Management of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer by Public Funded Research Organizations in India: A Case of CSIR

Abstract

This study analyses the patents filed and technologies licensed by network of Indian laboratories under world’s one of the largest Public Funded Research Organization (PFRO) - Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). A case study approach is followed based on secondary data collected from annual reports of CSIR laboratories, official websites, government data repositories and through Right to Information (RTI) applications filed (under RTI Act 2005, Government of India). The study analyzes various characteristics of patents filed and technologies licensed by CSIR laboratories and, using grounded theory approach, substantiated the analysis with existing literature to enhance robustness. It was attempted to establish relation between Extra Budgetory Resources generated, patents filed and technologies transferred by CSIR laboratories.