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Apart from product certification, BIS is responsible for framing Indian Standards, conducting laboratory testing, and ensuring consumer protection.
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It ensures electronic products conform to Indian Standards (IS).Covers 70+ products including laptops, phones, adapters, TVs, and batteries.
Hallmarking Certification is mandatory in India for gold and silver jewellery.The BIS 916 Hallmark confirms 22K gold purity.Silver Hallmarking is compulsory for certain grades like BIS 925.
FMCS Mark Certification is a BIS-led approval process that enables foreign manufacturers to sell regulated products in the Indian market.
It helps manufacturers build trust and create a compliance framework. It also markets to eco-conscious consumers.This guide will detail eligibility, provide information on the application procedure, and outline benefits of certification to ISO 14024.
It is governed by NABL under the Quality Council of India (QCI).Accreditation enhances trust among regulators, industries, and global partners.
The World Manufacturer Identity (WMI) is a globally recognized code used to identify vehicle manufacturers. WMI registration ensures traceability, compliance, and global brand recognition for automotive makers.
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E-waste has become one of the most serious problems of the modern world, as technology is changing very fast. Discarded electronics items such as smartphones and refrigerators contain very toxic elements hazardous to human health and the environment if not treated properly.
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In 2023, a musician in Mumbai found out that one of her original songs was used without her permission or attribution in a hit web series. Upon contacting the production house, the company denied using her song, despite clear audio overlap. Because the artist had not registered a copyright for her original work, it became a very long-winded, expensive, and tiring legal battle to prove her ownership.
Her circumstance is not unique; thousands of Indian creators, from writers to artists to software programmers to filmmakers, run into issues like this every year because they did not take the proper step of copyrighting their work.
Copyright registration in India, governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 provides creators with legal attribution of their work and legal protection from unauthorized use of their original work. If you are an author, who is thinking of publishing an original novel, if you’re a photographer who is building a portfolio of original images, or if you’re a start-up on a journey to create proprietary software, copyright registration will serve as proof of ownership of your original work and put you in a legal position to protect your creative assets. Not only is understanding copyright registration important, but it is important to protect your rights, not simply fill out paper work. It is important to protect your ability to earn a living and leave a creative legacy.
Copyright is an intellectual property right that allows a creator to have exclusive rights over the original creative works they produce. Under Indian Copyright law, copyright is automatic and exists once you have created your work in a tangible format – you do not need to register your work for copyright to exist. Registration does however give you formal evidence of ownership and makes it much easier to enforce your copyright.
The Copyright Act, 1957, as amended by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, protects the rights of original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, as well as for cinematographic films and sound recordings. Copyright gives you exclusive rights to reproduce your work, prepare adaptations or derivative works, to distribute to the public, to publicly perform the work, and to communicate the work to the public by any means.
“Copyright is not merely a protection mechanism, it is the creator’s right to determine who may use their work and the manner in which it may be used.” Registering your copyright puts a public record of your copyright claim on the register, establishes a legal rebuttable presumption of ownership, and provides the best evidence in a case of copyright infringement. While copyright does exist automatically, the act of registering your copyright makes it a legal weapon that you can use against infringement.
Copyright law protects a wide variety of creative works. The first step in the registration process is determining which category your work falls under.
Literary works, such as books, manuscripts, articles, blogs, poetry, software code, databases, and any other written works can be registered as literary works. Artistic works can include paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, architectural works, maps, and charts. Musical works may be original compositions, melodies, and musical scores; dramatic works may include plays, scripts, screenplays, and choreographic works that may be performed.
A cinematograph film is any type of visual recording on film, videotape, or digital record, including motion pictures, documentaries, and any other audiovisual material. Sound recordings are separate from the musical work or literary work and only cover the specific recording of sounds. Software and databases receive protection as literary works under Indian law, recognizing their creative and functional place in the digital economy.
Choreographic works and architectural works round out the categories, so that dance compositions and architectural designs receive the same protection as other creative works. Each category has its own requirements and/or documentation requirements for the copyright registration process.
Understanding how copyright differs from other intellectual property protections helps you secure comprehensive protection for your business assets.
Aspect | Copyright | Trademark | Patent | Trade Secret |
Protects | Original creative expressions | Brand identifiers | Novel inventions | Confidential business information |
Duration | Lifetime + 60 years (varies) | 10 years, renewable indefinitely | 20 years | Indefinite (while kept secret) |
Rights | Reproduction, distribution, adaptation | Exclusive use of marks in commerce | Exclusive use and manufacturing | Protection through confidentiality |
Registration | Optional but beneficial | Required for enforcement | Required | No registration (secrecy maintains) |
Scope | Literary, artistic, musical works | Names, logos, slogans, designs | Functional inventions | Business methods, formulas, data |
Many businesses need multiple types of protection. A software company might use copyright for code, trademarks for brand names, patents for unique algorithms, and trade secrets for business processes. Each serves a distinct purpose in your intellectual property strategy.
Copyright protection begins upon registration. Your monitoring and enforcement of rights will prevent these rights from having little or no value.
You should include a copyright notice in the form of the copyright symbol (©) followed by the year of first publication and the name of the copyright owner on every copy of your work. Although you are not required to place a notice to have copyright protection, it serves as an alert that a certain party claims copyright over a piece of work that may dissuade others from infringing. For example: “© 2025 Your Name. All rights reserved.“
Monitor unauthorized use of your work. An arts-based work can be monitored through a reverse image search, whereas written content may utilize plagiarism detection tools, or monitoring online distribution in general may use traditional digital monitoring tools. A practical and easy way to catch unauthorized uses of your work is by creating a Google Alert referencing the title of your work, or distinctive phrases you used.
Take appropriate legal action, when necessary, for infringement. In the case of minor infringement, you may want to do no more than send a cease and desist letter instructing your infringing party to remove their use, or see if they are interested in licensing your content. In the case of serious infringement, you may wish to file a suit of copyright infringement under the Copyright Act to defend your rights and seek an injunction, damages, and an accounting of profits. You may also seek criminal sanctions for conscious large-scale infringement of your work.
As part of protection, you should also maintain documentation of any licensing agreements utilizing your paper. A written document detailing what is permitted versus not permitted will help you assess whether potential infringements can be addressed. You may also wish to utilize digital rights management (DRM) tools in controlling your work assigned in a digital format.
When attempting to register for review, copyright is all in the details and legally knowing what you have to do. Working with a skilled professional can take you from easily registering to having the entertainment, craft, or ideas stuck in review for what seems like forever.
At Diligence Certifications we specialize in copyright registration and can provide clients assistance that will help the process be filed efficiently. We have very successfully filed and registered over 10,000 creative works for Indian clients across the entire range of creative works. Our IPR team works 24-7 to assist clients with documentation related issues, the application filing process, and if competent enough, objections to the filing.
Not only do we provide clients with guaranteed transparent costs, based on no hidden fees, our expertise in documentation helps to ensure the client can submit the correct application initially. We have many clients who pursue multimedia copyright based on international art treaties outside of India.
“Our client from the Bengaluru animation studio was able to skip objections overall, thanks to our expert pre-verification, even though the base application wasn’t fun. What might have taken 9 months, took us 3 months because we identified the issues before filing.”
Whether you are a creative individual that is protecting your first work or a corporation that has means to flaunt a relationship of intellectual property to regulate and manage, working with professionals will provide the most efficient application experience and cohesive protection.
In today’s digital world, where copying and distribution can happen in an instant, copyright registration is essential to protect your original work. Copyright applies to everything from writing, books, art, music, photography film and video, and software, so if you’re an author, artist, musician, filmmaker, photographer, software developer, or business owner with creative work—you must understand how copyright registration provides the legal footing to protect your creative work, monetize your creative work, and develop long-term value of your creative work.
The registration process is relatively simple, but does require you to be diligent about documentation and potential legal requirements. Understanding your rights, length and scope of protection, and enforcement options will assist you in understanding your rights and create an opportunity to get the most value from your creative work.
The registration process is one of the most affordable methods of legal protection available to Indian creators—starting as low as INR 500— and offering protection for decades.
Protect your creative work before someone else monetizes on your creativity. Begin your copyright registration today with a copyright expert who can help you understand and navigate legal marketing to obtain the legal protection your creativity deserves.
No. Copyright starts automatically when a work is created, although registration provides prima facie strong legal proof of ownership of the copyright.
The Copyright Act, 1957 (1942) and amended in 2012.
Literary, artistic, music, and dramatic works, as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings, including software.
You can file a copyright application by using Form XIV on the official website copyright.gov.in, and file the relevant documents and fees accordingly.
For the life of the author plus 60 years (some work classes differ).
They are copyrightable and protected as a literary work.
Not required to have a lawyer or consultant file copyright on your behalf, but they will help prevent errors or issues.
Yes, copyright protections exist through international treaties such as the Berne Convention.
The application will be going through the examination process in the Copyright Office for which they may send an objection or do examination and ultimately will get registered if approved.
Is the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, adapt, perform, or license the author's original work.