Portal:Copyright law/Copyright law of India

Copyright act

British India

1. Indian Copyright Act 1847 (transcription project) (based on British Copyright Act 1842 (external scan))
2. Indian Copyright Act 1914 (transcription project) (based on British Copyright Act 1911 (transcription project))

Republic of India

1. Indian Copyright Act 1957 (transcription project)

2. Indian Copyright (1st Amendment) Act 1983 (transcription project)

3. Indian Copyright (2nd Amendment) Act 1984 (transcription project)

4. Indian Copyright (3rd Amendment) Act 1992

5. Indian Copyright (4th Amendment) Act 1994 (transcription project)

6. Indian Copyright (5th Amendment) Act 1999

7. Indian Copyright (6th Amendment) Act 2012 (transcription project)

Wikisource updated version

• Indian Copyright Law

Copyright rules

1. Indian Copyright Rules 1958 (transcription project) (Also contains date of enforcement of the Copyright Act 1957 and the International Copyright Order 1958)
2. Indian Copyright Rules 2013 (transcription project)

Statutory order

1. International Copyright Order 1958
2. International Copyright Order 1991 (transcription project)
3. International Copyright Order 1999 (transcription project)
4. International Copyright Order 2000 1
5. General Statutory Rule 267 (Amendment of Indian Copyright Rules 1958)
6. Statutory Order 2269 (Amendment of International Copyright Order of India, 1958)
7. Notification of effective date for Copyright (Amendment) Act 1999 (transcription project)

Other intellectual property laws

• Full list of intellectual property related laws of India, mandated by TRIPS agreement
• The Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (transcription project)
  • Replaced Act of 1940; got replaced by Trade Marks Act, 1999, as per TRIPS requirement (transcription project)
• The Patents Act, 1970 (transcription project) (with links to amendments and rules)
• The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 (transcription project)
• The Designs Act, 2000 (transcription project) (replaced Act of 1911 (transcription project) as per TRIPS requirement) (with links to Rules)
• The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (transcription project) (with links to rules)
• The Protection of Plants Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 (transcription project) (with links to rules and regulations)
• The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (transcription project)
• National Intellectual Property Rights Policy 2016 (external scan)

Judgements

• R. G. Anand vs. Delux Films (1978) by Supreme Court of India (start transcription)
• Eastern Book Company & Ors vs D.B. Modak & Anr (2007) by Supreme Court of India (transcription project)
• Novartis AG vs. Union of India (2013) by Supreme Court of India (transcription project)
• F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. vs. Cipla Ltd (2015) by Delhi High Court (transcription project)