An Economics of Nano technology: The relative importance of Governmental funding and filing of patent applications

摘要

The non technology applications are taking the business applications are increasing. Private activities coupled with governmental funding bestows competitive advantage on nations. Unless India gears up fast and quick it would lose yet one more business race especially in the context of liberation, globalization and privatization reforms that it has entered.The nanotechnology patent applications published in different countries'/regions' patent offices have been evaluated by using the esp@cenet ''worldwide'' database. A longitudinal analysis is done on nanotechnology patent applications data from 1991-2008. Indian data and contributions are revealed as sparse. Semiconductor devices; electric solid state devices not otherwise provided for'' (H01L) ranked first, followed by ''Preparations for medical, dental, or toilet purposes'' (A61K).