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WHAT IS THE TERM OF PROTECTION GRANTED FOR COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS?

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WHAT IS THE TERM OF PROTECTION GRANTED FOR COPYRIGHT AND PATENTS?

Copyright and patents are intellectual property rights which perform different functions and the way of getting their registration and filing is different as well. A corporate law firm in India, like Knowledgentia Consultants has a team of copyright and patent consultants in India, where we advise and support our clients to take fastest and most effective route to protect their intellectual Property.


Copyright protects published and unpublished original works of authors/ creators including literary, dramatic, musical, cinematographic film, sound recording and artistic works for instance – poetry, novels, music, songs, software codes, architecture etc. Copyright registration is not necessary but advisable so that the rights can be enforced in a court of law in case a need arises. Copyright Protection for Literary musical, artistic work other than photographs is the lifetime of the author of the original work and 60 years after that. In other words, the copyright subsists for a period of up to 60 years from the death of the author of the work. In case of a cinematographic film, copyright shall subsist until 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which the film is published. In case of sound recordings, copyright shall subsist until 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year following the year in which the sound recording is published. Knowledgentia Consultants is one of the best corporate law firm in India providing all services right from registration to effective enforcement of copyright.


Patents on the other hand is a statutory territorial right granted for a limited period of time to the owner by the government in exchange of full disclosure of his invention. Every patent in India is granted for a period of 20 years from the date of filing the application provided the product or process is novel, involves an inventive step and is capable of industrial application. Knowledgentia Consultants has a team of one of the best patent consultants in India and we have helped many of our clients to secure patents not just in India but in many other countries as well.

 


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