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Patents :: Patenting

Introduction
Advantages of patenting
Procedure of patent application
Patent offices in India
TNAU and Patenting

Introduction

IA patent is an exclusive monopoly right granted by the Government for a new invention to an inventor for his/her disclosed invention for a limited period of time. This exclusive monopoly right is valid only within the territorial limits of a country of grant. Exclusivity of right implies that no one else can make, use, manufacture or market the invention without the consent of the patent holder. This right is available only for a limited period of time

Requirements of Patenting

Novelty
Non obviousness
Marketability and Utility

It is important to remember

A patent has a time limit (20 years)
A patent has a geographical limit
A patent is restricted to the claims made in the application

Patenting in India – Old and under the New Act

Item	Old Act (1970)	New Act (2005)
Human Life / Genes	Not patentable	Not patentable
Plants and animals	Not patentable	Not patentable
Microorganisms	Not patentable	Patentable
Non biological processes	Patentable	Patentable
Non biological products	Not patentable	Patentable
Biochemical and biotechnological process	Patentable	Patentable
Bio products	Not patentable	Patentable
Crop varieties	No protection	Protection under PVPFR
Animal varieties	Excluded	Excluded
Method of Agriculture and Horticulture	Not patentable	Products and process qualifying for novelty are patentable

Advantages of Patents

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Patent gives the protection to the Patentee, enabling him to enjoy the right and to raise the capital for working his invention on a commercial scale. In case of not obtaining the patent the product may be taken over by others to commercialise its benefits

Example of Indian Legal cases
Turmeric: In 1995, two non resident Indians at the University of Mississippi Medical Centre, Jackson, (Suman K.Das and Hari Har P.Cohly) were granted a US patent (patent number 54015041) for turmeric to be used for healing wounds. The Indian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) filed a re-examination case with the US Patent Office challenging the patent on the grounds of “prior art”, i.e. existing public knowledge . The claim had to be backed by written documentation claiming traditional wisdom. CSIR submitted a document proof in the form of research paper published in 1953 in the Journal of the Indian Medical Association. The US Patent Office upheld the objection and cancelled the patent in 1997

Inventions can be patented if they satisfy three criteria:

Novelty
Non-obviousness
Marketability and Utility

The turmeric case failed to meet the novelty and non-obviousness criteria

Neem: Neem (Azadirachta indica) is a tree from India and other parts of South and Southeast Asia. Neem is used as natural medicine, fungicide, pesticide and fertilizer and so, it has attracted a considerable amount of international interest
In 1994, the European Patents Office granted a Patent (patent number 436257) to the US chemical multinational company WR Grace & Co. and USDA for preparation of a fungicide derived from the seeds of the Neem
Dr.Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology produced the evidence of farmers using this knowledge for a long period and also gave the evidence and information of two Indian scientists conducting research on fungicidal property of Neem before the patent had been granted. European Patent Office revoked the patent in 2005.

neem

Basmati: Basmati is top-quality rice from the Punjab provinces of India. The word means “fragrant earth”, and the rice is a slender aromatic and long grain variety that originated in this region and is a major export crop. In 1997, the US Patent Office granted a patent to US firm Rice Tec Co. (patent number 5663484) for a variety called Texmati rice (20 claims).Texmati rice has 16 claims similar to Indian Basmati rice . As per Geographical Indication, Basmati is an Indian Rice Variety which could not be patented by other country.

US patent could affect annual basmati exports of India and thus threaten the livelihood of thousands of Punjabi farmers. The brand name of Indian Basmati will be largely affected. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) filed for revocation of the patents granted to Rice Tec Co. by the US Patent Office. Evidences from IARI, New Delhi and Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad proved that 16 claims are similar to traditional Indian Basmati rice. Rice Tec Co. withdrew these 16 claims. However US Patent Office has not revoked the patent. The patent was issued to Rice Tec Co. with just 4 claims.
For more information: http://www.american.edu/ted/basmati.htm

Ponni:A rice dealer in Malaysia has obtained the ‘Ponni’ Trademark for a rice variety. Improved white ponni is a variety released by TNAU in 1986 In this context TamilNadu Agricultural University is preparing to challenge this trademark. The Union Government has decided to formally contest the grant of registration for ‘Ponni’ rice as a trademark to a Malaysian company, Syarikat Faiza Sdn. Bhd. “We have authorised a legal firm to appeal against the registration. They will be doing so shortly,” Mr Asit Tripathy, Chairman of the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), told .APEDA has engaged K&S Partners, a Delhi-based intellectual property attorney, to file a cancellation application with the Malaysian Trade Marks Registry for removal of ‘Ponni’ from the register. (Govt to contest ‘Ponni’ trademark to Malaysian firm, The Hindu, Business Line, Aug 7, 2008)

In case, the Patentee is not able to work the invention commercially, he would be able to make a profitable use of his invention by selling his patent or by granting license to others, permitting the use of his invention
Patent System helps for industrial growth by introducing new technologies
The scientific knowledge contained in the patent specification helps as a “stepping stone” for further research
Patents provide inventive and creative ideas for further R & D in the field.
Patent acts as tradable industrial asset for the enterprise and, thus the strength of patent portfolio of the company is the indication of the good economic health of the company.
After the term of patent is over, or patent is not kept in force, the patented invention is available to the public for free use.

Procedure for patent application

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patent procedure

There are two types of patent documents usually known as patent specification, namely

Provisional Specification and (ii) Complete Specification

Provisional Specification

A provisional specification is usually filed to establish priority of the invention in case the disclosed invention is only at a conceptual stage and a delay is expected in submitting full and specific description of the invention. Although, a patent application accompanied with provisional specification does not confer any legal patent rights to the applicants, it is, however, a very important document to establish the earliest ownership of an invention. Complete specification must be submitted within 12 months of filing the provisional specification. This period can be extended by 3 months. It is not necessary to file an application with provisional specification before the complete specification. An application with complete specification can be filed right at the first instance.

Complete Specification

Submission of complete specification is necessary to obtain a patent The contents of a complete specification would include the following

Title of the invention.
Field to which the invention belongs
Background of the invention including prior art giving drawbacks of the known inventions & practices.
Complete description of the invention along with experimental results.
Drawings etc. essential for understanding the invention.
Claims, which are statements, related to the invention on which legal proprietorship is being sought. Therefore the claims have to be drafted very carefully.

Cost of Filing Application in India

The Government fee for filing a patent application (complete/provisional) in India is Rs.750/- for individuals and Rs.4,000/- for legal entities. An applicant is now required to make a request for examining the patent application within 48 months of filing of the application. An individual has to pay Rs.1, 000/- as examination fee and Rs.3, 000/- for legal entities. A sealing fee of Rs.1, 500/- for individuals and Rs.5,000/- for legal entities has to be paid at the time of grant (sealing) of patent.

Publication of applications

All the applications for patents will not be open to the public for 18 months from the date of filing or date of priority whichever is earlier. After 18 months, every application will be published except the applications in which a secrecy direction is given under section 35, and the same will be notified in the Official Gazette. The publication includes the particulars of date of application, number of application, name and address of the applicant and abstract.

Request for Examination

No application for a patent will be required to be examined unless the applicant or any other interested person makes a request in Form 19 within 48 months from the date of filing of the application for patent.

Examination and First examination Report

All the applications filed at the appropriate office shall be first subjected to formal screening and then to substantive Technical examination by the examiner [when a request in Form 19 is made]. As the novelty, inventive step and industrial application are the criteria for the Grant of Patent, these aspects are thoroughly studied by the Examiner. Further, the examiner will conduct a search for novelty, using the databases available at the patent office after the subject matter of invention is classified according to Indian & International classification, and also various other sources.

Acceptance & Notification of Complete Specification

The controller of Patent shall accept the complete specification and inform the acceptance of complete specification to the applicant. Further, the acceptance of complete specification will be notified in the Gazette of India, Part III, section 2 which is published weekly, on every Saturday.

Opposition to the Grant of Patent

Any person interested can oppose the grant of patent within a period of four months, extendable by another month. The desire to oppose the grant should be put in an appropriate form with appropriate fee. An opponent shall file a Notice of Opposition giving details of the grounds on which he wishes to oppose the Grant of Patent. The notice of opposition should be followed by full written statement explaining the various ground of opposition. The opposition to the Grant of Patent coming before the controller is a bi-party proceedings wherein, the Controller, being a quasi-judicial authority, will decide the case based on the written statement and evidence placed by the opponent and, also the reply statement and evidence filed subsequently by the Applicant.

Grant of Patent

If the application is not opposed or the opposition is decided in favour of the applicant or is not refused otherwise, then the patent is granted and sealed upon request made by the applicant in the prescribed manner along with fees on payment of Sealing Fee within 6 months from the date of advertisement of acceptance of complete specification. The period is extendable by three months. Patent rights will accrue to the applicant only when the patent is sealed and the rights are granted to him.
In order to keep the patent in force, Renewal Fee is to be paid in the Patent Office annually.

How can a patent be obtained worldwide?

At present, no “world patents” or “international patents” exist. In general, an application for a patent must be filed, and a patent shall be granted and enforced, in each country in which you seek patent protection for your invention, in accordance with the law of that country. In some regions, a regional patent office, for example, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), accepts regional patent applications, or grants patents, which have the same effect as applications filed, or patents granted, in the member States of that region. Further, any resident or national of a Contracting State of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) may file an international application under the PCT. A single international patent application has the same effect as national applications filed in each designated Contracting State of the PCT

Patent offices in India

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The Patent Office, under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, performs the statutory duties in connection with the grant of patents for new inventions and registration of industrial designs. Patent Offices are located at Kolkata (Head Office), Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi to deal with the applications for patents originating within their respective territorial jurisdictions.

Head Office
Controller General of Patents and Designs and Trademarks,
Old CGO Building, 101, M K Road,
Mumbai - 400002 , India
Phone No.: 91-22-201 7368
: 91-22-203 9050
Fax No.: 91-22-205 3372
http://www.patentoffice.nic.in

Regional Patent Offices Address:

Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks Bhoudhik Sampada Bhavan, Near Antop Hill Head Post Office, S.M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai-400037, Phones : 022-24123311, Fax : 022-24123322 Web site : www.ipindia.nic.in
Patent Offices
Address	Contact Persons
The Patent Office, Intellectual Property Office Building, CP-2 Sector V, Salt Lake City,Kolkata-700091, Phone : 23671945, 1946, 1987, FAX-033-2367-1988, Email:- kolkata-patent@nic.in	Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs
The Patent Office,Intellectual Property Office Building,G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032, Phone: 044-22502081- 84, FAX: 044-22502066, Email: chennai-patent@nic.in	Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs , Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs
The Patent Office,Intellectual Property Office Building,Plot No. 32, Sector 14, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075, Phone : 011-28031032. 28031039, 28031044, 28031053, FAX:011-28031583, 28031432 Email: delhi-patent@nic.in	Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs , Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs
Patent Office Boudhik Sampada Bhawan, S.M.Road, Near Antop Hill Post Office, Antop Hill, MumbaiI - 400 037. Phone : 24137701, 24141026, 24150381, 24148165, 24171457 FAX : 24130387 EMAIL: mumbai-patent@nic.in	Joint Controller of Patents & Designs, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs
Designs Wing of the Patent Office
The Patent Office(Designs Wing), Intellectual Property Office,CP-2 Sector V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091 Phone No. 033-23671945-46, 23671987 FAX-033-23671988, Email:- kolkata-patent@nic.in Note : Application for Design can also be received by any of the Patent Office located at New Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai.	Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs

List of Forms

*Form No.*	*Section and rule*	Title
1. 1.A	Sections 5(2), 7, 54, 135 and rule 39 Section 7(1A); rule 20(1)	Application for grant of a patent. Application for grant of patent on an application corresponding to an International application under PCT.
2.	Section 10; rule 13	Provisional/Complete Specification.
3.	Section 8 and rule 12.	Statement and undertaking.
4.	Sections 8(2), 9(1), 25(1), 28(4), 43(3), 53(3) and rules 12(4), 13(6), 24(5), 56(1), 73(3) or 130.	Request for extension for time.
5.	Section 10(6) and rule 13(6).	Declaration as inventorship.
6.	Sections 20(1), 20(4), 20(5) and rules 34(1), 35 or 36.	Claim or request regarding any change in applicant for patent.
7.	Section 25 and rule 55.	Notice of opposition to grant of a patent.
8.	Sections 28(2), 28(3) or 28(4) and rules 66, 67, 68.	Request or claim regarding mention of inventor as such in a patent.
9.	Section 43 and rule 73(1).	Request for sealing of a patent.
10.	Section 44 and rule 75.	Application for amendment of patent.
11.	Sections 51(1), 51(2) and rules 76, 77.	Application for direction of the controller.
12.	Section 52(2) and rule 79.	Request for grant of patent.
13.	Section 57 and rule 81(1).	Application for amendment of the application for patent/complete specification.
14.	Sections 57(4), 61(1), 63(3), 78(5) and 87(2) and rules 49(1), 52(3), 81(3)(b), 85(1), 87(2), 98(1), 101(3) or 124 and also section 87 (2) as modified by section 24C.	Notice of opposition to amendment/restoration/surrender of patent/grant of compulsory licence or revision of terms thereof or to a correction of clerical errors.
15.	Section 60 and rule 84.	Application for restoration of patents.
16.	Section 68 and rule 89.	Application for registration of a document.
17.	Sections 69(1) or 69(2) and rules 90(1) and 90(2)	Application for registration of title/interest in a patent or share in it or registration of any document purporting to affect proprietorship of the patent.
18.	Sections 84(1), 91 or 92(1) and rules 47, 96 and also sections 84 and 92 as modified by section 24C.	Application for compulsory licence.
19.	Section 11B and Rule 24(1).	Request for examination of application for patent.
20.	Section 85(1) and rules 47, 96, and also section 85(1) as modified by section 24C.	Application for revocation of a patent or exclusive marketing right.
21.	Section 88(4) and rules 51, 100 and also section 88(4) as modified by section 24C.	Application for revision of terms and conditions of licence.
22.	Section 94 and rule 102(1) and also section 94 as modified by section 24C.	Request for termination of compulsory licence.
23.	Rules 109 and 112.	Application for registration of Patent Agent.
24.	Section 130 (2) and rule 117.	Application for the restoration of the name in the register of Patent Agents.
25.	Sections 77(1)(f), 77(1)(g) and rules 130(1) or 130(2).	Application for review/setting aside controller’s decision/order.
26.	Sections 127, 132 and rule 135.	Form of authorisation of a Patent Agent/or any person in a matter or proceeding under the Act.
27.	Section 24A and rule 40.	Application for grant of exclusive marketing rights.
28.	Rule 46.	Form for the grant of exclusive marketing rights.
29.	Section 146(2) and rule 131(1)	Statement regarding the working of the Patented invention.
30.	Section 39	Request for permission for making patent application outside India

Forms and Fees

Form no.	Amount of fees (in rupees)
Form no.	Natural Person	Legal Entity other than natural person(s).
1	1000 - Multiple of 1000 in case of every multiple priority. - 100 (each sheet of specn. -in addition to 30) - 200 (for each claim in addition to 10)	4000 - Multiple of 4000 in case of every multiple priority. - 400 (each sheet of specn. -in addition to 30) - 800 (for each claim in addition to 10)
2	No fee - 100 (each sheet of specn. -in addition to 30) - 200 (for each claim in addition to 10)	No fee - 400 (each sheet of specn. -in addition to 30) - 800 (for each claim in addition to 10)
3	No fee	No fee
4	300 per month	1200 per month
5	No fee	No fee
6	500	2000
7	1500	6000
8	500	2000
9	2500	10000
10	1500	6000
11	1500	6000
12	1500	6000
13	500 1000 200	2000 4000 800
14	1500	6000
15	1500	6000
16	1000	4000
17	1500	6000
18	2500 3500	10000 14000
19	1500	6000
20	1500	6000
21	1500	6000
22	2000	No fee
23	1000	No fee
24	1000	4000
25	1000	4000
26	No fee	No fee
27	No fee	No fee

The forms can be downloaded from http://ipindia.nic.in/ipr/patent/patents.htm

TNAU and Patenting

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In TNAU , the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies is responsible for obtaining patent for the technologies developed in TNAU. At present, six inventions have obtained patent. They are listed below

Patents Obtained by TNAU

S.No.	Year of Patenting	Name of the Scientists and Discipline	Inventions	Patent Number
1.	2003	Dr.S.Mohan, Professor of Agricultural Entomology	A device to remove insect eggs from stored pulse seeds	198434
2.	2004	Dr.Chendrayan, Professor of Agricultural Microbiology	Anaerobic microbial dissolution of lead and production of organic acids	4758345
3.	2004	Dr.K.Angappan, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	A process of preparing a bio fertilizer cum bio fungicidal composition	191420
4.	2005	Dr.P.M.M. David, Professor of Agricultural Entomology	A multipurpose device for the management of insects and rodents	201482
5.	2006	Dr.R.Jagannathan, Professor of Agronomy	A process for preparation of coconut fertilizer briquette	210050
6.	2007	Dr. G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Sugarcane detrasher	204273
7.	2011	Dr.V.Udayasuriyan, Professor of Biotechnology	A chimeric cry2A protein of Bacillus thuringiensis with higher insecticidal activity and a method for its development	244427
8.	2011	Dr.R.Balasaraswathi, Professor of Bio-technology	CDNA gene encoding a protein with plant anti-viral property from Bougainvillea	248606
9.	2012	Dr.K.Kailappan, Professor of Agricultural Processing	Process for the production of ready to cook mix from pearl millet	250608

Updated Status of TNAU and Private Inventions as on 09.06.2014

S.No.	Name of the Inventors and Discipline	Name of the Invention	Date of Filing with Application Number	Status
A.	TNAU Scientists
1.	Dr.S.Manimegalai, Associate Professor of Sericulture	Bed disinfectant for management of silkworm diseases	82/CHE/2006 Date of filing: 18.01.2006	Application is under Examination. Group: 2 (Biotechnology, Microbiology and Allied subjects)
2.	Dr.S.Raguraman, Professor of Agricultural Entomology	Neem sweet P-60 EC for the management of insect pests	744/CHE/2006 (Date of filing: 24.04.2006)	Application Awaiting Examination
3.	Dr.C.Divakar Durairaj, Professor of Farm Machinery	A micro- processor controller stepper motor driven electro mechanical seed metering system	1316/CHE/2006 Date of filing: 27.07.2006	Deemed to be Withdrawn U/S 11B(4)
4.	Dr.K.Thangavel, Professor of Agricultural Processing	An equipment to continuously remove the seeds from Aonla Fruit	1711/CHE/2007 (Date of filing: 03.08.2007)	Application Awaiting Examination
5.	Dr.P.Subramanian Professor of Environmental Science	Bio-Mineralizer for composting of different Agro - waste	1450/CHE/2007 Date of filing: 5.07.2007	Application is under Examination. Group:2 (Biotechnology, Microbiology and Allied subjects)
6.	Dr.P.Subramanian, Professor of Environmental Science	Bio- Capsule for influencing Rhizosphere of plant system for better crop growth and agricultural productivity	1451/CHE/2007 Date of filing: 5.07.2007	Application is under Examination Group:2 (Biotechnology, Microbiology and Allied subjects)
7.	Dr.S.Mohan, Professor of Agricultural Entomology	A device to monitor stored grain insects in bag stacks	1773/CHE/2008 (Date of filing: 24.07.2008)	Application Awaiting Examination
8.	Dr.G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Herbicide Smearer	238/CHE/2008 (Date of filing: 29.01.2008)	Application Abandoned U/S 21(1)
9.	Dr.V.Udaya Suriyan, Professor of Biotechnology	Novel gene of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding insecticidal protein	476/CHE/2009 (Date of filing: 04.03.2009)	Application not yet published
10.	Dr..Sundararajan Amutha, Professor, Department of Human Development, HSC&RI, Madurai-625104.	Coconut jelly making process and tender coconut jelly	197/CHE/2009 Date of filing: 29.01.2009	Application Awaiting Examination
11.	Dr.M.Jawaharlal, Professor of Floriculture and Landscaping	Export packaging technology for jasmine (Jasminum sambac (L) Ait.) flowers	Date of filing: 14.05.2010	examination
12.	Dr.S.Mohandass, Professor of Crop Physiology	Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotroph (PPFM) Supplementation Technology for Mitigating Terminal Drought in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)	2137/CHE/2010 Date of filing: 28.07.2010	Application Awaiting Examination
13.	Dr.S.Mohandass, Professor of Crop Physiology	Drip Fertigation Technology for Aerobic rice (Oryza sativa)	2138/CHE/2010 (Date of filing: 28.07.2010)	Application Awaiting Examination
14.	Dr.R.Umarani, Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology	Technology for secondary protein extraction for seed treatment and foliar spray application	845/CHE/2010 Date of filing: 29.03.2010	Application Awaiting Examination
15.	Dr.V. Udaya Suriyan Professor of Biotechnology	Synthetic DNA sequence for production of insecticidal Cry 2AX1 protein in plants	3331/CHE/2010 Date of filing: 09.11.2010	Application Awaiting Examination
16.	Dr.R.Umarani, Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology	A seed pelleting mixture composition and seed pelleting protocol	233/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 25.01.2011	Application Awaiting Examination
17.	Dr.R.Umarani, Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology	A machine for pelleting of seeds	234/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 25.01.2011	Application Awaiting Examination
18.	Dr.G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Kathir Paddy Nursery for SRI	2269/CHE/2011 (Date of filing: 01.07.2011)	Request for Examination not filed
19.	Dr.R.Velazhahan, Professor of Plant Pathology	Herbal Formulation for Detoxification of Aflatoxins	1987/CHE/2011 (Date of filing 13.06.2011)	Application Not Yet Published
20.	Dr.M.Sivakumar, Professor of Plant Nematology	Composition having nematicidal activity from Swieteniamahogany (Meliaceae) seed kernel	1988/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 13.06.2011	Application Not Yet Published
21.	Dr.R.Jerlin, Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology	An accurate, economical, fast track, DNA finger printing based genetic purity testing technique for commercial seed lot	2270/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 04.07.2011	Application Awaiting Examination
22.	Dr.R.Umarani, Associate Professor of Seed Science and Technology	Designer seed tape	3812/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 08.11.2011	Application Awaiting Examination
23.	Dr.R.Murugesan, Professor of Agricultural Microbiology	Process for separation of Amino mass, minerals and chitin from silkworm pupae bio-waste	3890/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 14.11.2011	Application Awaiting Examination
24.	Th.A.V.Gnanasambandam Gnanasambandam Agricultural Microbiology	Spices Wine	2423/CHE/2011 (Date of filing: 15.07.2011)	Application Awaiting Examination
25.	Dr.T.Jeyaraj, Director, TRRI, Aduthurai	Tree Killer	4640/CHE/2011 (Date of filing: 29.12.2011)	Application Not Yet Published
26.	Dr. R.Poorniammal, Research Associate of Agricultural Microbiology	Process for producing a natural yellow pigment by submerged fermentation of a fungi Thermomyces sp	4456/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 19.12.2011	Application Not Yet Published
27.	Dr.K.S.Subramanian, Professor of Nano Science and Technology	Nano-fertilizer formulation for smart delivery of nitrogen	4563/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 26.12.2011	Request for Examination not filed
28.	Dr.C.R.Ananda kumar Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Madurai – 104	Relative water position method for early identification of drought resistance in rice cultivars	3383/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 29.09.2011	Request for Examination not filed
29.	Dr.G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Cane Seedlings Pruner	241/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 20.01.2012)	Request for Examination not filed
30.	Dr. M. Muthulakshmi, Senior Research Fellow of Plant Nematology	Bio formulation of egg parasitic fungi (Engyodontium aranearum) for control of potato cyst nematodes	399/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 02.02.2012	Application Awaiting Examination
31.	Dr.K.Kailappan, Professor of Agricultural Processing	A thresher cum winnower device	0013/DEL/2012 (Date of filing: 23.12.2011)	Application Does Not Exist
32.	Dr.G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Low Cost Triangular Pointer for System of Rice Intensification (SRI)	5113/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 07.12.2012	Application Not Yet Published
33.	Dr. P.Gomathinayagam, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics	Induced Seminal Rooting (ISR) Technique for Rapid and Mass Screening of Rice Genetic Accessions for Deep Root System	161/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 16.01.2012	Request for Examination not filed
34.	Dr.Ganeshram, Professor of Plant Genetic Resources	Cut Grain Dip (CGD) method with Rapid Amylose Detection Solution (RADS) for determining Amylose Content (AC) in Rice	1266/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 30.03.2012	Application Awaiting Examination
35.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Plant Growth Regulator Consortia for coconut	1604/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
36.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Plant Growth Regulator Consortia for Pulse	1609/ CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
37.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Plant Growth Regulator for Groundnut	1605/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
38.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Nutrient Mix to Improve maize yield	1606/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
39.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Nutrient Mixture to Reduce Iron Chlorosis in Sugarcane	1607/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
40.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Nutrient Mix to Increase Cotton Yield	1608/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
41.	Dr.S.Vincent, Professor of Crop Physiology	Nutrient Mix to Increase Yield in Banana	1610/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.04.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
42.	Dr.Sangeetha Panicker, Professor of Plant Pathology	Chemical Sterilization method of Mushroom spawn production	2796/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 10.07.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
43.	Th. A.V.Gnanasambandam, Agricultural Microbiology	Herbal Wine	4535/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 31.10.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
44.	Dr.S.Prabhu, Assistant Professor of Plant Nematology	Water Soluble gel formulation comprising of entomopathogenic nematodes and its preparation	5227/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 14.12.2012	Application Not Yet Published
45.	Dr.R.Murugesan, Professor of Agricultural Microbiology	Synthesis of protein hydrolysates through bacterial extraction from Azolla biomass	3612/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 31.08.2012	Application Awaiting Examination
46.	Dr.R.Murugesan, Professor of Agricultural Microbiology	Bacterial fermentation process for extraction of protein hydrolysate from yeast biomass	3712/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 31.08.2012	Application Awaiting Examination
47.	Dr.R.Murugesan, Professor of Agricultural Microbiology	Method for control of sugarcane red root disease causing fungus	3266/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 08.08.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
48.	Dr.W.Baby Rani, Associate Professor, of Agricultural Entomology	Trap design for efficient trapping of brinjal shoot and fruit borer, Leucinodes orbonalis (GUENEE)	3070/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 26.07.2012	Application Not Yet Published
49.	Dr.G.Kathiresan, Professor of Agronomy	Natural warm water unit	243/CHE/2013 (Date of filing: 18.01.2013)	Application Not Yet Published
50.	Dr.R.Murugesan,	Mass Multiplication Technique for Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs (PPFM)	2641/CHE/2013 Date of filing: 18.06.2013	Application Not Yet Published
51.	Dr.P.Kamaraj, Assistant Professor of Farm Machinery	Hand Operated Farm Tool for Removing Mother Shoots of Sugarcane Crop	3037/CHE/2013 Date of filing: 08.07.2013	Application Not Yet Published
52.	Dr.R.Thaiyarajan, Assistant Professor of Farm Machinery	Multipurpose Machine for Roto Tilling and Bush Cutting	3653/CHE/2013 Date of filing:16.08.2013	Application Not Yet Published
53.	Dr.P.Srimathi, Professor Professor of Seed Science and Technology	Noni based agroceutical formulation for seed priming and foliar spray and its method of preparation	4027/CHE/2013 Date of filing: 10.09.2013	Application Not Yet Published
B	Students
	Th.Khedikar Shirish Yograj, Ward No. 3, Behind Panchayat Samiti (P.O), Lakhani (Tk.), Bhandara (Dt.), Maharashtra – 441804.	Wind elevation angle recorder (WINDEAR)	109/MUM/2013 Date of filing: 14.01.2013	109/MUM/2013 Date of filing: 14.01.2013
	Th. S.K.Arun Vishwanathan, M.Tech (Food Processing and Marketing) Department of Plant Bio-Technology	Prebiotic Sugar Cream Biscuit and its Method of preparation	1753/CHE/2013 Date of filing: 22.04.2013	Application Not Yet Published
	Th. M. Ramprasad, No.11/1A, Sounderlingam Pillai street, Solavanthan, Madurai-625 214.	Isolation of PGPR and production of indole acetic acid for plant growth by the application of *Pseudomonas species*	4455/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 26.10.2012	Request for Examination not filed
C	Entrepreneurs
	Th.R.Rajkumar, No. 15c (3/4), 9thcross, Annanagar, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-4	Thoroughbred Roof Insulation	2893/CHE/2010 Date of filing: 12.10.2010	Application Does Not Published
	Th.M.P.Raj Kumar, Incubatee,TNAU, Coimbatore	Mobile based Irrigation Scheduling Equipment	3041/CHE/2010 (Date of filing: 14.10.2010)	Application Not Yet Published
	Th. S. Duraisamy, No.1/28, Kumaramangalam, Kulithalai Tk, Karur Dt – 639 107	Moving lever Hand Weeder	3748/CHE/2011 Date of filing: 16-06-2011	Application Awaiting Examination
	Th.S.Selva Kumar, , Pappara-patty(Tk.),Dharmapuri-636903	Tractor drawn manual turmeric rhizome planter	5370/CHE/2012 (Date of filing: 24.12.2012)	Application Not Yet Published
D	Other Institutions
	Dr. Shubashini Krishnan Sripathi, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore	Cosmeceutial products based on allantoin rich extracts of Pisonia alba	84/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 09.01.2012	Request for Examination not filed
	Dr. Shubashini Krishnan Sripathi, Avinashilingam University,Coimbatore	Medicinal Products based on allantoin rich extracts of Pisonia alba	85/CHE/2012 Date of filing: 09.01.2012	Application Not Yet Published

Commercialised

Commercialization of TNAU - Technologies and Products

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has developed many viable agro-technologies and products. Some are already commercialized and some awaiting opportunities. Hence, Directorate of Agribusiness Development is entrusted with the responsibility of commercialization of the TNAU products / technologies developed. Accordingly, through a series of meeting, five technologies have been short-listed initially for commercialization as a first phase. Based on that, approval of the University has been obtained to invite “Expression of Interest” from reputed companies to grant license for the production and marketing of the following TNAU products / technologies. Among them one patented product were also subjected to commercialization.

The highest offers quoted by the firms were approved by the university
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Sl.No.	Name of the product / technology	OFFER approved by TNAU (in words & figures) *
1.	TNAU Patent No.19834 – A device to remove insect eggs from pulse seeds	Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only)
2.	Preparation of “Ready to cook mix and food from pearl millet” – both technology and machine(applied for patent)	Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only)

Important terms and conditions are:

The license is granted for the production and marketing of certain TNAU products / technologies on NON- EXCLUSIVE basis only. The TNAU has the right to grant license to other companies for commercial production and marketing of the said technologies for which license is granted under this agreement. The firm may refer as TNAU technology/product in the packets / containers / sachets etc. The firm shall be responsible for maintaining the quality of the produce marketed under this agreement. But TNAU has the full right to check the quality of products / technologies produced and marketed by the company . All the IPR rights of the technology shall rest with TNAU only. At present, MoU has been signed with private firms for granting license for the production and marketing TNAU products / technologies they are as follows.

Sl.No.	Name of the product / technology	Name of the firm
1.	TNAU Patent No.19834 – A device to remove insect eggs from pulse seeds	M/s. KSNM Marketing, Teachers Colony, Kurumbapalayam, Vedapatti Post, Coimbatore – 641 007
2.	Preparation of “Ready to cook mix and food from pearl millet” – both technology and machine	M/s. Dhaniyalakshmi Agro Foods, 563 (Part), Rangai Gowder St., Coimbatore – 641 001

Institute like Rural Innovations Network (RIN) and L-Ramp are recognizing the efforts of rural inventors and are popularizing their technologies. A number of private firm are assisting in patent searches, patent filing and case filing.