IPR Support

PSCST is the nodal agency in Punjab to support innovators for protection of Intellectual Property Rights through its Patent Information Centre (PIC) supported by DST-GoI and Govt. of Punjab and Technology Innovation Support Centre (TISC) supported by World Intellectual Property Organization, UN and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India. For this, it provides the entire gamut of facilities including international patent searches, facilitates filing of patents, trade marks, designs, copy rights through TIFAC, DST, GoI; development of tech scan reports etc.

Punjab has two Geographical indicators (GI)  'Phulkari' & 'Basmati' registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. Patent Information  Center has facilitated the Registration & Renewal of PHULKARI as GI. The Center is also helping women artisans engaged in PHULKARI making to get registered as authorised users of GI thereby widening their marketing avenues & enhance income generation.

 

PHULKARI

BASMATI RICE

 

Points-of-contact for innovators to seek IPR related services:

Dr. Dapinder Kaur Bakshi
Joint Director
Mobile: 9855426426
Email - dapinderbakshi@rediffmail.com

Ms. Divya Kaushik
Scientist
Mobile: 8146676069
Email - kaushikdivya@gmail.com