A patent application, on textile weaving technology and designing wall hangings with latest technology, has been submitted by the Sambalpuri Bastralaya Handloom Co-operative Society Ltd. in association with Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property (IP) Law, IIT Kharagpur and with the support of Department of Textiles and Boyanika.
The patent, which has been submitted in the Kolkata Patent Office, is on the process and creating woven articles without warp. Four design registration applications for wall hangings manufactured, using new technology have also been submitted.
The patenting would help in making the weaving patterns simpler for creating designs and in reducing the issues related to colour variation and product characteristics.
This patent and design registration will offer exclusive rights to Sambalpuri Bastralaya over latest manufacturing technology, for 20 years. This technology has been invented by Mr. Bhikhari Meher of Bargarh and handed over to Sambalpuri Bastralaya.
The Department of Textiles and Boyanika entrusted the Geographical Indications Registration of traditional textile goods in the state of Orissa, the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law and IIT Kharagpur, for legal dealings.