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In recent years, the food science sector has gained importance since the society is focusing on high-quality and safety foods. With a specific end goal to meet this societal need, the research and development organizations in India have adopted innovative technical and research processes, which gave more accentuation on intellectual assessment in food processing industry. The global Intellectual Property regime in food science sector had witnessed an increment in the number of patents filed and granted during 2006–2010. Ever since there has been a gradual increase in the number of patents applied mainly in food processing industries by research organizations related to food sciences, for example, those working under the aegis of ICAR and CSIR in India. In this study, a review has been done on the intellectual assets generated by ICAR and other national research organizations in India, in the food science sector. Emphasis has been given on the global relevance of these assets, modes of IP protection and technology transfer mechanisms followed by different public and private organizations.
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The authors express sincere gratitude to Dr. S. Mauria, ADG (IP&TM), ICAR, New Delhi for his guidance in this new subject area of IPR. The authors are also thankful to ITMUs and ZTM&BPD Units of ICAR for providing timely information.
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Singh, V., Chakraborty, K. Intellectual assets management and transfer in food science sector in Indian research and development organizations. J Food Sci Technol 53, 2158–2168 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-015-2152-1
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