March 2010

ISSN: 0972-7566

Abstract: The article studies the status of patenting and patented technologies in bioremediation. The main aim of this study was to undertake a detailed empirical and analytical examination of patenting activity in Europe, US and India in bioremediation. The study was conducted by using databases USPTO, Espacenet and India patents and focused on the number of patents granted to inventors from a country by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Indian Patent Office (IPO). The study also emphasized on the patents granted entity-wise, organization wise, year wise and category wise etc.

Keywords: Patents, India, US, Europe, bioremediation technologies.

* Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Chandigarh, India.
Email:neelimakj@yahoo.co.uk

** Women Scientist, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, Chandigarh, India.
Email: deepali.phd@rediffmail.com