| Ceramic industry includes refractories, whitewares and porcelains, glasses of various types, electronic ceramic materials and several others which are normally products for industrial use and occasionally for domestic use. Ceramic materials are widely used throughout the world and its industries have taken a dominant position in the global market. Though Indian ceramic industries were in a remarkable position in the world in the past, they are now economically and competitively suffering and are struggling hard to survive particularly after globalization. The principal reason for such a state of the industry is the lack of awareness of Intellectual Property Rights issues. In the present paper, strategies for generation and management of intellectual property in SMEs with particular reference to glass and ceramics have been discussed in the background of the Indian position in the local and international market. |
