The Intellectual Property Regime in India is in the final stages of ensuring compliance with the standards agreed in the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS’).

The present laws governing ICT have been derived from the Indian Telegraph Act 1885, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, The Telegraph Wire Unlawful Possession Act 1950 and the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995.