Patent Information Centre

Patent Information Centre (PIC) has been set up in the council in December, 1998 as a joint project of Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and Govt. of Punjab to create awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and facilitate filing of patents from the region. The major objective of the centre is to provide patent search and filing facilities (Technical and Financial assistance) at the door step of innovators, researchers, R & D establishments and entrepreneurs. The centre is creating awareness on IPR issues by organizing workshops and seminars.  Further, since IPRs have been introduced as a compulsory subject in the curriculum of Technical and Vocational Education in the state the centre is also training the faculty of ITIs, Polytechnics and Engineering Colleges by organizing faculty training camps

Further, Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises of Punjab has been also set up in PIC, PSCST. Click here for detail.

“Some Questions and Answers on IPRs"

English         Punjabi
 

Activities taken up by PIC-PSCST

Awareness Workshops

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  29

Camps for Vocational Institutes

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  39

Sp. Sessions/ Lectures

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  About 55

Trainings on IPRs

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 - 5 Day training to 4 PICs  

- One year training to 5  Women scientists of TIFAC, GOI, New Delhi

-  Two day training to 25 representatives from various  Govt. departments of Punjab

International & National Patent Searches

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    Over 160

Patenting Filing Assistance

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  More than 25

Copyright & Design Filing Assistance

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  7

Analysis of Patent Information

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  9

Geographical indication Registration

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  1 (Phulkari)

All India PICs Interaction Meets 

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  2  ( 1^st and 2^nd June, 2006  and  29^th to 31^st     Aug, 2007)

Ø     PIC-PSCST has been instrumental in motivating the Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training (DTEIT), Govt. of Punjab to introduce IPRs in the syllabus of technical & vocational education institutions in the State. The DTEIT has recommended the inclusion of 6 lectures on IPRs in ITI courses (in two years), 24 lectures in diploma courses (in three years) and 40 lectures in degree courses (in four years). The study material has been prepared by PIC for ITIs and Polytechnics (copy enclosed at Annexure-III). Some additional material is being prepared for Degree Courses. This is a major step towards making vocational students aware of their Intellectual Property Rights before they enter to the work environment.

Ø      The centre has also identified some items which could potentially be registered as Geographical Indications of Punjab (like, Phulkari), subject to uniqueness of the product or process of its production. GI registration for phulkari has been filed through PSIEC on 14^th March, 2005. A detailed information was collected on ‘Phulkari’ from secondary literature available at various universities, cultural centres and government libraries. This includes the origin and geographical spread of phulkari art, the technique of embroidery, types of stitches, cloth & threads used, etc.

               This will help to preserve and promote the integrity of this handicraft. It will promote economic prosperity of local artisans by boosting exports and will prevent the misuse and misrepresentation of the GI by unauthorized users.

Assistance Provided for Filing of Patents and Copyrights

• Free patent search and filing assistance (including attorney fee) to government departments, govt. institutions and academic bodies.

• On chargeable basis to industry and private entrepreneurs. The charges for patent search are as under:

• Bibliographic Patent Search : Rs. 3,000/- per country/ subject (European patent office  patent search considered as single country search).

• Abstract                          : Rs. 55/- per abstract.

• Full Text Patent Document  : Rs. 322/- per document.

Patent Databases Available

India Patents

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1972 onwards

European Patents

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1978 onwards

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PCT applications

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1978 onwards

UPOV Rom

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2000 onwards

Contact Persons
Dr. Neelima Jerath(Incharge), neelimakj@yahoo.co.uk
Mr. Gurharminder Singh(Scientist-PIC),  raymn23@gmail.com
Phone: 0172-2792325, 2793300, 2793600, 2793141; Fax: 0172-2793143