National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards are conferred every year to recognize and reward the top achievers comprising individuals, institutions, organizations and enterprises, for their IP creations and commercialization, which have contributed towards strengthening IP eco-system in the country and in encouraging creativity and innovation. National IP Awards 2024 are intended to encourage innovation and management of intellectual property portfolio that influences the success of the innovation in different industry segments.
The awards will be presented to the awardees in an event to be organized by Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in the month of October, 2024 for Top Indian Academic Institution for Patents Filing, Grant & Commercialization
Eligibility:
- An applicant for IP Award should be either Individual or Legal Entity of Indian nationality.
- Legal Entity must be an Indian Industry (start up, micro, small, medium, large), firms and societies registered in India; Indian subsidiary of a Transnational Corporation; Indian Academic Institutions and R&D Institutions registered as a legal entity in India, in both private and public sector.
- The legal Entity applying for award under the categories 2-8 of Para 2.1 should be a standalone institution and it should state the details of patent applications filed / granted in its own name only. Any details in respect of applications filed/patents granted, if belonging to a subsidiary company or the company under which it is a subsidiary company or a group of companies where the applicant is a part of the said group of companies, shall not be taken into consideration.
- For all categories of applicants, the IP filed/granted/registered in India shall be given more weightage than in other countries.
No. of Awards: 01
Prize: Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only)
Last Date For Submission: 20 September 2024
Note:
- An applicant, who was an awardee of National IP Award during any of the last two preceding years
i.e. 2023 and 2022, will not be eligible for the award in that category for this year.