the recent GI MUGA Silk of Assam we conducted in North Lakhimpur, Assam. This was a very successful Camp as it not only helped to raise the awareness about GI , but also facilitated the filling of applications for 89 prospective "Authorised Users" of this GI from this region. We would be pleased to share our experience with any person/organisation interested in carrying such activities in which the GI is effectively utilised for socio-economic development of skilled communities.

Contribution from the Chemical Physics Group, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Colaba, Bombay 400 005, India ... Magnetic Susceptibility and Magnetic Anisotropy Studies in Some Ferric Dithiocarbamates Exhibiting Spin-Crossover Phenomena

... Ganguli. This was followed by the formation of the IP Core Group through voluntary participation of the faculty and technical staff of the institute. The IP Core group was subjected to intense IPR sessions by Professor Jabade on the basics of IPR, techniques and websites for prior ...

Abstract: This is a commentary on the recent trends in the protection of intellectual assets in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry. Patenting inventions, enforcing acquired rights, evolving newer ways of sharing knowledge for effective cooperative working through diverse licensing ...

... highlights the key influences of the Indian Patents Act of 1970 and the accession of India to the PCT and WTO in the ... The immediate and long-term impact of the Patents Act 1970, coupled with similarly restrictive industrial policies of the Indian government, influenced ...

Structure-Property Relationships of some Amorphous and Crystalline Aluminophosp hates ... Gangundi P. Babu," Prabuddha Ganguli,*" Kenneth Metcalfe,*b Jeffrey W. Rockliffeb and Edward G. Smithb a Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Chakala, Andheri (East), Bombay400 ...

Structure-Property Relationships of some Amorphous and Crystalline Aluminophosp hates ... Gangundi P. Babu," Prabuddha Ganguli,*" Kenneth Metcalfe,*b Jeffrey W. Rockliffeb and Edward G. Smithb a Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Chakala, Andheri (East), Bombay400 ...