Nanotechnology Intellectual Property Rights

Prabuddha Ganguli, Ph.D, is the CEO of VISION-IPR offering services in management of intellectual property rights, information security and knowledge management including designing of innovation processes, strategizing technology transfers, and conducting IP due diligence for joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions. He is a qualified patent agent in India. He is an Honorary Scientific Consultant for Innovation and IPR matters to the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India; a member of the advisory board of the International Intellectual Property Institute, Washington; and a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Intellectual Property Studies, Mumbai. He is a member of the international editorial board of the IPR journal World Patent Information . As an international consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Dr. Ganguli is actively involved in IPR Capacity-building programs, and formulation and implementation of national IPR policies in several developing and least developed countries. Siddharth Jabade, Ph.D, possesses a unique blend of technical and patent expertise. He is presently professor of mechanical engineering at the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, India (VI, Pune). He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering at the University of Pune and obtained his Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay). He has been a senior associate at VISION-IPR, a leading intellectual property management firm in India. He is the author of several scientific publications and inventor in patents related to inventions in heat transfer. He is also the coordinator, Intellectual Property Rights Facilitation Centre at VI, Pune. He is a qualified patent agent in India and is involved in drafting and prosecuting patent applications.

"… this invaluable and creative endeavor … will fill the present void of an authoritative reference source in nanotechnology-related IPR. I am sure it will be used extensively as well by students, research workers, entrepreneurs, business management specialists, lawyers, and policy makers involved in the field of nanotechnology."—R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India"Rapid advancements and innovation in the spectrum of fields actively engaged in nanotechnology research and development (including "material science, metallurgy, chemistry, physics of condensed matter, polymer science, electrical engineering, electronics, instrumentation, and biology", p. 4) make navigation of international IPR complex. The authors undeniably bring to the table the requisite scientific and technical knowledge of the complete research and development chain with practical experience and expertise as Ph.D. patent agents in India, a wealth of previous scholarship, professional involvement and accolades, government appointments, and expansive hands-on experience on the business side of nanotechnology commercialization. The organization of the book is quite dynamic and drafted for ease of reading; each of the six chapters functionally stands alone, yet builds and integrates on broad thematic concepts. Each chapter is structured with descriptive subheadings, allowing the reader to flip through and identify particular areas of interest. Supporting tables, charts, and other vivid graphics are speckled throughout. The book is ideal for a wide audience interested in nanotechnology patent trends and implications."—Jordan Paradise J.D., Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, in World Patent Information

• How Big Is Small? Patents: A Background. Looking for Nanotechnology Prior Art. Patent-Led Nanotechnology Business: Perspectives. Patent Litigations in Nanotechnologies. Interfacing with the Nanofuture.