New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- As India pushes its ambition of Atmanirbhar Bharat through deep-tech research and a stronger intellectual property framework, Roberta Romano-Goetsch, Chief Sustainability Officer of the European Patent Office (EPO) told ANI on Wednesday that the patents are emerging as powerful strategic assets that go far beyond protection, enabling global knowledge-sharing and innovation-led growth.

Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Global Summit on Technology, R&D and Intellectual Property, Romano-Goetsch said the event focused on innovation, research and development, and the role of IP in building a strong innovation ecosystem in the deep-tech era.

"We reall...