Merger of Copyright Department into DIPP
Government of India taken a very good step for merger and
integration of the Department of Intellectual Property Rights in India.
As per Notification dated 17th March, 2016, the Government of India has made amendment in the Government
of India
(Allocation of
Business) Rules, 1961 vide Government of
India (Allocation of Business) Three Hundred and
Twenty Second
Amendment Rules, 2016 and added two entries in the Second Schedule as follows:
“under the heading Ministry Of Commerce And Industry
under the sub-heading B. Department Of Industrial Policy And Promotion
31 B. The Copyright Act,
1957 (14 of 1957) and International Conventions on Copyrights.
31C. The Semiconductor
Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000 (37 of 2000)”
It means that the Department of Copyright will fall under the
Department of Policy and Promotion (“DIPP”) and will be headed by the Registrar
of Trademark, Patent and Design. This step will be very helpful in integration
of Intellectual Property Rights together.
Earlier to the notification the Department of Copyright was
headed by Department Of Higher Education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
