The ITMU at ICAR-NIVEDI started in the Year-2008, under ICAR through XI Plan scheme such as “Intellectual Property Management and Transfer/Commercialization of Agricultural Technology Scheme', funded by ICAR. Further, during XII Plan scheme, funding support was enhanced through 'National Agricultural Innovation Fund'' (Component-I), with a focus on to strengthen the institutional mechanism to protect/manage innovations/intellectual properties (IPs) generated within respective institute.
The activities carried out under ITMU at ICAR-NIVEDI are as follows:
a). Protecting/managing innovations/intellectual properties (IPs) generated within ICAR-NIVEDI
b). Scrutinizing and processing of patent/IP proposal from institute for filling
c). Facilitating commercialization/transfer of technologies developed at ICAR-NIVEDI
d). Establishing linkages through MOUs and Public-private partnership projects
e). Management of Intellectual Properties (IPs) through Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC) following ICAR policy guidelines
Major Areas of IP Management:
a).Patents
b).Copyrights
c).Technologies/Diagnostics/Protocols
Major Achievements:
a).One patent granted
b).Three patents filed
c). >10 technologies developed
Downloads
ICAR-Guidelines for IPM&TT-2014
Patent-Application-Form - NIVEDI
Patent-Undertaking-Declaration Form - NIVEDI
For further details contact - Dr. Sathish B. Shivachandra, Nodal Officer, ITMU