Intellectual Property (IP) Cell
Establish an Intellectual Property (IP) Cell at your institute to promote innovation and facilitate the protection of intellectual property generated by students and faculty, with technical support and professional facilitation from IPFC.
About the Intellectual Property (IP) Cell
What is an IP Cell?
An IP Cell is a dedicated unit established within a university or college to promote innovation and facilitate the protection of intellectual property generated by students and faculty.
How it works
IP Cells operate under a hub-and-spoke model with IPFC providing technical support and professional facilitation for all students, irrespective of their institute.
The IP Cell acts as
- First-level screening centre for innovative ideas
- Invention disclosure collection unit
- Campus-level IP awareness hub
- Coordination point between institution and IPFC
Financial Support
₹50,000 per year (Seed Support)
The seed support is to undertake activities related to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), including payment of statutory government filing fees, organization of IP awareness programmes, invention disclosure drives, documentation support and other approved IPR facilitation activities, as per prescribed guidelines; additional financial support for IP filing, seminars, and symposia is also provided, and IPFC offers professional facilitation services without charging professional fees.
Activities of an IP Cell
- Conduct monthly invention disclosure drives
- Organize IP awareness sessions for students and faculty
- Identify patentable projects and research outputs
- Coordinate filing of patents, designs, trademarks and copyrights through IPFC
- Maintain record of IP activities within the institution
- Encourage innovation and entrepreneurship culture
Benefits
Benefits to the Institution
- Strengthens institutional innovation ecosystem
- Enhances research output visibility
- Encourages industry collaboration
- Improves academic and research credentials
- Improves NAAC / NBA / other accreditation parameters
- Promotes commercialization of research
- Positions the institution as innovation-driven
- Increases visibility at State and National level
Benefits to Students
- Opportunity to protect innovative projects
- Exposure to patent and IP awareness
- Increased employability and entrepreneurial mindset
- Recognition as student innovators
- Hands-on experience in IP processes
Benefits to Faculties
- Leadership role in innovation promotion
- Professional exposure to IP management
- Capacity-building support from IPFC
- Recognition within institutional and State ecosystem
- Direct involvement in innovation facilitation
Expression of Interest Invited
Academic institutions interested in establishing an Intellectual Property (IP) Cell may submit an Expression of Interest in the prescribed format.
Eligibility
- UGC Approved Universities (Government/Private/Grant-in-Aid) offering Engineering, Pharmacy, and Science courses.
- Pharmacy Colleges approved by PCI and affiliated to UGC approved Universities.
- Engineering Colleges approved by AICTE and affiliated to UGC approved Universities.
- Science Colleges affiliated to UGC approved Universities offering UG/PG programmes.
Steps to follow
- Prepare an Expression of Interest on the institute's letterhead, duly signed and stamped by the authority.
- Submit details of the institute and upload the EOI letter on Google Form link:
- Submit a physical copy of the EOI letter to GUJCOST at Block B, 7th Floor, M. S. Building, Nr. Pathikashram, Sector 11, Gandhinagar-382011.
For further details, contact
Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC)
Gujarat Council on Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology
Government of Gujarat