Thursday, June 4, 2009

Award for Companies who secure Patents in 2008-09

In order to encourage Patent Knowledge utilization by Pharma Exporters, it is proposed to present awards to the PHARMEXCIL members securing the patents from any Patent Granting Authority in the year 2008-09. These awards are sponsored with support from Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India.

Patents under the following 7 product groups under LSM / SME categories will be considered for awards separately:

Ø Bulk Drugs / APIs
Ø Formulations
Ø Biotech Products
Ø Herbal / ASU / Nutraceuticals
Ø Medical Devices/ Surgicals / Diagnostics
Ø Clinical Research/Trails
Ø NCEs / Drug Discovery

Members who have been granted patent awards are advised to send the details of their patents received in 2008-09 to Pharmexcil as per enclosed proforma.

The awards will be declared based on the recommendations of the expert panel to be constituted for this purpose.