A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention...

Design gives a product an aesthetic appeal and often also helps to distinguish between products. It is an asset of a firm and therefore needs to be protected like other forms of intellectual property.

A Trade or Service Mark is a name or other sign which serves to indicate a connection in the course of trade between the owner of the mark and the goods or services which he supplies...

Copyright protects artistic and literary works which are original. In most countries, including India Copyright protection is not dependent on registration; it arises automatically as soon as the work is recorded in some material form...