CDoT to be the nodal agency for telecom IPRs
CDoT) as the nodal facilitation agency to front-end on telecommunication IPRs and patents. CDoT, which is the RD wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), will only act as a facilitator for standard essential patent (SEP) negotiations and shall not have any financial liability or obligations towards any parties.
CDoT has been directed by the government to provide handholding and all the necessary support to start-ups, MSMEs and R&D entities for converting innovations into IPRs and translating research into commercially deployable products. CDoT will undertake IPRs/SEPs management on behalf of the Indian R&D ecosystem as an R&D collective to negotiate and engage with domestic and global IPR licensors.
The DoT’s wing will participate in IPRs/SEPs related engagements on behalf of Indian technology entities. Further, it will be responsible for development, hosting and maintenance of Indian telecom IPRs/SEPs repository in coordination with TEC, global and regional standard development organizations, academia and industry.
“In order to enable the effective implementation of the above activities, inter alia, the CDoT may engage professional IPR-technical & legal counsels, constitute and strengthen its IPR resources,” a government notification said. The National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) envisages to enable next generation technologies and services through investments, innovation and IPR generation.
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