Legal Resources for Indian Intellectual Property

Acts

C

• Copyright Act of 1957

D

• The Design Act 2000
• Design Rules Dated 11th May, 2001

G

• Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999
• Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Rules, 2002

I

• Indian government - Provides a comprehensive database of all Acts.
• The Information Technology Act, 2000

P

• Patents Act, 1970
• Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999 dated 26th March, 1999
• Patents (Amendment) Act 2002, dated 25th June, 2002
• The Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 promulgated on 26/12/2004
• Patents 2005 (Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 Announced)
• Patents Rules, 2003
• Patents (Amendment) Rules 2006
• Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
• History of patents Act and Related forms

S

• Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000
• Rules for the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000

T

• The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958

Other International Documents

C

• Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Property, 1970
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms

E

• Model Provisions for National Laws on the Protection Of Expressions Of Folklore
• European Community Treaty - Rome Treaty (Provisions Relevant For Transfer Of Technology)

F

• Financial Memorandum Appended To Competition Bill

H

• The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, 1967 (Stockholm Act)

L

• Lisbon Agreement, 1979

N

• Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957, As Revised at Stockholm on 14 July 1967

P

• International Undertaking On Plant Genetic Resources

S

• Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification