Context
Mud crab hatchery technology that was developed by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), has received patent by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks for 20 years from 2011 to 2030.
About the Mud crab hatchery technology
- A hatcheryis a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing through the early life stages of animals.
- Hatcheries produce larvaland juvenile fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems, such as fish farms, to reach harvest size.
- Some species that are commonly raised in hatcheries include Pacific oysters, shrimp, Indian prawns, salmon, tilapiaand scallops.
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM)
- The Office of CGPDTM is generally known as the Indian Patent Office.
- It is an agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade which administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
- The CGPDTM reports to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It has following administrative sections:
- Patent
- Designs
- Trademarks
- Geographical indications
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (NIIPM)
- Patent Information System
- Term of every patent in India is 20 years from the date of filing of patent application, irrespective of whether it is filed with provisional or complete specification. After that it needs to be renewed.
- It has been amended multiple times due to its compliance with international laws of TRIPS and WTO.
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Significance of the patent
- RGCA, the research and development arm of the government-owned Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), had applied for the patent in 2011.
- This will be helpful in fulfilling the seed requirement of farmers who intend to undertake diversified species for aquaculture instead of concentrating on shrimp farming alone.
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA)
- It is the R & D arm of MPEDA, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- It is dedicated to augment the Indian seafood exports through sustainable culture technologies.
- The organisation functions as a society under MPEDA, with no profit no loss motto.
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