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| IP Type | Governing Law | Duration | Registration | PYQ Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright | Copyright Act, 1957 (amended 2012) | Life + 60 years | Optional (automatic) | 2023: Subject matter |
| Patent | Patents Act, 1970 (amended 2005) | 20 years | Mandatory | — |
| Trademark | Trade Marks Act, 1999 | 10 years (renewable ∞) | Mandatory | — |
| GI Tag | GI Act, 1999 | 10 years (renewable ∞) | Mandatory | — |
| Industrial Design | Designs Act, 2000 | 10+5=15 years max | Mandatory | — |
| Trade Secret | No standalone Act in India | Indefinite (while secret) | None | — |
| Plant Variety | PPV&FR Act, 2001 | Varies by crop | Mandatory | — |
| TRIPS | WTO, 1994 | — | — | India 2005 amendment |
| Berne Convention | 1886 | — | Copyright | — |
| Paris Convention | 1883 | — | Industrial IP | — |
| WIPO | UN agency, Geneva | — | Admin body | — |
| Section 3(d) | Patents Act | — | Anti-evergreening | Novartis 2013 |
| First Indian GI | Darjeeling Tea | — | 2004 | — |
| Compulsory Licence | Section 84–92, Patents | — | — | 2012: Natco-Nexavar |
| WIPO India Rank | GII 2023 | — | 40th | Target: Top 25 by 2030 |