VOLUME1: ISSUE 1 JANUARY.. MAROI 2008 KSCSTE- PIC BULLETIN PATENT INfORMATJON CENTRE - KERAlA ,., KERAIA STATE COUNCil fOR SCJENCE, TECHNOLOGY & ENVJRONMENT CHIEFEDITOR'SDESK . A Nation'sabilityto convert knowledgeintowealthand socialwelfarethrough creativityand innovation will determine its future in the cOIJ)n)unityof nations. Generating new knowledge and converting it into useful products, transfer of such products and technologies to industry andcolJ)lJ)erce with appropriate safeguards for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)protection is an integral par:tof economic development. In this context, the activities of PIC-Kerala (established by the KSCSliEwith the support from PFC- TIFAC/ DST) have been significant in sensitising various cross sections ohhe society including stUdents,.scientists, academic faculty, rural innovators, general public, etc., right from its inception.The activities of the FIC aresun)marised in the Quarterly Bulletin published by KSCSTE. Interesting news in the IPRfield also find place in the bulietin..1have greatpleasureirl presenting the first bulletin to the readers.Your suggestions on scope for improvement are alwayswelcome. Dr. E.P.Yesodharan PATENTINFORMATIONCENTRE. KERALA Patent Information Centre (PIC -Kerala),under Kerala State CouQcilfqr Science,Technology aQdEnvironment (KSCSTE) started functioning since 2003 as a satellite centre for Technology Information Fc.>recastingand Assessme.nt Coun.etl (TIFAC).The Centre aims to increase the Intellectual Property output of the State by facilitating and guiding patenting activitieSwithinthestate.The major objectives of the Centre are to create awareness among the people on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR,)through educational workshops, seminars, lectures, tal~s and' exhibitions, and thus nurturing research scholars, scientists,professionals,industrialists, students aQdgrass root innovators. The Centre also provides technical and legalassistance for filingPatents, techrticaland .financialassistaQcefor organiZing IPRawareness programmes, facilitates access to Patent related documents such as Patent laws,rules and amendments, and Patent. database search through online and CD-ROM databases. ACHIEVEMENTS ,.", .1 Patent Information 'Centre - Kerala, so far organized 46 lPR awareness programmes, in association with Govt. Departments/ Universities/R &Dlnstitut.ions /Industry / InstitutioQs etc. Since its inception, PIC -Kerala had received SOapplications for filingPatents. Prior art Patent database search provided in these applications. Among them, 16 applications were forwarded to TIFAC for further filing procedures. Six applicati.ons were selected for filing Patents. Details of the Awareness Programmes organized by PIC..K~ralatill March 2008 PIC-Kerala organized a one dayWorkshop On Patent awareness in association with Technopark at TechfJopark Campus, Trivandrum on 26th May2003. A one dayWorkshop on IPRin Biotechnology was organizedby PIC..Kerala.inassociation with RajivGandhi Centre for Biotechnology at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology,Trivandrum on 3rd September 2003. Seventh Interactive Meeting of PateQtlQformatioQ Centre's Patoot Information Centre - Kerala organized the seventh interactive meeting of Patent Information Centres at Hotel Samudra, Trivandrum from 9th - 11th March 2005.The then H9h'ble Chief Minister;Shri.Oomen Chandf inaugurated the function. Dr.Saha,Advisor,Department of. Science and Technology & Chairman - PFC,TIFACdelivered the keynote address. Representatives of all PI<:s of different States in India participated in it. Dr. Saha delivering the keynote address A view of the audience PIC-Kerala organized a two day Seminar on Patent Information in association with N.S.S.College of Engineering at Palakkad on 17th & 18th March 2006. PIC-Kerala organized a one dayWorkshop on Protection of Geographical Indications on Pokkali Rice in association with KeralaAgricultural University at Ernakulam on 4th May 2006. Later, a follow up meeting of Protection of GI on Pokkali Rice was organized on 25th May2006. Workshop on Patents PIC-Kerala organized a two day 'National Workshop on Patent Issues- its Rules & Regulations, Rights,Limitations &Applications' in association with National Institute of Personal Management (NIPM) at Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum on 20th & 21 st June 2006. The Hon'ble Minister for Health, Smt. Sreemathi Teacher inaugurated the - Workshop. " -~ PIC-Kerala organized a one day National Seminar on IPR and Higher Education in association with Mar Ivanios College at Trivandrum on I6th August 2006. InteractiveWorkshop on IPRthrough EDUSAT PIC-Kerala in association with IT@ School Project and Directorate of Technical Education organized a one day Interactive Workshop on IPRawareness through Edusat at Gorky Bhavan, Trivandrum on 17th October 2006. Dr. M .K. Ramachandran Nair (sitting in the middle), Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala, inaugurated the function. The programme waS launched from Gorky Bhavan and broadcasted to 18 Engineering Colleges in the ~ -- State havingsatellite interactive terminals. PIC-Kerala organized a one dayWorkshop on Awareness generation on Intellectual Property Rights Protection in association with Kannur University at Hotel Pearl Regency,Thalassery on 2nd November 2006. PIC-Kerala organized two Interactive Phone- in- programmes on IPR through All India Radio on 28th December 2006 & 26th November 2007. PIC-Kerala organized a one dayWorkshop on IPRAwareness in association with Sophisticated Test and Instrumentation Centre (STIC) at Cochin on I6th January 200r PIC-Kerala organized IPRExhibition at Kerala Science Congress -2007 during 29th - 31stJanuary 2007 at Kannur Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights A 'Seminar on Patents and Intellectual Property Rights -An Introduction to . .j!- ...'~¥fJ Entrepreneurs of Kerala' was organized by Patent ..,"" hItm"W.*...m Information Centre - Kerala in association with 1 -~..-..__..-" ELEMARAM KARIM Centre for Management Education and SOn. ,.,"."..~".".. Entrepreneurship Development, University of I' - - ':;'~:"",u- Kerala, at Hotel F 0 Ist August 2007 1., ,r Ii" by the Hon'ble , . Elamaram Karim. ~,,\, ~~,t~ ' Vice Ch~ncellor, Kerala University, presided over ~... '-- .' ei,thefu~tI9n. I' Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Patent Information Centre - Kerala in association with Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, organized a two day 'Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights: Prospects and Procedures' at Thiruvalla on 27th & 28th " September 2007. The Hon'ble Minister for Transport, Adv. Mathew T.Thomas inaugurated the Workshop PIC-Kerala in association with N.S.S College, Nemmara organized a one day Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights at Palakkad on 31st October 2007. Dr. P.Chandramohan,Vice Chancellor; Kannur University,inaugurated the seminar. PIC-Kerala in association with NAM College, Kallikandy organiz:ed a two day National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights:- Scope andThreats,atThalassery on 19th & 20th November 2007. PIC-Kerala in association w.ith S.A.R.B.T.M Govt.College, Koyilandy, organized a one-day Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights at Koyilandyon :2.4thJanuary 2008. PIC-Kerala organized an IPRexhibition in connection with the 20th Kerala Science Congress- 2008 organized by KSCSTEatTrivandrum from 29th to 31stJanuary 2008. PIC-Keralaorganized a two day Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights in association with Mannam Memorial N.S.S.College, Kottiyam, at Kollamon 17th & 18th March 2008. ..- -- --- """''''''''''''--'''''''''''''-..~ Talk on IPR - I' Dr.Ajit PrabhuV, Prin~ipal Scientific Officer, KSCSTE delivered talks: I) On 'Introduction to Entrepreneurship with special emphasis on IPR related issues' organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, University of Kerala, at University Senate Chamber; Trivandrum on 18th October 2007. 2) On T;chnology based Entrepreneurship with special focus on IPR' organized by . Entrepreneurship Developmen"t Cell,University of Kerala, at University College of Engineering on . 18th March 2008. 3) On 'Recent Trends in Managemeotwith respect to Globalisation and TRIPS'organized by ; Kerala Agricultural UniverSity,at CollegeofAgricUlture,Thiruvananthapuram on 27th March 2008. .... Patent Profile Indian Engineers patent atechniqt:le~()sharebatterypower Engineers at the Bangalore development Centre. of InterCompany have developed a method which enables a laptop or a handheld computer, which has run out of the battery backUp,to draw power frorp other computer. The Patented technique will also work between dissimilar devices - a small handheld device a smart phone on pocket computer can be used to temporarily power up a laptop. Mr.Vishwa Hassan, applicant of the Invention suggests that manufacturers who exploit the invention would not have to change anything inthe existing design ofthe computers or devices. - only in the external. battery or maios power units. Mr.Hassan also said that the connection between 'donor' and 'recipient' machine need not be a physical wire: with techooiogies such as wireless USB COnnectors.The inventors announced that the link could be wireless too. ($ource:The Hindu,29.07.2007) PatentforTender CoconutWi.liu~ The Indian Patent Office granted Patent to Kerakesari Award Winner Sebastian P AugUstine.of Kasargod for his invention Tender Coconut Wine', inAugust 2007. The invention is being processed by the Patent Offices in the European Union, United States, Canada, Indonesia and Philippines.Shrt:SebastianAugustine said that he was the.first person to patenttender coconut wille