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Intellectual Property Management

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are subject to the IPR Annex of the Agreement on Science and
Technology Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the Republic of India (S&T Agreement; 2005), the respective standard IPR provisions of the Parties and JCERDC
the project annexes of the participants to the extent it is not in contravention with the IPR annex and the
associated IP framework allocation document.

Management Mechanism

The Indo-U.S. Steering Committee on Clean Energy Science and Technology
Cooperation provides high-level review and guidance for the activities.
Joint High-Level Experts Panel of twelve eminent experts from private and public sector provide
critical suggestions and insights and also act as an advisory body for the Steering Committee.
Project Monitoring Committees (PMC) have been set up – one in each priority area – to monitor the
consortia progress in conformity with the outputs, milestones, targets and objectives of the project. PMC for
each consortium comprises of eminent experts from the relevant fields, representatives of Govt. of India and
the IUSSTF. Till date, three PMC review meetings have been held for all the three consortia.

India Steering Committee

High-Level Experts
Panel

Oversight
Committee
India

Inter-Ministerial
Implementation
Committee

India Secretariat
IUSSTF collates information
from all 3 PMCs

Solar Project Monitoring Biofuel Project Building Energy Project
Committee Monitoring Committee Monitoring Committee

Solar Energy Second Generation Building Energy
Consortium Biofuels Consortium Consortium
(SERIIUS) (SALBS) (CBERD)

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