Step 1:
The necessary payments (included in Schedule 2 of the act) must be provided to the Registrar together with an application in the format of FORM IV, including all the details and the statement of the details. For distinct works, a separate application must be submitted.
Step 2:
You may check the fees you have to pay for your work in the list issued by the government dictating fees for all forms of work.
Step 3:
Get the application signed by all the applicants involved, along with the advocate on whose reliance a Vakalatnama or POA has been used.
Step 4:
A mandatory period of 30 days is required to be served in order to receive any objections with regard to copyright. Moreover, the Registrar also issues a Diary No. to the applicant.
Step 5:
In the event of no objection received within 30 days, the scrutinizer will evaluate the application to detect any discrepancy. Once verified, the Registrar will approve the application, and the extract will be sent to the Registrar so that it can be incorporated into the Register of Copyright.
Step 6:
If there is any objection reported, the Registrar will issue a notice to both parties to present their case before the Registrar and, therefore, will schedule the hearing
Step 7:
Depending on the consequences of the scheduled hearing, the Registrar will either approve or reject the opposition notice based on the evidence and arguments presented. Therefore, the application will either be approved or rejected as deemed fit by the Registrar.
