Copyright Registration in India
Filing and prosecution of a copyright application with the Copyright Office for a literary, artistic, musical, software or other work — from filing and the diary number, through the objection window and examination, to the extract from the Register of Copyrights. NOTE ON SOURCING: the 10-Sep-2026 verification run covered the trade mark and patent registries but did NOT cover the Copyright Office, so no fee, statutory period or objection window is published on this page, and the periods the previous version asserted have been removed rather than carried over unsourced.
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What we will need from you
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From the company
Form XIV application for registration of copyright, with the Statement of Particulars and, where applicable, the Statement of Further Particulars - signed by the applicant only
Copyright Rules 2013, rule 70 / Form XIV; Copyright Office checklist 'Application should be signed by applicant only'
Read at source on 2026-09-14Two copies of the work being registered (for musical works, graphical notes; unpublished works are stamped by the Copyright Office)
Copyright Office - List of Documents required to be submitted by Hand/By Post along with application form2 copies; for works submitted on CD the applicant must ensure no obscene material is on the CD
Read at source on 2026-09-14Demand draft or Indian Postal Order for the prescribed fee, per work
Copyright Office checklist - 'DD/IPO of Rs. (as applicable) per work'; Copyright Rules 2013 Second Schedule
Read at source on 2026-09-14Specific power of attorney in original, duly signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney, where the application is filed through an attorney
Copyright Office checklist - all work typesin original, on stamp paper, signed by the applicant and accepted by the attorney
Read at source on 2026-09-14Source code and object code of the work, for verification - software applications
Copyright Office checklist - Software
Read at source on 2026-09-14Proof of notice sent by registered post to the other parties concerned, enclosing copies of Form XIV, the Statement of Particulars and the Statement of Further Particulars
Copyright Rules 2013, rule 70(9)by registered post
Read at source on 2026-09-14
Other
No-objection certificate in original from the author, where the applicant is not the author
Copyright Office checklist - all work typesin original
Read at source on 2026-09-14No-objection certificate in original from the publisher, where the work is published and the publisher is not the applicant
Copyright Office checklist - all work typesin original
Read at source on 2026-09-14No-objection certificate from the various copyright holders, or a copy of the agreement (deed of assignment) - for cinematograph films and sound recordings
Copyright Office checklist - Cinematograph Film and Sound Recording
Read at source on 2026-09-14Search certificate from the Trade Marks Office (TM-60), where the artistic work is being used, or is capable of being used, on goods
Copyright Office checklist - Artistic works; the work must be identical with the search certificate as to size, colour and design
Read at source on 2026-09-14No-objection certificate from any person whose photograph appears on the work
Copyright Office checklist - Artistic worksin original
Read at source on 2026-09-14No-objection certificate from all the legal heirs of a deceased author, with a notarised affidavit as to inheritance of the rights in favour of the applicant, and the date of decease
Copyright Office checklist and General Instructions, Copyright Rules 2013notarised affidavit
Read at source on 2026-09-14
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Registration of copyright in a Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic Work (s.45), per workone line of this schedule appliesSecond Schedule entry 9(a) | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Registration of copyright in a Literary or Artistic work which is used or is capable of being used in relation to any goods (s.45), per workone line of this schedule appliesSecond Schedule entry 9(b) | ₹2,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Registration of copyright in a Cinematograph Film (s.45), per workone line of this schedule appliesSecond Schedule entry 11 | ₹5,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Registration of copyright in a Sound Recording (s.45), per workone line of this schedule appliesSecond Schedule entry 13 | ₹2,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Change in particulars of copyright entered in the Register — Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic Work, per workonly if it appliesOnly on an application to change entered particulars (Second Schedule entry 10(a)) | ₹200Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Change in particulars — Literary or Artistic work used or capable of being used in relation to any goods, per workonly if it appliesOnly on an application to change entered particulars (Second Schedule entry 10(b)) | ₹1,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Change in particulars entered in the Register of Cinematograph Film, per workonly if it appliesOnly on an application to change entered particulars (Second Schedule entry 12) | ₹2,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Change in particulars entered in the Register in respect of a Sound Recording, per workonly if it appliesOnly on an application to change entered particulars (Second Schedule entry 14) | ₹1,000Read at source on 2026-09-14 |
| Comriq professional feeper work | ₹4,999 |
Read: "SECOND SCHEDULE. For an application for registration of copyright in a- (a) Literary, Dramatic, Musical or Artistic Work Rs. 500 per work (b)... Literary or Artistic work which is used... in relation to any goods (section 45). Rs. 2000 per work. Cinematograph Film Rs. 5,000 per work" Second Schedule to the Copyright Rules 2013, read from the Copyright Office's own PDF on copyright.gov.in. Fees are PER WORK and exactly one registration entry applies, hence one-of. Note: copyright.gov.in's root now 302-redirects to ipindia.gov.in (a blocked host and not fetched); the /Documents/ path still serves directly, which is what was read. Entry 13 (Sound Recording) is printed as 'Rs. 2000 per work'.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Application Filed
Application filed and the diary number issued.
Objection Window
We monitor the statutory objection window and answer any third-party objection.
Examination
Examined, and any discrepancy answered.
Registered
Extract of the Register of Copyrights delivered.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper work
₹4,999₹4,249- Government fee
- ₹500–₹5,000 by schedule — 4 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.+ 4 fees that apply only in some cases — listed in the cost breakdown above, not in this figure.
Total from
₹5,499₹4,749
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 15% off our fee15% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Indicative guidance — confirmed before payment
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Copyright Office, India — Registrar of Copyrights and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.