DEFINITION OF PATENT A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.   DEFINITION OF UTILITY INNOVATION A utility innovation is an exclusive right granted for a “minor” invention which does not require to satisfy the test of inventiveness as required of a patent.   PATENTABLE INVENTIONS New, which means that the invention has not been publicly disclosed in any form, anywhere in the world; Involve an inventive step, that is to say the invention must not be obvious to someone with knowledge and experience in the technological field of the invention; and Industrially applicable, meaning it can be mass produced. NON-PATENTABLE INVENTIONS Discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods; Plant or animal varieties or essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals, other than man-made living micro- or

  Innovation means  to improve or to replace something , for example, a process, a product, or a service.  Innovation is a process by which a domain, a product, or a service is renewed and brought up to date by applying new processes, introducing new techniques, or establishing successful ideas to create new value. Innovation is the  creation, development and implementation of a new product , process or service, with the aim of improving efficiency, effectiveness or competitive advantage.

High Agar Yield and Gel Strength Agar production in global industrial scale has increased 9600 tons (US$ 173 million) in 2009 to 14,500 tons (US$ 246 million) in 2015. • Hence, the needs for transcript and protein markers and marker technology will logically increase according to the market size of agar industry. • Seaweed providers: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa etc. • Seaweed manufacturers: Japan, China, United States of America etc. Agar derived from the cell wall matrix of red seaweeds is the most expensive hydrocolloid which has wide applications in biological research, and in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical domains. • The yield and quality of agar determine its commercial and industrial value in phycocolloid market with gel strength as the main indicator for agar quality. • Selection of commercially potential seaweed samples and evaluation of agar properties with conventional method are ineffective in terms of time and cost,