Intellectual Property in India

Overview by Globlatrade.net:

National Organizations: Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Copyright Office
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority
Department of Information Technology
National Intellectual Property Organization (NIPO)
Regional Organizations: None
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

National Regulation and International Agreements

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Patents Act, 1970	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Strasbourg agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Trademark Trade Marks Act, 1999	10 years, renewable every 10 years with a grace period of 6 months for renewal.	Trademark Law Treaty Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Designs Act, 2000	10 years, renewable for another 5 years.
Copyright Copyright Act, 1957	60 years, varies for different works.	Berne convention Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Semi-Conductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act,2000	10 years, non-renewable.

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