Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

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India's IPR framework covers patents (Patents Act 1970, amended 2005 for TRIPS compliance), copyrights, trademarks, and Geographical Indications (GI Act, 1999). Darjeeling Tea was India's first GI tag (2004-05); Section 3(d) restricts patents on mere new forms of known substances.

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2005 Patents Act amendment = TRIPS compliance (pharma product patents).
Darjeeling Tea = India's first GI (2004-05).
Section 3(d) = key patent safeguard (Novartis-Glivec case, 2013).

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4 IPR types: patents, copyrights, trademarks, GI tags — all under WTO's TRIPS framework.