(a) whether the Department has opposed 4 more international patents in the field of space;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps initiated by ISRO to keep abreast of the new patents being filed by the international organisations?
(a) whether the Department has opposed 4 more international patents in the field of space;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps initiated by ISRO to keep abreast of the new patents being filed by the international organisations?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE):
(a),(b) & (c) A statement is laid on the table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN REPLY
TO PARTS (a), (b) & (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.258
REGARDING `PROTEST AGAINST PATENTS` BY SHRI PRAKASH
MANI TRIPATHI FOR ANSWER ON AUGUST 09, 2000.
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The patent applications opposed by DOS/ISRO relate to areas in
satellite communication system. All the four applications were
filed by companies and persons based in USA. ISRO opposed
these applications on the grounds of obviousness and lack of
novelty/originality.
(c) A close watch on patent applications being filed in India is being
maintained through a regular scrutiny of the `Patents for
opposition`, being published in the official gazette and in
journals such as Intellectual Property Rights, brought out by
Patent Facilitating Cell of Technology Information, Forecasting
and Assessment Council (TIFAC) of the Department of Science
and Technology (DST).