 Cross-sectional analysis of patents in Indian fisheries sectorSunitha Ninan and Arpita Sharma World Patent Information, 2006, vol. 28, issue 2, 147-158 Abstract: The Indian fisheries sector has been influenced by TRIPS agreement since establishment of WTO. A study was undertaken where patents in the fisheries sector were documented. The analysis reveals a steady increase in patenting activity in field of fish processing technology (83 patents) and aquaculture (31 patents) but, patenting activity in fishing technology (37 patents) reveals a steady decline. Average number of patents/year after introduction of Indian Patent Act 1970 was three per year which increased to six patents per year in post-WTO era (1996-2000). The results indicate an aspect of less innovation in fisheries sector as reflected by patent statistics. However, there has been a shift towards increased patenting activity in post-TRIPs era particularly by domestic applicants. A case study on 'Taraporewala hatchery for carp eggs' shows the practical intellectual property issues that arise while patenting and commercializing new technology by a public sector research organization and that the patent rights have not been exploited to the fullest in terms of enforcement and commercialization. Keywords: India; Fisheries; Patenting; activity; Hatchery; for; carp; eggs; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:2:p:147-158 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article World Patent Information is currently edited by Michael Blackman More articles in World Patent Information from Elsevier |
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