Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) organized a visit for the Department of Basic & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology (FOST). The team, comprising Dr. Muhammad Perviaz, Dr. Muhammad Afzal, Dr. Muhammad Riaz, and Dr. Salma Batool, visited Sky Power Ltd. During the visit, the delegation engaged in discussions with the Sky Power officials, focusing on removing impurities such as hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide through scalable and sustainable methods related to advanced biogas purification techniques. The team emphasized the need for monitoring systems equipped with sensors to track gas composition, pressure, and flow, thereby enhancing plant performance and facilitating early detection of faults. Additionally, the team explored the potential for converting biogas slurry into high-quality biofertilizers and investigated methods to enhance the quality and yield of biogas by increasing the methane content and optimizing the feedstock composition.
Key topics included types of intellectual property rights, national and international patent filing procedures, commercialization strategies, and guidelines from IPO Pakistan and USPTO. Participants explored what qualifies as patentable, how to draft and structure patent applications, and how to respond to objections during the prosecution process.
The session also featured live demonstrations of online tools such as the USPTO Patent Center and the IPO Pakistan e-journal, enabling participants to track patent progress and access published applications.
By focusing on transforming academic research into tangible, commercial outcomes, the workshop encouraged faculty to pursue innovation, institutional consultancy, and long-term research impact—reinforcing ORIC-UCP’s mission to promote applied research and knowledge transfer.
