Your departments are producing protectable work. Most of it never gets protected.
Research output is not the constraint at most institutions. Capture is. Ideas exist in departments, in student projects, in sponsored work — and there is no route from disclosure to filing, so nothing moves. We have established more than 70 institutional IP cells across India, and this is the pattern in almost every one before we start.
Our track record
- 70+
- IP Cells
- 4,200+
- Seminars
- 2,00,000+
- Students Addressed
- 21+
- States Covered
What usually goes wrong
Publication comes first. A conference paper, a thesis, a project exhibition. Once it is public without a filing, patentability is generally lost — and academic calendars guarantee this happens on schedule every year.
No IP policy, so no ownership position. Who owns student work, faculty output, sponsored research, consultancy? Without a written policy, promising disclosures stall on that question and never restart.
A committee, but no process. A cell is constituted and a coordinator named, and then nothing moves because nobody defined how an idea becomes a filing or who decides.
Faculty who were never trained. Staff are asked to identify patentable work having never been shown what that looks like in their own discipline.
Filings that stop at the receipt. Applications made for the count, then lapsing because examination reports go unanswered.
What we set up
An IP policy drafted to fit your statutes rather than lifted from a template — ownership, revenue sharing, student and faculty rights, sponsored and consultancy output.
A disclosure-to-filing workflow with defined roles, a disclosure form, an evaluation route, decision authority and timelines.
Faculty capacity building that teaches staff to recognise protectable work in their own field, and student awareness programmes that generate a disclosure pipeline rather than waiting for one.
Filings drafted, filed and prosecuted through to grant by registered patent agents — including the examination replies where most institutional filings quietly fail.
Records and reporting your management and assessment teams can produce on request rather than reconstruct.
On accreditation and rankings
A well-managed IPR ecosystem can support institutional evidence, innovation outcomes, research culture and documentation relevant to applicable assessment frameworks.
It does not guarantee any accreditation result, ranking or score. Those are decided by assessors against criteria that change, and any framework-specific claim should be checked against the current official criteria before you rely on it. We will not tell you otherwise, and we would be cautious of anyone who does.
Commercialisation and industry connect
Protection is not the end point. Through IPBANK INDIA, institutional IP can be listed, valued, licensed or transferred — as it has been for the institutions we work with, including a technology transfer programme at Rungta College and a Rs. 42 lakh copyright transfer of a student-built application.
Questions we are asked most
How long does it take to set up an IP cell?
Policy and structure are usually in place within a few weeks of the discovery visit. First filings typically follow the first disclosure drive, often within a term.
We already have an IP cell. Can you work with it?
Yes, and it is often the better route. We audit what exists, find where the process actually breaks, and fix that rather than rebuilding.
Who owns IP created by a student?
Whatever your policy says — which is exactly why we draft the policy first. Most institutions adopt a shared model between institution and inventor with defined revenue sharing.
Do we need existing research output to start?
No. Several of the 70+ cells we have established began with no filings at all. The awareness programme is what generates the first disclosures.
What does it cost?
It depends on institution size, departments involved and whether filings are included. We provide a written proposal after the audit, with filing fees itemised separately from the programme fee.
Not happy with something? We keep a dedicated complaint-handling team, separate from the people delivering your matter. Every complaint gets a reference number and an independent review. Raise a complaint or send feedback.
Talk to an IP expert
Tell us what you have. We will tell you honestly whether it is protectable, which right applies, and what it costs — before you spend anything.
Prefer to talk? Call +91 76006 90996 or email info@mycrave.co.in.