Patent commercialization

I got introduced to this site by one of my students, Mr.Lakshya, whose enthusiasm and persistence was quite infectitious. I visited the site and found it very well-organized, easy to use and informative. Subsequently, I provided my inputs for 'my page' and felt the site offered an excellent opportunity to network with professionals across the globe.

My area of interest is Intellectual Property Rights, particularly patents. I am an IP educator and consultant, creating awareness about IP amongst students and also industry professionals. In academic institutes, though filing of patents is quite large, there is need for focussing on commercialization too. Without commercialization, these patents cannot benefit society.

Hence, patent commercialization is a very important area, which requires dedicated and specialized skills. Some call it 'technology transfer' others may call it 'patent licensing' but ultimate aim is 'patent commercialization'- to convert the patent into products, to make it 'return money invested' and bring some recognition (and money!) to the researchers too!

I have personally filed quite a few of my own patents and have a rich experience in commercialization of patents. I welcome people who share similar profiles or even researchers who feel they have done good work, which they want to patent/commercialize.

Dr.P.Bansal