The article analyses quantitatively the bibliographic searches such as cumulative search reports, SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) searches and applicant-inventor searches of the office of the Patent Information System (PIS) provided during the period from 1 March 1984 to 31 December...

This substantive and original contribution to the study of urbanization in India critically analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian urban system and provides new insights into contemporary urban problems. The author's perspective of urban development in India interrelates the...

This paper surveys the patents output of major publishing countries and India for the years 1985, 1986 and 1987; presents the Indian patents output for the period from 1978-1979 to 1987-1988, and analyses the complete specifications accepted and notified in the Gazette of India, Part III Section 2...

The granting of patents in India is governed by the Patents Act (1970). The patent offices come under the administrative control of the Government of India, Ministry of Industry, Department of Industrial Development. Indian Patent Law is as old as 130 years and underwent many revisions. The...