1. Patent Office Responsibilities in Technology Transfer
N G Satish

2. India's Draft National IP Policy objectives
Create awareness of the economic, social and cultural benefits of IP (IP Awareness and Promotion)
Stimulate the creation and growth of IP (Creation of IP)
Strong and effective laws that protect IP rights in a manner consistent with national priorities and intl obligations and that balance the interests of the rights owners and the public (Legal and Legislative Framework)
Strengthen IP administration and management of IP rights (IP Administration and Management)
Augment Commercialization of IP rights; valuation, licensing and technology transfer (Commercialization of IP)
Strengthen enforcement and adjudicatory mechanisms to protect and combat against IP rights violations ( Enforcement and Adjudication)
Human Capital Development in IP

3. WIPO Suggestions
WIPO suggests an 8-step procedure in developing a National IP Strategy
Baseline Survey with an integrated data collection tool developed by WIPO
The data collection through the Baseline Survey
meant to complement the IP audit to understand the "weaknesses, strengths and potential" of "the current IP situation in the country".
The drafting should operate at the level of each sector and the country as a whole.
‘Implementation framework'
Implementation structures, a resource mobilization strategy, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

4. …WIPO Suggestions There are seven clusters identified:
IP Administration and Management
Generation of IP by universities, research organizations, business, industry, SMEs and individuals
Commercialization of IP and technology transfer by universities, research organization, business, industry, SMEs and individuals
Copyright and copyright industries
Plan breeders; rights (plant variety protection)
Enforcement of IP rights
IP and public policy

5. Can Patent Office facilitate Technology Transfer?
Is that a function of Patent Office?

6. USPTO came up with a set of executive actions
US Presidential Memorandum - Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization
USPTO came up with a set of executive actions
Attributable Patent Ownership
Enhancing competition by providing the public with more complete information about the competitive landscape in which innovators operate;
Facilitating more efficient technology transfers by making patent ownership information more readily available;
Reducing abusive patent litigation by helping the public better defend itself against abusive assertions;
Revising its Assignment Database

7. Why is this important ToT?

17. If we are considering technology transfer –
We would want to know
What is the state of invention in the technology
IPC Nos
Who all are involved in R&D on that technology
Original assignees
How long do their patent rights last
Application date …

26. No claims

31. Difficult retrieve data on
IPC numbers
Claims
Inventors / Owners
Current owners
Difficult to make technology competitiveness analysis
One has to depend on inefficient monitoring for piracy of IPR

32. Our patent database is still small
Allow a secondary industry to develop on patents data
Derwent Invention Database
Make provision for creating assignment details
Don’t be in a hurry to list expired patents in nic.in domain

40. Thank You