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  • Intellectual Property: Patent, Design, Trademark, Copyright
  • The Patent Act 1970
    • Section 1
    • Section 2
    • Section 3
    • Section 4
    • Section 6
    • Section 7
    • Section 8
    • Section 9
    • Section 10
    • Section 11
    • Section 11A
    • Section 11B
    • Section 12
    • Section 13
    • Section 14
    • Section 15
    • Section 16
    • Section 17
    • Section 18
    • Section 19
    • Section 20
    • Section 21
    • Section 25
    • Section 26
    • Section 28
    • Section 29
    • Section 30
    • Section 31
    • Section 32
    • Section 33
    • Section 34
    • Section 35
    • Section 36
    • Section 37
    • Section 38
    • Section 39
    • Section 40
    • Section 41
    • Section 42
    • Section 43
    • Section 44
    • Section 45
    • Section 46
    • Section 47
    • Section 48
    • Section 49
    • Section 50
    • Section 51
    • Section 52
    • Section 53
    • Section 54
    • Section 55
    • Section 56
    • Section 57
    • Section 58
    • Section 59
    • Section 60
    • Section 61
    • Section 62
    • Section 63
    • Section 64
    • Section 65
    • Section 66
    • Section 67
    • Section 68
    • Section 69
    • Section 70
    • Section 71
    • Section 72
    • Section 73
    • Section 74
    • Section 75
    • Section 76
    • Section 77
    • Section 78
    • Section 79
    • Section 80
    • Section 81
    • Section 82
    • Section 83
    • Section 84
    • Section 85
    • Section 86
    • Section 87
    • Section 88
    • Section 89
    • Section 90
    • Section 91
    • Section 92
    • Section 92A
    • Section 93
    • Section 94
    • Section 99
    • Section 100
    • Section 101
    • Section 102
    • Section 103
    • Section 104
    • Section 104A
    • Section 105
    • Section 106
    • Section 107
    • Section 107A
    • Section 108
    • Section 109
    • Section 110
    • Section 111
    • Section 113
    • Section 114
    • Section 115
    • Section 116
    • Section 117
    • Section 117A
    • Section 117B
    • Section 117C
    • Section 117D
    • Section 117E
    • Section 117F
    • Section 117G
    • Section 117H
    • Section 118
    • Section 119
    • Section 120
    • Section 122
    • Section 123
    • Section 124
    • Section 124A
    • Section 124B
    • Section 125
    • Section 126
    • Section 127
    • Section 128
    • Section 129
    • Section 130
    • Section 131
    • Section 132
    • Section 133
    • Section 134
    • Section 135
    • Section 136
    • Section 137
    • Section 138
    • Section 139
    • Section 140
    • Section 141
    • Section 142
    • Section 143
    • Section 144
    • Section 145
    • Section 146
    • Section 147
    • Section 148
    • Section 149
    • Section 150
    • Section 151
    • Section 153
    • Section 154
    • Section 155
    • Section 156
    • Section 157
    • Section 157A
    • Section 158
    • Section 159
    • Section 160
    • Section 162
  • The Patent Rules 2003
    • Rule 1
    • Rule 2
    • Rule 3
    • Rule 4
    • Rule 5
    • Rule 6
    • Rule 7
    • Rule 8
    • Rule 9
    • Rule 10
    • Rule 11
    • Rule 12
    • Rule 13
    • Rule 14
    • Rule 15
    • Rule 16
    • Rule 17
    • Rule 18
    • Rule 19
    • Rule 19A
    • Rule 19B
    • Rule 19C
    • Rule 19D
    • Rule 19E
    • Rule 19F
    • Rule 19G
    • Rule 19H
    • Rule 19I
    • Rule 19J
    • Rule 19K
    • Rule 19L
    • Rule 19M
    • Rule 19N
    • Rule 20
    • Rule 21
    • Rule 22
    • Rule 23
    • Rule 24
    • Rule 24A
    • Rule 24B
    • Rule 24C
    • Rule 25
    • Rule 26
    • Rule 27
    • Rule 28
    • Rule 28A
    • Rule 29
    • Rule 30
    • Rule 31
    • Rule 32
    • Rule 33
    • Rule 34
    • Rule 35
    • Rule 36
    • Rule 37
    • Rule 55
    • Rule 55A
    • Rule 56
    • Rule 57
    • Rule 58
    • Rule 59
    • Rule 60
    • Rule 61
    • Rule 62
    • Rule 63
    • Rule 63A
    • Rule 66
    • Rule 67
    • Rule 68
    • Rule 69
    • Rule 70
    • Rule 71
    • Rule 72
    • Rule 74
    • Rule 74A
    • Rule 75
    • Rule 76
    • Rule 77
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    • Rule 79
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    • Rule 86
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    • Rule 94
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    • Rule 96
    • Rule 97
    • Rule 98
    • Rule 99
    • Rule 100
    • Rule 101
    • Rule 102
    • Rule 103
    • Rule 103A
    • Rule 104
    • Rule 105
    • Rule 106
    • Rule 107
    • Rule 108
    • Rule 109
    • Rule 110
    • Rule 111
    • Rule 111A
    • Rule 112
    • Rule 113
    • Rule 114
    • Rule 115
    • Rule 116
    • Rule 117
    • Rule 118
    • Rule 119
    • Rule 120
    • Rule 121
    • Rule 121A
    • Rule 122
    • Rule 123
    • Rule 124
    • Rule 125
    • Rule 126
    • Rule 127
    • Rule 128
    • Rule 129
    • Rule 129A
    • Rule 130
    • Rule 131
    • Rule 132
    • Rule 133
    • Rule 134
    • Rule 135
    • Rule 136
    • Rule 137
    • Rule 138
    • Rule 139
  • The Design Act 2000
    • Section 1
    • Section 2
    • Section 3
    • Section 4
    • Section 5
    • Section 6
    • Section 7
    • Section 8
    • Section 9
    • Section 10
    • Section 11
    • Section 12
    • Section 13
    • Section 14
    • Section 15
    • Section 16
    • Section 17
    • Section 18
    • Section 19
    • Section 20
    • Section 21
    • Section 22
    • Section 23
    • Section 24
    • Section 25
    • Section 26
    • Section 27
    • Section 28
    • Section 29
    • Section 30
    • Section 31
    • Section 32
    • Section 33
    • Section 34
    • Section 35
    • Section 36
    • Section 37
    • Section 38
    • Section 39
    • Section 40
    • Section 41
    • Section 42
    • Section 43
    • Section 44
    • Section 45
    • Section 46
    • Section 47
    • Section 48
  • The Copyright Act 1957
    • Section 1
    • Section 2
    • Section 3
    • Section 4
    • Section 5
    • Section 6
    • Section 7
    • Section 8
    • Section 9
    • Section 10
    • Section 13
    • Section 14
    • Section 15
    • Section 16
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    • Section 18
    • Section 19
    • Section 19A
    • Section 20
    • Section 21
    • Section 22
    • Section 23
    • Section 24
    • Section 26
    • Section 27
    • Section 28
    • Section 28A
    • Section 29
    • Section 30
    • Section 30A
    • Section 31
    • Section 31A
    • Section 31B
    • Section 31C
    • Section 31D
    • Section 32
    • Section 32A
    • Section 32B
    • Section 33
    • Section 33A
    • Section 34
    • Section 35
    • Section 36
    • Section 36A
    • Section 37
    • Section 38
    • Section 38A
    • Section 38B
    • Section 39
    • Section 39A
    • Section 40
    • Section 40A
    • Section 41
    • Section 42
    • Section 42A
    • Section 43
    • Section 44
    • Section 45
    • Section 46
    • Section 47
    • Section 48
    • Section 49
    • Section 50
    • Section 50A
    • Section 51
    • Section 52
    • Section 52A
    • Section 53
    • Section 53A
    • Section 54
    • Section 55
    • Section 56
    • Section 57
    • Section 58
    • Section 59
    • Section 60
    • Section 61
    • Section 62
    • Section 63
    • Section 63A
    • Section 63B
    • Section 64
    • Section 65
    • Section 65A
    • Section 65B
    • Section 66
    • Section 67
    • Section 68
    • Section 68A
    • Section 69
    • Section 70
    • Section 71
    • Section 72
    • Section 73
    • Section 74
    • Section 75
    • Section 76
    • Section 77
    • Section 78
    • Section 79
  • The Trademark Act 1999
    • Section 1
    • Section 2
    • Section 3
    • Section 4
    • Section 5
    • Section 6
    • Section 7
    • Section 8
    • Section 9
    • Section 10
    • Section 11
    • Section 12
    • Section 13
    • Section 14
    • Section 15
    • Section 16
    • Section 17
    • Section 18
    • Section 19
    • Section 20
    • Section 21
    • Section 22
    • Section 23
    • Section 24
    • Section 25
    • Section 26
    • Section 27
    • Section 28
    • Section 29
    • Section 30
    • Section 31
    • Section 32
    • Section 33
    • Section 34
    • Section 35
    • Section 36
    • Section 36A
    • Section 36B
    • Section 36C
    • Section 36D
    • Section 36E
    • Section 36F
    • Section 36G
    • Section 37
    • Section 38
    • Section 39
    • Section 40
    • Section 41
    • Section 42
    • Section 43
    • Section 44
    • Section 45
    • Section 46
    • Section 47
    • Section 48
    • Section 49
    • Section 50
    • Section 51
    • Section 52
    • Section 53
    • Section 54
    • Section 55
    • Section 56
    • Section 57
    • Section 58
    • Section 59
    • Section 60
    • Section 61
    • Section 62
    • Section 63
    • Section 64
    • Section 65
    • Section 66
    • Section 67
    • Section 68
    • Section 69
    • Section 70
    • Section 71
    • Section 72
    • Section 73
    • Section 74
    • Section 75
    • Section 76
    • Section 77
    • Section 78
    • Section 91
    • Section 94
    • Section 97
    • Section 98
    • Section 101
    • Section 102
    • Section 103
    • Section 104
    • Section 105
    • Section 106
    • Section 107
    • Section 108
    • Section 109
    • Section 110
    • Section 111
    • Section 112
    • Section 113
    • Section 114
    • Section 115
    • Section 116
    • Section 117
    • Section 118
    • Section 119
    • Section 120
    • Section 121
    • Section 122
    • Section 123
    • Section 124
    • Section 125
    • Section 126
    • Section 127
    • Section 128
    • Section 129
    • Section 130
    • Section 131
    • Section 132
    • Section 133
    • Section 134
    • Section 135
    • Section 136
    • Section 137
    • Section 138
    • Section 139
    • Section 140
    • Section 141
    • Section 142
    • Section 143
    • Section 144
    • Section 145
    • Section 146
    • Section 147
    • Section 148
    • Section 149
    • Section 150
    • Section 151
    • Section 152
    • Section 153
    • Section 154
    • Section 155
    • Section 156
    • Section 157
    • Section 158
    • Section 159
  • Patent Case
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  1. The Copyright Act 1957

Section 32

Licence to produce and publish translations

1 - Any person may apply to the Commercial Court for a licence to produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic work in any language after a period of seven years from the first publication of the work.

1(A) - Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any person may apply to the Appellate Board for a licence to produce and publish a translation, in printed or analogous forms of reproduction, of a literary or dramatic work, other than an Indian work, in any language in general use in India after a period of three years from the first publication of such work, if such translation is required for the purposes of teaching, scholarship or research: Provided that where such translation is in a language not in general use in any developed country, such application may be made after a period of one year from such publication.

2 - Every application under this section shall be made in such form as may be prescribed and shall state the proposed retail price of a copy of the translation of the work.

3 - Every applicant for a licence under this section shall, along with his application, deposit with the Registrar of Copyrights such fee as may be prescribed.

4 - Where an application is made to the Commercial Court under this section, it may, after holding such inquiry as may be prescribed, grant to the applicant a licence, not being an exclusive licence, to produce and publish a translation of the work in the language mentioned in the application

4(i) - subject to the condition that the applicant shall pay to the owner of the copyright in the work royalties in respect of copies of the translation of the work sold to the public, calculated at such rate as the Commercial Court may, in the circumstances of each case, determine in the prescribed manner; and

4(ii) - where such licence is granted on an application under sub-section (1A), subject also to the condition that the licence shall not extend to the export of copies of the translation of the work outside India and every copy of such translation shall contain a notice in the language of such translation that the copy is available for distribution only in India: Provided that nothing in clause (ii) shall apply to the export by Government or any authority under the Government of copies of such translation in a language other than English, French or Spanish or to any country if

4(ii)(1) - such copies are sent to citizens of India residing outside India or to any association of such citizens outside India; or

4(ii)(2) - such copies are meant to be used for purposes of teaching, scholarship or research and not for any commercial purpose; and

4(ii)(3) - in either case, the permission for such export has been given by the Government of that country: Provided further that no licence under this section shall be granted, unless

4(ii)(3)(a) - a translation of the work in the language mentioned in the application has not been published by the owner of the copyright in the work or any person authorised by him, within seven years or three years or one year, as the case may be, of the first publication of the work, or if a translation has been so published, it has been out of print;

4(ii)(3)(b) - the applicant has proved to the satisfaction of the Commercial Court that he had requested and had been denied authorisation by the owner of the copyright to produce and publish such translation, or that he was, after due diligence on his part, unable to find] the owner of the copyright;

4(ii)(3)(c) - where the applicant was unable to find the owner of the copyright, he had sent a copy of his request for 8[such authorisation by registered air mail post to the publisher whose name appears from the work, and in the case of an application for a licence under sub-section (1), not less than two months before such application;

4(ii)(3)(cc) - a period of six months in the case of an application under sub-section (1A) (not being an application under the proviso thereto), or nine months in the case of an application under the proviso to that sub-section, has elapsed from the date of making the request under clause (b) of this proviso or where a copy of the request has been sent under clause (c) of this proviso, from the date of sending of such copy, and the translation of the work in the language mentioned in the application has not been published by the owner of the copyright in the work or any person authorised by him within the said period of six months or nine months, as the case may be;

4(ii)(3)(ccc) - in the case of any application made under sub-section (1A)

4(ii)(3)(ccc)(i) - the name of the author and the title of the particular edition of the work proposed to be translated are printed on all the copies of the translation;

4(ii)(3)(ccc)(ii) - if the work is composed mainly of illustrations, the provisions of section 32A are also complied with;]

4(ii)(3)(d) - the 1[Commercial Court] is satisfied that the applicant is competent to produce and publish a correct translation of the work and possesses the means to pay to the owner of the copyright the royalties payable to him under this section;

4(ii)(3)(e) - the author has not withdrawn from circulation copies of the work; and

4(ii)(3)(f) - an opportunity of being heard is given, wherever practicable, to the owner of the copyright in the work.

5 - Any broadcasting authority may apply to the Commercial Court for a licence to produce and publish the translation of

5(a) - a work referred to in sub-section (1A) and published in printed or analogous forms of reproduction; or

5(b) - any text incorporated in audio-visual fixations prepared and published solely for the purpose of systematic instructional activities, for broadcasting such translation for the purposes of teaching or for the dissemination of the results of specialised, technical or scientific research to the experts in any particular field.

6 - The provisions of sub-sections (2) to (4) in so far as they are relatable to an application under sub-section (1A), shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to the grant of a licence under sub-section (5) and such licence shall not also be granted unless

6(a) - the translation is made from a work lawfully acquired;

6(b) - the broadcast is made through the medium of sound and visual recordings;

6(c) - such recording has been lawfully and exclusively made for the purpose of broadcasting in India by the applicant or by other broadcasting agency; and

6(d) - the translation and the broadcasting of such translation are not used for any commercial purposes.

Explanation. For the purposes of this section,

(a) - developed country means a country which is not a developing country;

(b) - developing country means a country which is for the time being regarded as such in conformity with the practice of the General Assembly of the United Nations;

(c) - purposes of research does not include purposes of industrial research, or purposes of research by bodies corporate (not being bodies corporate owned or controlled by Government) or other association or body of persons for commercial purposes;

(d) - purposes of teaching, research or scholarship includes

d(i) - purposes of instructional activity at all levels in educational, institutions, including Schools, Colleges, Universities and tutorial institutions; and

d(ii) - purposes of all other types of organised educational activity.

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