This report was prepared by Dr.Vinod Kumar Gupta, Former Scientist G National Institute of Science Technology And Development Studies Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research New Delhi, under a consultancy assignment given by APCTT. The report provides practical guidance on the intellectual property issues to be considered while transferring renewable energy technologies from (a) a company to company, and (b) a research and development (R&D) institution to a company.

This Report consists of the material complied by an Indian NGO the Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technology and Institutions (SRISTI) prepared under APCTT’s project “Promotion of Grassroots Innovation in Asia-Pacific Countries”. This Report comprises valuable knowledge and experiences that SRISTI brought to this project for sharing with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.