4 innovations placed with NGO partners
Background
Not every innovation is meant to be sold. Some are worth more placed where they will be used — with organisations working on safety, livelihood and access, which rarely have the budget to license technology on commercial terms.
The obstacle is seldom goodwill. It is paperwork. An NGO cannot safely build a programme on a technology whose ownership is unclear, and an inventor cannot hand something over without a document recording what was handed over.
What we did
Through IP BANK India we structured and completed technology transfers of four innovations to NGO and community partners across India:
- a women's safety device
- an educational tool on child safety
- an agricultural innovation
- an accessibility innovation
In each case the underlying right was secured first, then transferred under a documented agreement setting out the scope of use, so both sides know exactly what has been given and what has been received.
The outcome
Four innovations placed with organisations able to deploy them in the field, at no commercial cost to the recipients.
Why it matters
Intellectual property is often read as a barrier to access. In practice it is the opposite: it is what makes a transfer possible at all. You cannot give away something you cannot prove you own.
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