Secure exclusive legal rights for your creative works with long-term protection against unauthorized usage and piracy.
A copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to creators to protect their original intellectual property. It is essentially a bundle of rights that allows the owner to control the reproduction, public communication, adaptation, and translation of their work.
"While copyright protection applies automatically the moment a work is created, formal registration provides an official government certificate. This certificate acts as prima facie evidence in a court of law, making it significantly easier to enforce your rights and fight unauthorized usage or piracy."
Copyright protection applies across India for the following categories of original work:
Books, articles, manuscripts, poetry, website content, and computer software/code.
Paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, architectural designs, and corporate logos.
Plays, scripts, choreographic works, musical compositions, and sheet music.
Visual recordings, movies, documentaries, and promotional videos.
Songs, podcasts, background scores, and audio clips.
Our legal experts will handle the entire drafting and formatting process. To submit the application, the following documentation is required:
We evaluate your original work, determine its correct classification, and help you gather the necessary background information.
Our team meticulously drafts your application (Form XIV), along with the Statement of Particulars and Further Particulars, ensuring zero loopholes.
We officially file your application online with the Copyright Office and secure your official Diary Number to track progress.
The law requires a mandatory 30-day waiting period for any potential third-party objections to be filed.
The Examiner reviews the work. If no objections are raised and the application is compliant, the Registrar issues your formal Certificate of Copyright Registration.
No Renewal Required: Unlike trademarks or patents that require periodic renewals to remain active, copyright registration in India is a one-time filing. Once your original work is registered, it enjoys robust, long-term protection without the need for any future renewal applications or examination fees.
The copyright is valid for the entire lifetime of the original creator, plus an additional 60 years calculated from the beginning of the calendar year following their death.
The legal protection lasts for a fixed period of 60 years from the calendar year next following the year in which the work was first published.
Once the statutory 60-year period concludes, the copyright naturally expires. At this point, the work officially enters the public domain and can no longer be renewed, extended, or exclusively claimed by any party.
After a copyright is registered, there may be instances where you need to update or correct the information recorded in the official Register of Copyrights. We assist you in filing the necessary applications before the Registrar of Copyrights to ensure your legal records remain entirely accurate.
You can file an application to correct clerical errors, update your contact information, change the registered address, or fix minor mistakes made during the original filing process.
You cannot simply "swap" or alter the name of the registered applicant as a basic correction. Because the applicant is the legal owner of the work, changing the owner requires a formal, legal transfer of rights.
If you need to change the applicant's name because the copyright was sold, gifted, or transferred, we will help you draft and file a formal Copyright Assignment document to legally record the new owner.
Our team handles the preparation and filing of the official amendment application (Form V), along with the required government fees and supporting evidence, ensuring the Registrar processes your updates smoothly.