COPYRIGHT SERVICES
Protect the work only
you could have created.
Registration and enforcement for software, literary, artistic, musical, dramatic and cinematographic works.
WHY IT MATTERS
Copyright exists
automatically. Proof does not.
Copyright arises the moment an original work is created — but when a dispute begins, you have to prove authorship and the date of creation. A registration certificate is the simplest, cheapest evidence you can hold.
Registration also makes licensing, assignment and investor due diligence far easier, particularly for software companies and content businesses where the code or catalogue is the balance sheet.
WHAT WE PROTECT
Works we register
every week.
If it is original and fixed in a tangible form, it can usually be registered. We prepare the application and the deposit material for you.
Software & Source Code
Registration of computer programmes, including the source-code deposit requirements and confidentiality handling.
Literary Works
Books, manuals, reports, courseware, articles, scripts and other written material.
Artistic Works
Logos, illustrations, drawings, photographs, packaging artwork and architectural drawings.
Musical & Sound Recordings
Compositions, lyrics, sound recordings and the related performer and producer rights.
Cinematograph Films
Films, advertisements, animation and other audio-visual works, including the underlying rights.
Assignments & Licences
Drafting and recordal of copyright assignments, licences and work-for-hire arrangements.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Copyright questions we hear often.
Do I have to register to own copyright?
No. Copyright subsists automatically in an original work. Registration is optional but gives you prima facie evidence of ownership, which matters when you have to enforce.
How long does copyright last in India?
For literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works, the life of the author plus sixty years. Films, sound recordings and photographs are protected for sixty years from publication.
Can I copyright an idea?
No. Copyright protects the expression of an idea, not the idea itself. Ideas and functional concepts may be protectable as patents or trade secrets instead.
Who owns work created by an employee or a contractor?
Employee work created in the course of employment usually vests in the employer. Contractor work often does not, unless assigned in writing. We draft the assignments that close this gap.
Have original work to register?
Tell us what you have created and we will confirm the right category, the deposit requirements and the cost.
RAGULIKA IP
Make your IP secure.
An intellectual property consulting firm helping inventors, institutions and enterprises protect, manage and commercialise their ideas in India and worldwide.
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+91 70119 60903
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Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211019, India
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