Dr.K.S.KardamAssistant Controller of Patents and Designs Indian Patent Office, New Delhi

INDIA

Presentation on Research Theme

WIPO LONG TERM RESEARCHCUM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

UTILITY MODEL –A TOOL FOR ECONOMIC& TECHNOLOGICAL DEVLOPMENT

A CASE STUDY OF JAPAN

Why I CHOSE THIS TOPIC ?

India's economyis growing fast

India has morethan 3.5 million

SMEs

SMEs responsiblefor about 45%

of export

Contributing to 40%of gross industrial

value

Second largest in providingemployment

IP Activitiesare very low

Some indicators

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

1999-00

2001-02

2003-04

2005-06

Trade Marks

Designs

Patents

Comparative IP Statisticsfor last year

N.A

103,419

5,372

28,882

India

113,86

135,766

39,254

427,078

Japan

161,366

664,017

201,322

210,490

China

36,945

154,937

46,318

157,114

South Korea

Utility ModelsTrade MarksDesigns

Patents

What factors responsible?

Government Policies

?Low Research

Activities?

Lack of awarenessAbout IP Protection

?

Government Policies-?Already put in place

IP Protection System to protect Intellectual

Property Rights

Many Research Promotional Incentives

and Schemes

Technology Development

ProgramTechnology Promotion Program

New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership

InitiativesPharma R&DSupport Fund

Program TechnologyParks

Small Business Innovation Research Initiatives

Government Policies-?

Science and Technology Policy 2003

-Seeking synergy betweenindustry and Scientific

Research

Creation of Technology Transfer Organizations

Encourage Innovations

Increase investmentBy Industry

In Education ResearchAnd R&D

Low Research Activities-?

About 550 National laboratories (Central Govt. and Public sector)770 State Government Laboratories1200 In house R&D Department185 Private Sector R&D UnitsAbout 296,000 manpower working in Research and Development

Low Research Activities-?India is producing about 200,000 S&T Manpower every yearOver 5000 PhD Students every year500 Universities, Deemed Universities and National Importance InstitutesOver 2500 Engineering CollegesOver 700 Medical CollegesAbout 40,000 technical papers are published every year

Low Research Activities-?

About 12,500 other big companiesAbout 3.5 Million SMEs77 Global firms have established their R&D Centers6.6 billion US$ FDI

Lack of IP awareness-?

IP OFFICEIP OFFICE

OTHERORGANIZARIONSOTHERORGANIZARIONS

Lack of IP awareness-?

BilateralAgreements

USPTO

EPO

UK

FRANCE

JAPAN24-05-2007

Where is the problem-?

Less R&DExpenditure

Only 0.8% of GDP Lack of investment inR&D By Private Sector

Central Govt.- 62.0%State Govt.- 8.5%Public Sector- 4.5%Private Sector- 20.3%Higher Education Sector- 4.7%

LACK OF STIMULATIONIn Private sector

Lack of investmentIn R&D by Private sector

Other reasons !

Research Theme-Objectives

Alternative system for the promotion and protection of IP Economical and faster system for protecting small innovationsMore Policy options for further encouraging IP Creativity

UTILITY MODEL SYSTEM

Research To study Japanese UM systemTo study also UM System of some developed countries

GermanyAustralia

To study also UM System of Developing Countries

ChinaSouth KoreaBrazil

Another tool for economic and technological developmentWill it Stimulate Small innovators and SMME in India` Encourage private sector to investment in R&DWill it encourage more IP activities

UTILITY MODEL SYSTEM

INVESTIGATE

AND FIND OUTINVESTIGATE

AND FIND OUT

Hypothesis

Review of documents ,Law & Regulations

Visits and Personal Interviews with

Companies, IP FirmsAnd JPO

Dispatching questionnaireto Companies, IP Firms

And JPO in Japan And to IP Firms in India

Methodology

Conclusion

Policy optionsto the Government