Table 4 Patents by different Scientific Agencies in India

Scientific Agencies	Number of Patents
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	378
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)	18
Department of Science and Technology (DST)	10
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)	6
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)	2
Department of Space (DoS)	1

The other scientific agencies namely the Department of Electronics (DoE), the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) had no patents granted during the entire period, 1990-2002. Further, only a few firms account for majority of the patents within the industry. Indian private industries have the major share, as they account for 201 (78 per cent) of total (258) patents are granted to industries. The PSUs and MNCs account for 36 (14 per cent) and 21 (8 per cent) patents respectively. The share within the Indian industry is highlighted in Figure 2.