Patents are important for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. In order to remain valid, an issued patent has to be ‘maintained’ by the payment of fees to the patent office at three well-defined times over several years. The article examines whether Indian companies in these sectors...

Cost management always remained the key concern for the patent managers. As per the best Technology Transfer offices, only 5% of the patents could get commercialized. Therefore there exists a need to strategize the filing in order to manage the cost of patent. In this paper, several aspects for...