The document provides information about a 100 Days 100 Patents Drive to encourage patenting at IIT Kharagpur. It discusses why patenting is important in protecting intellectual property and commercializing research. It outlines what can and cannot be patented under Indian law and the process for applying for and obtaining a patent. The drive will provide legal and procedural assistance to applicants as well as potential financial assistance. Examples of successful alumni from IIT Kharagpur who have patented inventions or received awards are also mentioned.

1. 100 D AYS 100
PATENTS D RIVE

2. W HY PATENT ?
 Protects the intellectual property that has been
developed
 Leads to the successful commercialization of your
research work
 Adds immense value to your research profile
 Provides a legal mode of ownership of the
technology developed by you

3. W HAT CAN BE PATENTED ?
 An invention relating either to a product or
process that is
* NEW
* Involving inventive step
* Technological advancement
* Capable of industrial application

4. W HAT CANNOT BE PATENTED ?
 A mere idea or suggestion
 According to the Indian Patent Act Section 3, a
list of exclusions has been provided. Some of
them include ‘the mere discovery of a scientific
principle’, ‘topography of integrated circuits’, etc.
 For further information, visit
http://ipindia.nic.in/ipr/patent/patact1970-3-
99.html#chap2

5. H OW TO PATENT ?
 Prior art search to prove the novelty of invention
 Applying for a patent by submission of ‘Patent
Application’ and related legal and fee documents
online (www.ipindiaonline.gov.in) or through a Patent
Agent
 In case application is not eligible, applicant will be
notified to fulfill the requirements within 3 months
 If eligible, the application is kept open on the portals
of RMID section for perusal and further debate
 Once approved (within a term of 3-4 years), a Patent
Certificate is given and patent is valid for 20 years

6. USP OF THE D RIVE
 LEGAL ASSISTANCE :
 Up to initial draft of patent – by RGSoIPL
 Final draft and filing – by a registered law firm
 PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE :
 By the facilitation team comprising of professors, TTG
members and volunteers from RGSoIPL
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (of the eligible applications) :
 By SRIC, IIT Kharagpur

7. S UCCESS S TORIES OF
K GPIANS
 Prof. S. K. Guha ( SMST, Alumnus of Elec. Engg. )
 Indigenously developed non-hormonal polymer based
injectable male contraceptive (RISUG) for which the Final
Phase-III Clinical trials are underway; Has more then 100
research papers
 Prof. S. De ( Dept. of Chemical Engineering)
 Owns 6 patents; Recipient of DAE-SRC Outstanding
Investigator Award (2012) and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Prize (2011)
 Dr. Biswadip Mitra ( Distinguished Alumnus, E&ECE)
 President and MD, Texas Instruments; Co-inventor of a
crucial patent in medical imaging; Chair of several
International Committees and Conferences