Patent Information Centre & Technology Innovation Support Centre
Patent Information Centre & Technology Innovation Support Centre
Patent Information Centre, Punjab is the Nodal Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) related services setup at Punjab State Council for Science & Technology by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Govt. of Punjab in the year 1998. PIC-Punjab works towards strengthening IP Ecosystem by promoting and supporting tech-led innovations and augmenting IP Capacity of the innovators of the state. The Centre caters to various IP needs of R & D Professionals, Scientists, Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, Policy makers, Industry & Grass root Innovators. The activities include protecting and managing innovations by providing International patent search facilities to ascertain novelty of inventions and facilitating IPR filing with the technical support from Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council -DST-GoI. The centre also strives to create robust innovation culture through patent awareness programs, building capacities, addressing training needs and supporting IPR related policy framework.
Technology Innovation Support Centre (TISC)
India's first Technology Innovation Support Centre (TISC) has been set up in Patent Information Centre, PSCST under the aegis of WIPO of United Nations through CIPAM, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. PIC- PSCST became proud member of Global IP Infrastructure and WIPO Knowledge Network based on its credentials, expertise, infrastructure and activity profile. The formal agreement in this regard was signed between Govt. of India and Govt. of Punjab on 13th July 2017. The Centre was inaugurated jointly by Head, Technology & Innovation Support Division of WIPO; Principal Secretary, Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Govt. of Punjab on 4th December, 2017.
Our Partners
Achievements
- Rated as Category 1 Patent Information Centre of the Country by DST, GoI
- Conducted more than 830 Patent Searches
- Facilitated Filing of 100 Patent Applications; out of which 80 Patents have been Granted by Indian Patent Office
- Organized >120 Patent Awareness/Tech Transfer Workshops
- Trained 21 Women Scientists under KIRAN-IPR Program of DST, GoI.
Geographical Indications Of Punjab
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Setting up of 25 Intellectual Property Management & Commercialization cell (IPMCC) at the following academic Institutions
IPMCC List
| Sr. no. | IPMCC Name | Name & Duty of IPMCC Nodal Officer | Email Id of Nodal Officer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Dr. Pushpendra P[dot] Singh, Dean, Research & Development | pps[at]iitrpr[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 2 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | Dr. Hemant Chore, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering | chorehs[at]nitj[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 3 | Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali | Dr. Surajit Karmakar, Professor (Scientist-G) Dean (Research & Development) | surajit[at]inst[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 4 | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh | Dr. Nusrat Shafiq, Professor, Department of Pharmacology | nusrat[dot]shafiq[dot]pgi[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 5 | Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bioenergy, Kapurthala | Dr. Sachin Kumar, Deputy Director, Biochemical Conversion Division | sachin[dot]kumar20[at]gov[dot]in |
| 6 | National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Chandigarh | Prof. Rupinder Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering | rupindersingh[at]nitttrchd[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 7 | Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana | Dr. Kushdeep Dharni, Professor, Business Management | kdharni[at]pau[dot]edu |
| 8 | Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda | Preeti Khetarpal, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics & Molecular Medicine | preeti[dot]Khetarpal[at]cup[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 9 | Panjab University, Chandigarh | Dr. Indu Pal Kaur, Professor, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Professor-IPRs Chair | indupalkaur[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| 10 | Punjabi University, Patiala | Dr. Balwinder Sooch, Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology & Food Technology and Professor-IPRs Chair | soochb[at]pbi[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 11 | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | Dr. Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Coordinator, University Industry Linkage Programme | preet[dot]pharma[at]gndu[dot]ac[dot]in , bedi_preet[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| 12 | Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur | Dr. Nripjit, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | nripanu@gmail.com |
| 13 | Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot | Dr. Rajeev Manhas, Chief Librarian & Head, Department of Health Sciences Library & Information System | manhas_rajeev[at]rediffmail[dot]com |
| 14 | DAV University, Jalandhar | Dr. Samriti Khosla, Associate Professor, Department of Physics | samritis[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral, PTU, Jalandhar | Prof. (Dr.) Hitesh Sharma, Dean, Research & Development | hitesh[at]ptu[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 16 | Lovely Professional University, Phagwara | Dr.Manish Vyas, Associate Professor & Dean, Department of Research Impact & Outcome, Research & Development Cell | manish[dot]17410[at]lpu[dot]co[dot]in ,manish[dot]gupta[at]lpu[dot]co[dot]in |
| 17 | Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran | Dr. Ruchi Singla, Director, Research & Development | director[dot]research[at]cgc[dot]edu[dot]in |
| 18 | Chitkara University, Rajpura | Prof. Surya Narayan Panda, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) | snpanda[at]chitkara[dot]edu[dot]in |
| 19 | Plaskha University, Mohali | Dr. Vivek Deulkar, Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Intellectual Property Rights | vivek[dot]deulkar[at]plaksha[dot]edu[dot]in |
| 20 | Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana | Dr. Simranjit Kaur Josan, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering | simran_josan[at]yahoo[dot]com |
| 21 | GNA University, Phagwara | Dr. Monika Hanspal, Dean Academics | monika[dot]hanspal[at]gnauniversity[dot]edu[dot]in , gu[dot]tbi[at]gnauniversity[dot]edu[dot]in |
| 22 | Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh | Dr. Pramod Mandal, Director, Academics | patent[at]deshbhagatuniversity[dot]in |
| 23 | Akal University, Talwandi Sabo | Dr. Bubun Banerjee, Assistant Professor & Coordinator, Centre for Green Chemistry | tpo[at]auts[dot]ac[dot]in |
| 24 | Guru Kashi University, Bathinda | Er.Harsimran, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering | erharsimran[dot]bti[at]gmail[dot]com |
| 25 | Indo-Soviet Friendship (ISF) College of Pharmacy, Moga | Dr. G.D. Gupta, Director and Principal | drgdg[at]isfcp[dot]org |