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Cross-sectional analysis of patents in Indian fisheries sector

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  • Ninan, Sunitha
  • Sharma, Arpita

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The Indian fisheries sector has been influenced by TRIPS agreement since establishment of WTO. A study was undertaken where patents in the fisheries sector were documented. The analysis reveals a steady increase in patenting activity in field of fish processing technology (83 patents) and aquaculture (31 patents) but, patenting activity in fishing technology (37 patents) reveals a steady decline. Average number of patents/year after introduction of Indian Patent Act 1970 was three per year which increased to six patents per year in post-WTO era (1996-2000). The results indicate an aspect of less innovation in fisheries sector as reflected by patent statistics. However, there has been a shift towards increased patenting activity in post-TRIPs era particularly by domestic applicants. A case study on 'Taraporewala hatchery for carp eggs' shows the practical intellectual property issues that arise while patenting and commercializing new technology by a public sector research organization and that the patent rights have not been exploited to the fullest in terms of enforcement and commercialization.

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  • Ninan, Sunitha & Sharma, Arpita, 2006. "Cross-sectional analysis of patents in Indian fisheries sector," World Patent Information, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 147-158, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:2:p:147-158
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    1. Wittfoth, Sven & Berger, Theo & Moehrle, Martin G., 2022. "Revisiting the innovation dynamics theory: How effectiveness- and efficiency-oriented process innovations accompany product innovations," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
    2. Hidemichi Fujii & Yoshitaka Sakakura & Atsushi Hagiwara & John Bostock & Kiyoshi Soyano & Yoshiki Matsushita, 2017. "Research and Development Strategy for Fishery Technology Innovation for Sustainable Fishery Resource Management in North-East Asia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.

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