Meet the editors

Dr. Sakthivel Lakshmana Prabu has a Ph.D. from Manipal University, Manipal. He pursued his Post Graduate Diploma in IPR Law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Presently he is working at Anna University Chennai, BIT Campus, Trichy, India since 2009. He has more than 20 years' experience including both in reputed pharmaceutical industries and academic institutions. From his research contribution he has published 98

peer-reviewed publications in reputed international and national journals, authored 19 book chapters, edited 4 books, and written 1 full book as co-author. To his credit he also has 5 international patents to his name. He serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for various reputed journals. Added to his credit, he organized various national and international conferences, hands-on training, workshops and symposiums. He has received funds from various Government funding agencies in India. He has a strong association with Intech Publication, Croatia since 2012. His major achievement is evidenced in his Intech Publication, Croatia book chapters entitled "Extraction of Drug from the Biological Matrix: A Review", which has been downloaded more than 23,500 times and "Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics", which has been downloaded more than 23,000 times worldwide.

TNK Suriyaprakash is a proud alumnus of Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, for BPharm, and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, (BITS Pilani), Rajasthan, for MPharm. He was awarded his PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai. He has published nearly 50 original research and review papers in reputed journals and authored 2 books, edited 3 books and has written 12

book chapters published in Elsevier, IGI Global, and IntechOpen publishers. Two of his research works have been published by the Indian Patent Office, Chennai. Book chapters entitled "Extraction of Drug from the Biological Matrix: A Review," and "Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics", of Intech Publication, have been downloaded more than 25,000 times worldwide. To his credit he has received the equivalent of 50,000 USD in research grants from various funding agencies. During his tenure as principal, the Al Shifa College of Pharmacy was recognized as a top-ranked college for the past three years in Kerala State by Ministry of Human Resource Department, New Delhi, under National Institutional Ranking Network (NIRF).

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. He has coordinated/coordinates more than 50 research projects and/or technological developments financed by public funding agencies and private initiatives. He has published more than 550 scientific publications/communications,

which include 10 books, 45 book chapters, 100 original research papers, 370 research communications in national and international conferences, and has registered 12 patents. He is a member of the editorial board of 10 journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. His research interests includes bioprocess engineering with an emphasis on microalgal biotechnology.

Prof. Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). She has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 450 scientific publications/communications, which includes 10 books, 40 book chapters, 90 original research papers, 350 research communications in national and international conferences, and 12 Contents

**Section 1**

Using Patent Citation

of Smoke Inhalation

*by Abhishek Kumar*

**Section 2**

**Preface III**

Overview of IPR **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 61**

Industrial Application **73**

**Chapter 6 75**

**Chapter 7 79**

Technological Trajectories Studies of Sugarcane Ethanol Production

*by Cecilia Häsner, Douglas Alves Santos and Araken Alves de Lima*

The Patenting of Products and Processes Used for the Treatment

*Karen Perez Pereira Ramos and Nayara Gomes Lima Santos*

*by Fernanda Oliveira de Carvalho, Érika Ramos Silva, Paula Santos Nunes,* 

*by Aline Meireles dos Santos, Leila Queiroz Zepka and Eduardo Jacob-Lopes*

Patents as a Yardstick for Economic Growth: Case of Indian R&D System

Prologue One: Drafting of Patent Specification *by Sakthivel Lakshmana Prabu and Suriyaprakash TNK*

Case Study on Rejected Patents in India *by Hetal Patel and Sandesh Lodha*

Patent Application Preparation and Filing *by Mohamad Taleuzzaman and Iqra Rahat*

Prologue Two: Transfer of Technology

patents. She is a member of the editorial board of 5 journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. Her research interest includes microalgal biotechnology with an emphasis on microalgae-based products.
